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Resorption

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Word	Definition
ameliorationnoun	The act of making better.
clearancenoun	(retail) A sale of merchandise, especially at significantly reduced prices, usually in order to make room for new merchandise or updated versions of the same merchandise; sometimes as a closeout.
removalnoun	The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
reductionnoun	The act, process, or result of reducing.
eliminationnoun	The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
absorptionnoun	The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
osteoclastic	(pathology) Of or pertaining to an osteoclast
reabsorptionnoun	(physiology) The subsequent absorption of a secreted substance.
reuptakenoun	(biochemistry) Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.
incorporationnoun	The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
assimilationnoun	The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
uptakenoun	Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism.
demineralizationnoun	(pathology) The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.
decalcificationnoun	The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
degradationnoun	The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
lysisnoun	(biochemistry) The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.
dissolutionnoun	Dissolving, or going into solution.
catabolismnoun	(biochemistry) Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
sequestrationnoun	The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
breakdownnoun	(countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.