verb
- absorbing again something that was previously absorbed or released
Usage: present participle of reabsorb; often used in scientific contexts
Examples
- The kidneys are reabsorbing water from the filtered blood.
- The plant is reabsorbing nutrients from its dying leaves.
- Her body is reabsorbing the calcium from the healing bone.
- The soil is reabsorbing moisture after the drought ended.
- The company is reabsorbing former employees who were laid off.
- The sponge is reabsorbing the spilled liquid.