resorb

[ ri-sawrb, -zawrb ]

/ rɪˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb /

verb (used with object)

to absorb again, as an exudation.

Words nearby resorb

resonant cavity, resonant circuit, resonant-jet engine, resonate, resonator, resorb, resorcinol, resorcinolphthalein, resorption, resorption lacuna, resort

Origin of resorb

1630–40; < Latin resorbēre, equivalent to re- re- + sorbēre to swallow, suck up

OTHER WORDS FROM resorb

re·sorb·ence, nounre·sorb·ent, adjectivere·sorp·tion

[ri-sawrp-shuh n, -zawrp-] /rɪˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-/, nounre·sorp·tive

[ri-sawrp-tiv, -zawrp-] /rɪˈsɔrp tɪv, -ˈzɔrp-/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for resorb

resorb

/ (rɪˈsɔːb) /

verb

(tr) to absorb again

Derived forms of resorb

resorbent, adjectiveresorptive, adjective

Word Origin for resorb

C17: from Latin resorbēre, from re- + sorbēre to suck in; see absorb

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Medical definitions for resorb

resorb

[ rē-zôrb′ ]

v.

To absorb again.

To dissolve and assimilate such things as bone tissue.