reabsorb
verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯrb 
-ˈzȯrb
reabsorbed; reabsorbing; reabsorbs
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb sense 2
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Components of beets attach to bile acids, preventing them from being reabsorbed in the bloodstream.
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Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
As the wave passes, the molecules revert back to fluid form, narrowing and reabsorbing the heat.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
The cells lining the upper portion of the sweat ducts normally reabsorb most of the salt that is produced by the sweat creation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2014
Diuretics cause your kidneys to eliminate more magnesium and reabsorb less.5 This can lead to low magnesium levels, also called hypomagnesemia or magnesium deficiency.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025
As the wave passes, the molecules revert back to fluid form, narrowing and reabsorbing the heat.
—Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
The cells lining the upper portion of the sweat ducts normally reabsorb most of the salt that is produced by the sweat creation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2014
Diuretics cause your kidneys to eliminate more magnesium and reabsorb less.5 This can lead to low magnesium levels, also called hypomagnesemia or magnesium deficiency.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reabsorb
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reabsorb
transitive verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯ(ə)rb, -ˈzȯ(ə)rb
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb
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