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interabsorption

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of absorbing each other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h2ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h2epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebh- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobhéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption English interabsorption From inter- + absorption.