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noun
A second or subsequent uptake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
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noun
Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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verb
To take up again; to reabsorb.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a process of using up or consuming again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: re-uptake
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: uptake
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English uptake English reuptake From re- + uptake.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
