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Where does “bioabsorption” come from?

bioabsorption (English) comes from English absorption, from Latin absorptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

bioabsorption (English): The process whereby substances are absorbed by...

Definitions

  1. The process whereby substances are absorbed by...

Ancestry of “bioabsorption”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabsorptionThe act or process of absorbing or of being...
2Latinabsorptiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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