Meanings
nounnonabsorption (uncountable)
- uncountableThe absence of absorption
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Italic*ap
- Latinab
- Latinab-
- Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
- Proto-Italic*sorβeō
- Latinsorbeō
- Latinabsorbeō
- Latinabsorptiō
- Englishabsorption
- Englishnonabsorption
From non- + absorption.
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APA
nonabsorption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonabsorption
MLA
“nonabsorption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonabsorption. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonabsorption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonabsorption.
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