Meanings
nounsink function (plural sink functions)
plural sink functions
- biologyAn environment’s ability to absorb and render pollution harmless.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sink function
functionjunctionconjunctioninjunctionmalfunctiondisjunctionunctioncompunctionchoice functiondigamma functionmicrojunctionswitching function
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sink function. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sink%20function
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“sink function.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sink%20function. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sink function,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sink%20function.
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