How To Use Absorbed In A Sentence

He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention.
Fructose is absorbed more slowly than glucose and galactose. The Dictionary of Nutritional Health
Both groups are forced to suffer the prejudices that have been fuelled by the tabloids and absorbed by an uninformed public.
Desiccated liver is approximately 80% protein and is easily broken down and absorbed by the stomach.
Once the rice has absorbed the liquid add the next ladle, stirring all the time. Times, Sunday Times

AERONET is a global network of more than 100 sun photometers that measure the amount of sunlight absorbed by aerosols (fine particles in the air) at wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared.
The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
Magnesium chelates, another supplement option, are easily absorbed.
The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.
The exchange continued for a little over a year, until both men became absorbed in other projects, but while it lasted, Mr. Neumeyer says, "we were both sparked into spurts of vivifying and shared creativity. Gorey's Flights of Fancy
The game's protagonist, Laharl, a self-absorbed demon who also happens to be prince to the throne of the netherworld, is as unlikely a ‘hero’ as one could expect.
When the effused lymph is not absorbed it organizes, either forming a sort of internal cicatrix which is harder than the surrounding tissues or increasing the density of the part by augmenting the amount of plastic material within it. An Epitome of Practical Surgery, for Field and Hospital.
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite, a product in which the explosion-prone nitroglycerin is curbed by being absorbed in kieselguhr, a porous soil rich in shells of diatoms. Physiology or Medicine for 1998 - Press Release
Immersed in her ample lap, her adoring voice broadcasting stereophonically through her bosoms, I absorbed the sensationalistic stories and lush illustrations of baby Moses in his basket, later parting the very Red Sea. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Chemicals that the body doesn’t need all that much, such as some excess vitamins, water, salt, and fats, are not absorbed and are passed along to a reservoir located between the small and large intestines called the cecum pronounced sea-come. You Raising Your Child
The look lasts around 24 hours before the saline is absorbed into the body and is part of the growing Japanese body modification scene. The Sun
The receptors so produced pass into the blood, where they combine with the toxine which has been absorbed; the combination is a stable one, and the toxine is thus prevented from combining with the tissue cells. Disease and Its Causes
While poor excommunicated Miss Tox, who, if she were a fawner and toad – eater, was at least an honest and a constant one, and had ever borne a faithful friendship towards her impeacher and had been truly absorbed and swallowed up in devotion to the magnificence of Mr Dombey and Son
Difenacoum, detected in her blood samples, can be absorbed through skin, with prolonged anticoagulant effects.
It appears well evident that the above mentioned compound is rapidly absorbed by the nasal mucosa into the systemic hematic circulation without first-pass metabolism.
In principle, there was nothing that could not be absorbed into this radically Christianized world.
Therefore, in the case of acute overdose, gastric lavage or induced emesis should be utilized to remove unabsorbed lithium.
Ultracare 3 is quickly absorbed into the skin and forms a protective grease-free barrier.
The cream is easily absorbed into the skin.
Iron is absorbed in the proximal small intestine, where celiac manifestations are most prominent; hence, iron malabsorption is common.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor. Victor Hugo
My body absorbed that ability as well; my veins are internally hardened against acids.
This gas is absorbed by barium hydroxide solution, an alkaline solution known as baryta water.
We were like sponges; we absorbed knowledge eagerly after the ten-year void.
This not only prevents the paint from being absorbed once the background's applied, it's also vital for craquelure to be successful. ALASTAIR MCLEAN'S 'NIGHT WATCH'
The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.
One of the processes of digestion is to reduce food to a substance which can be absorbed in the bloodstream as sugar.
Turmeric contains a plant-based chemical called curcumin which is easily absorbed by the body, according to a study from Tufts University in Boston. Eating Curry Could Help Fight Obesity | Impact Lab
Meg looked worn and nervous, the babies absorbed every minute of her time, the house was neglected, and Kitty, the cook, who took life 'aisy', kept him on short commons. Little Women
However, in the intestine, small amounts are converted to the more soluble mercuric salts, which are absorbed, expressing its characteristic toxic effects.
Bake at 350 until barley is tender and has absorbed liquid, about 1 - 1 1/2 hour. Archive 2006-11-01
Some self-absorbed children play elaborate fantasy games by themselves, and one can admire their creativity and imagination.
There is a typo in the last paragraph – it should read absorbed, not adsorbed. FAITH • by Aaron Polson
The strategy is to get water to be absorbed by the outer layer of skin, the stratum corneum and then to seal the water in the skin before it evaporates (which it will do rapidly).
When you eat or drink a food source of maltose, the maltose is split into two glucose units so they can be absorbed.
The two brave warriors are about to be absorbed.
My question is this: since BAS drugs operate via a non-absorbed, non-systemic action they are anion-exchange resins, are they at all dangerous? More statin madness | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
The Franks and other Germanic tribes were never absorbed into the Roman world, rather, they added a Germanic impression to that world.
These compounds are absorbed into the epithelial cells surrounding the central lumen containing the colloid.
In a few quick glances he absorbed the entire rolling farmland: green stonework mortared by tree windbreaks.
It is unclear how much bromide must be absorbed before symptoms of bromism become apparent.
The heat radiates up through the floor, being transferred to and absorbed by the different objects in the room.
When sticky, add hot stock one ladle at a time, stirring until absorbed and the rice creamy with a bite at the centre. Times, Sunday Times
All of us were deeply absorbed in happy reminiscences.
Our bodies depend on unabsorbed calcium to neutralize potentially harmful byproducts of digestion that can promote colon cancer and kidney stones.
The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin.
When writing, she is totally absorbed in the book and on one never-to-be-forgotten occasion, her sons returned from school ravenous to find she had shoved a pair of muddy shoes in the oven for their tea! Diana Wynne Jones biography
Desiccated liver is approximately 80% protein and is easily broken down and absorbed by the stomach.
Most of all, the Colonel was intrigued that the wet blanket had absorbed the energy of the pistol shots.
His tall, gaunt, black-robed form was bent over the center of the circle, absorbed in something that only he could see.
Simmer for 30 min or until tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Times, Sunday Times
'Ah, Sir!' cried he, 'if you knew how little is to be apprehended from the world, where the whole heart is already absorbed in attachment, contracted in the early dawn of life, and interwoven with the very existence, you would not feel these fears, nor wound me with these doubts.' The Old Manor House
While some gas is absorbed in the blood, most comes out through the mouth or backside. The Sun
When sticky, add hot stock a ladle at a time, stirring until it is absorbed and the rice is creamy with a bite at the centre. Times, Sunday Times
But laxatives prevent potassium from being absorbed by the body.
The beer industry had absorbed a doubling of federal tax in 1991.
Yep, the greenhouse effect works because light in the visible spectrum passes through “greenhouse” gases, while reradiated infrared is absorbed. Matthew Yglesias » Green Roofs
Previous studies have determined that between 60 and 95 percent of the sucralose-based artificial sweetener stay unabsorbed in the gut.
Viewed from outside the confines of that self-absorbed city, Muni is an expense and a nightmare that brings virtually no benefit.
She is sweet, calculating, eager, and very self-absorbed.
Heat from the earth is absorbed into the fluid and passes through a heat exchanger into the pump. Times, Sunday Times
nomads...absorbed among the settled people
But the playroom is to be absorbed into the retreat and conference centre next year.
Ingredient: fibroin, HA, collagen, vitamin B3, B5, E. Usage: after skin cleaning in the evening, apply proper amount onto palm, then evenly extend onto face, gently massage till absorbed.
I think I may be a little self absorbed (T hears guffaws of knowing laughter from various corners of the globe).
The gentle hum of the shower slowly vibrated the particles from her body where they were absorbed by the thin mist forming near her feet.
So, too, they claim that there are two distinct processes carried on by the leaves of plants, -- namely, respiration and digestion: that the first is analogous to the same process in animals; and that by it oxygen is absorbed from, and carbonic acid returned to the atmosphere, though to a limited degree: and that digestion consists in _the decomposition of carbonic acid by the green tissues of the leaves under the stimulus of the light, the fixation of solid carbon, and the evolution of pure oxygen_. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861
But the life of a small-town solicitor, absorbed by matters of conveyancing and probate, settled on Henry Beard an even greater tranquillity.
With the food processor still on, slowly drizzle in the olive oil and vinegar until they are absorbed or emulsified into the sauce.
Clinical studies have shown that only approximately one third of a cocaine solution placed on pledgets is absorbed via the nasal mucosa, providing an added margin of safety for the surgeon.
She managed to make it look as if she were absorbed in the book when John threw her door open.
In 1971, Rotta, Lancefield, and associates developed a double-diffusion agar method for identifying M-type GAS strains using unabsorbed M-type antisera 56.
Some were kind of grabby, and some were just clearly eager to get married so their toilets were cleaned more often, and came across as impatient with this whole dating process (especially since I'm sure they absorbed the cultural message that a woman is flattered by having a perfect stranger want to get you in a white dress quickly). Feminist blogs
Sometimes a washout of the bowel is also done in the hope of removing unabsorbed toxin.
Every heightening of emotion produced for her a new effusion of beauty in visible things, and with it the sense that such moments should be lingered over and absorbed like some unrenewable miracle. The Reef; a novel
He didn't mind, so long as the piss was absorbed by the fleecy innards of his pants and didn't trickle down his leg, which was infinitely more foul. Graeme King and the Creature
This is because fluorescence at this wavelength is strongly absorbed by chlorophyll within the overlying cells.
Since then, however, the very "ruines" have vanished; the palms have had time to grow; and modern Cairo has doubtless absorbed all the building material that remained from the middle ages. A Thousand Miles Up the Nile
The use of arsenious oxide dissolved in a strong acid, and the solution absorbed in pumice or kieselguhr has been protected by G.F. Jaubert. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
Foster has spent seventeen years working on his life of Yeats and has absorbed the store of sources.
Page 423 fumes or exhalations, from this bed of clay, may have a vivific nutritive quality, and be received by the fibres of the roots, or being condensed in the atmosphere by nocturnal chills, fall with dews upon the leaves and twigs of these plants, and there absorbed, become nutritive or exhilerating to them. Travels Through North & South Carolina, Georgia, East & West Florida, the Cherokee Country, the Extensive Territories of the Muscogulges, or Creek Confederacy, and the Country of the Chactaws; Containing An Account of the Soil and Natural Producti
It's also very cloudy, something you can measure with a nephelometer, a tool that transmits light across a few centimeters of seawater and measures how much is absorbed
The drug is rapidly absorbed after oral administration and metabolized extensively in the liver.
Many Charismatics appear to have absorbed some of the doctrine of the sects from which the movement originated. Archive 2007-02-01
I have absorbed their arguments, their conclusions, and their mortal dread.
When you digest a protein, essential amino acids are absorbed. Times, Sunday Times
Two hours after digesting this rabbit food, I had to prick myself to monitor my blood sugar to see how my body had absorbed what, by my standards, could hardly be called a decent lunch.
Possessive, vain and self-absorbed, she stifled him until, he said, he could no longer stand women.
One small study found that drinking a cup of coffee while eating lowered the amount of nonheme iron absorbed from the meal by 39 percent; a cup of tea reduced absorption by 64 percent. Q&A: Are coffee and tea iron-blockers?
We have absorbed them into our national bloodstream and they continue to inform and shape our ideals. The Sun
It turned out that being absorbed in something to avoid relationship problems was a family trait. Times, Sunday Times
Her first set was a combination of songs Eliza had absorbed from her famous parents through osmosis, a Billy Brag number and tracks from her new album, Anglicana.
Much of the recoil is absorbed by the rifles 'weight. Weight a Minute
This pollutant can be absorbed by both your lungs and your skin and result in caustic burns, kidney and liver damage and hyperactivity.
In later years, CN took over the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and other small enterprises such as the Newfoundland Railway and absorbed it into the company.
I scooted closer to Karen, who was too absorbed in her essay to notice.
The different approaches to industrial development have absorbed an enormous amount of resources and effort in the postwar period.
For 800 of those 850 pages I was transported, absorbed, unsettled and delighted; but scunnered by the cop-out.
In this way, “Jewish Avicennism” was slowly absorbed into a sort of “Jewish Ghazalism”, aiming at a defense of Judaism against Averroism (see below, 6). Influence of Arabic and Islamic Philosophy on Judaic Thought
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union constantly reminded Poland, which had absorbed much of Germany's former eastern regions, that it was the Poles' sole protection against German revanchism.
In turn they were attacked again and again by the Danes from the north, who for a time gained a, strong foothold in the land, but were finally subdued and absorbed, or driven out by Alfred the Great who had succeeded in welding the various Anglo-Saxon communities into one unit under the leadership of the West Saxons. The Empire of Mankind
Approximately 90% of the fluid contained in the ileum (ie, distal portion of the small intestine) is absorbed in the colon.
The victim is an attenuator not an aerial, like a piece of meat in a microwave oven the frequency of which is chosen to be one well absorbed by water and fat. Freshwater: A Bonsell in the offing? - The Panda's Thumb
They are also having great fun, absorbed in what they are doing, breaking off only to fire insistent questions at their teacher.
Whatever ink soaks through will be absorbed by the paper towel.
The writer was so absorbed in her work that she did not hear her visitor enter the room.
In fish, reptiles and birds, the yolk is contained within a yolk sac which is absorbed into the embryo as the yolk is used. Biology Basic Facts
When sticky, add hot stock one ladle at a time, stirring until absorbed and the rice creamy with a bite at the centre. Times, Sunday Times
An instantaneously absorbed dose of five grays would prove fatal within the space of two weeks.
Scolese would be Griffin re-dux: the self-absorbed "I'm the smartest guy in the room" technical type, except more Machiavellian with less hard technical skill. Who's the boss? For now Christopher Scolese, Sort of - NASA Watch
Thus for these particular radiations the dose equivalent in sieverts is numerically equal to the absorbed dose in grays.
It is not absorbed into the bloodstream, nor does it influence hormone levels, the company says.
But just because I don't want to deal with the blood and tears doesn't mean I shouldn't deal with them, and last night I was caught off guard and absorbed a large ration of both.
Some self-absorbed children play elaborate fantasy games by themselves, and one can admire their creativity and imagination.
Children unable to go on to higher education were absorbed into the government sectors as postmasters, stationmasters, clerks and other white-collar jobs.
In addition, air freight can be cost-effective for high-priced items where the additional cost can be absorbed into the price of the product more easily.
Bengal was absorbed into the Mughul Empire in the 16th century, and Dhaka, the seat of a nawab (the representative of the emperor), gained some importance as a provincial center.
The CO2 absorbed by our oceans acidifies them, affecting the life within. LIVE from Seattle: Al Gore is in the house!
The latter are of little concern as they tend to be absorbed by the ozone layer. The A-Z of Beauty Treatment
If the atom, at the same time as it receives from without a quantum of light, emits a quantum of light of a different magnitude, and if the difference between these two quanta is identical with the quantum of light which is bound or released when an electron passes from one path to another, the quantum of light coming from without is absorbed. Nobel Prize in Physics 1930 - Presentation Speech
A single tear traced its course down her cheek and dropped softly to be absorbed by the wood.
The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin.
Granted, the brutal treatment the citizenry's been subject to would seem to make your point for you, but do keep in mind the treatment newly absorbed nations tended to receive at the hands of the politburo.
A little girl who was sitting in the row in front of me had lent me her copy of the play a moment before, and now, absorbed in Dr. Furness's argument, I forgot the book wasn't mine and began scrawling controversial notes in it with my very thick and blotty fountain pen. The Story of My Life
They absorbed her atmosphere and after each followed a period of mental asphyxy. Weighed and Wanting
Because iron is so poorly absorbed, efforts have been made with certain iron tablets to mimic the body's iron absorption mechanism. Miracle Micronutrients
Progesterone is a small fat-soluble molecule, which can be easily absorbed through the skin.
A new type of polyester, tradenamed Olestra, is marketed to snack-food producers as a fat substitute that is not absorbed by the body.
Also, the toxins from this excess waste matter can be reabsorbed into the bloodstream and circulated throughout the body, causing many problems.
She gazed at him, but was more absorbed in herself than in him, absorbed in a gradual change which was taking place within her, and which was making her different, making her irrecognisable to herself; a still confused and blind sense of immense truth, which was being borne in upon her, in mysterious ways, and which strained painfully at the innermost fibres of her heart. The Saint
The word insular derives from the Latin word for island, and most islands become just that: inward-looking, self-sufficient and self-absorbed.
As he tells it in Nervous System, things spiralled out of control and eventually, after a suicide attempt, Jensen found himself in a psych ward, as much absorbed in his delusions as the new life unfolding around him.
I recognise that there is a fair bit of information to be absorbed there, but it is quite a lot like wading through sand dunes.
The chemical agent, whether it be mustard gas or nerve gas, can be absorbed by the skin.
Even if intrathecal ketamine is quickly absorbed and metabolized, the 5 min interval before the formalin injection was chosen to obtain the peak effect of analgesia during phase 1.
This delivery method involves squirting a special insulin spray into your mouth where it's absorbed through your tongue, throat and the inside of your cheeks.
Because of hyperemesis shown by all cases, it was difficult to estimate the amount of sulphadiazine actually absorbed.
They are cooked together until the milk is absorbed and almost vanishes, leaving behind a richness of texture and taste.
This is unexpected because the reader is lured into devastating news by a long preamble that seems absorbed with French manners, salon gossip and where to find a good chef.
Silicon is present in beer in the soluble form of orthosilicic acid (OSA), up to half of which can be absorbed by the body making beer a major contributor to silicon intake in the Western diet.
the absorbed light intensity
He is absorbed in the evolution of the story.
With the exception of Chamberlain, the Union generals are presented as either bumbling or self-absorbed.
The implications were instantly absorbed and a humbling apology was delivered. Times, Sunday Times
The goats' milk fat in Karicare Goat Formula has a high proportion of medium chain fatty acids which are easily absorbed and may be easier for your baby to digest.
Most of the bile salts are then absorbed back into the blood, returned to the liver and recycled into the gall bladder. Living with Angina
And most of the extra energy is absorbed by the depths of the oceans. The Sun
School children absorbed information much quicker than adults and the success of the project was very much dependent on this.
However, the fraction of light absorbed is an exponential function of the pigment concentration in a leaf of a given thickness.
Although all forms of selenium described above are fairly well absorbed by the body, some studies show a slight edge to selenomethionine over selenocysteine, selenocysteine over sodium selenate, and sodium selenate over sodium selenite. The World's Healthiest Foods
That relationship was quite distant, and so he absorbed himself in a tiny scientific world in order to make sense of that relationship.
But Sir John's mantra is worth revisiting at a time when another of Scotland's institutions is absorbed into a larger entity.
A better method of sealing heels and soles is to use a hot wax treatment that penetrates the leather, fills its pores, and prevents water from being absorbed.
The implications were instantly absorbed and a humbling apology was delivered. Times, Sunday Times
Add the peel and boil slowly until all the sugar syrup is pretty much absorbed.
The late sampling time is to detect compounds which require time to be absorbed, distributed and metabolized.
Concrete walls and roofs reinforced with rebar had absorbed the blasts, or the shells had simply penetrated the ceilings, leaving only a hole.
Far from separate, these "two worlds of life and death" co-exist, death being the unabsorbed shadow side of life, which, as in Jung's psychology, must as the process of individuation be absorbed as it can be absorbed. Romanticism, Alchemy, and Psychology
The lips are painted over and over as tons of the red gunge dissolves, is eaten, licked off, absorbed.
For MG, his clash with the cosmopolitan forces of capitalism and Communism are merged--they are both the grinning face of the devil, and they are absorbed & subsumed in the person of some ancient deicidal tribe. Philocrites: That 14th-century religion.
Rayleigh scatter determines the upwelling diffuse flux which can be absorbed.
* About 98% of uranium entering the body via ingestion is not absorbed, Think Progress » Jonah Goldberg: Concerns About Climate Change Are ‘Millenarian Battiness’
Sunlight is absorbed by dark surface materials and heats the surface to temperatures that sometimes approximate normal room temperature on Earth.
A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.
Copper is absorbed in the stomach and upper intestine. The Medicine Chest - your family's guide to prescription drugs
When you digest a protein, essential amino acids are absorbed. Times, Sunday Times
Assuming that the transparency of the mind is not merely an otiose and decadent luxury, a device for self-absorbed wallowing, but that it has evolutionary value, knowledge of contents independent of attitudes is of no interest.
Minerals can be absorbed and utilized by the body in a variety of different forms.
They were close enough now that I could see Jamie's face, calm and intent, absorbed with the exultancy of battle. Sick Cycle Carousel
The larger firm absorbed the smaller one.
Carbonated alcoholic drinks, or spirits mixed with fizzy drinks can also affect how fast alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream.
It was absorbed by the towel. 43.
English-speakers then absorbed the French word for the game, employing English variations of the French plural eschecs, including chesses and chestes and chesse, before settling on chess, which carries the vestigial -s ending inherited from the French. The English Is Coming!
The backbone, small and medium businesses, especially the middle-sized ones, were sold or absorbed by the capital which entered Brazil.
When you digest a protein, essential amino acids are absorbed. Times, Sunday Times
Even the sound of the Range Rover was absorbed by the landscape. MAMBO
Most of the bile salts are then absorbed back into the blood, returned to the liver and recycled into the gall bladder. Living with Angina
While oral griseofulvin was sometimes used, it was irregularly absorbed, and prolonged therapy of up to 24 months was sometimes required.
She became absorbed in gazing at herself in the mirror, while she dabbed some powder on her nose and dabbed it off again. THE KANAKA SURF
She was absorbed with the mathematical problem.
Rose is delphically self-absorbed and to Harold's horror seems to be banal, almost retardedRose is on the way to being one of Beryl Bainbridge's greatest creations. The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress by Beryl Bainbridge – review
Insoluble fiber can cause problems in IBS sufferers; soluble fiber, however, is more easily absorbed by the body and helps prevent constipation for those with IBS. Dispelling The Top 10 Nutrition Myths | Impact Lab
A dusky red glowed in her tan cheeks; her eyes, shining with excitement and the joy of work, followed the skilled movements of the sickle she swung to and fro, and she was entirely absorbed in gathering in the precious _vraic_. Where Deep Seas Moan
Often they are listening to the advice absorbed in college tutorials 30 or 40 years ago rather than the counsel of their officials.
The psychic action of Shelley's lyrical drama is less Prometheus's absorption of Jupiter as his shadow than it is his release from Jupiter, who, as unabsorbed energy, falls back into the "Abysm," which, as the "deep truth," cannot "vomit forth its secrets Romanticism, Alchemy, and Psychology
When sticky, add hot stock one ladle at a time, stirring until absorbed and the rice creamy with a bite at the centre. Times, Sunday Times
So, if you take a figure of approximately Rs 52,000 crore, one third of this would certainly be absorbed by the upstream companies, the government would certainly absorb 50% or more, the kind of inexactitude is really about the balance Moneycontrol Top Headlines
To make pancakes, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour and water, stirring constantly until all water is absorbed.
Phytates are rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream and readily taken up by tumour cells. Times, Sunday Times
One upholsterer was born in Cuba, where Mr. Korsgaard believes he absorbed his countrymen's talent for keeping vintage U.S. vehicles on the road. These Inmates Have License To Tool Around With Vintage Cars
Among the exceptions are sundry independent worlds commonly known as enclaves that have, for various reasons, chosen not to seek membership and have also managed not to be absorbed.
The quantity of glucose in the blood seldom exceeds 160 milligrams / decilitre (mg/dl) of blood shortly after food sugar has been absorbed, nor seldom falls below 60 mg/dl during fasting.
Some comely instinct guided it thitherwards, sometimes staggering low over the water, sometimes flitting splendidly high until distance and the glowing sky absorbed it. My Tropic Isle
I've heard of self-absorbed brides and grooms, but this is a whole new level.
Let us suppose that the proportion of any additional income absorbed as leakages is 0.6.

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