reabsorbed
Drawn in again
Reabsorbed is the past tense of reabsorb—to absorb again what was previously released or expelled.
The term appears most often in physiology, where the kidneys reabsorb water and nutrients back into the bloodstream: Most of the filtered glucose is reabsorbed by the tubules.
More generally, anything taken back in after being let go can be reabsorbed: The company reabsorbed workers it had laid off.
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- tubulesMinuscule hollow structures
- nephronKidney's filtration unit
- renalOf the kidneys
filtration · homeostasis · metabolism · capillaries · plasma · lymphatic · resorption · enzymes
Absorb and incorporate fully
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- mergeCombine into unity
- reintegrateReturn to unified state
- reunifyRestore to one entity
consolidate · reclaim · subsume · envelop · rejoin · recombine · readmit · take back
Ground matter for planting
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- permeateSpread through entirely
aquifer · runoff · leaching · water table · nutrients · minerals · transpiration · evaporation
Rearrange fundamental organization
- consolidateUnite separate things
- mergeCombine into unity
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- centralizeUnify under single control
integrate · subsidiary · division · department · reallocate · streamline
osmosis
Solvent crossing semipermeable barrier
renal · filtration · homeostasis · metabolism · capillaries · plasma · lymphatic · resorption · enzymes · proteins
assimilate
Absorb and incorporate fully
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- mergeCombine into unity
- reintegrateReturn to unified state
reunify · consolidate · reclaim · subsume · envelop · rejoin · recombine · readmit · take back · draw back
soil
Ground matter for planting
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- seepageSlow fluid escape
permeate · aquifer · runoff · leaching · water table · nutrients · minerals · transpiration · evaporation · watershed
restructure
Rearrange fundamental organization
- consolidateUnite separate things
- mergeCombine into unity
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
centralize · integrate · subsidiary · division · department · reallocate · streamline
reabsorbedexcreted
Discharged from body
eliminated · expelled · secreted · voided · discharged