- Common compound - compounds made of smaller molecules - Synthetic compound - Any one of two or more substances related to each other by
polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance
by chemical polymerization.
- The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything,
or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of
bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a smaller tribe into a larger. - An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical
action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc. - In living organisms, the process by which the materials
of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and
organs. - Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as,
absorption in some employment.
- A picture made up of several smaller pictures, drawn
upon separate pieces in such a manner as to admit of combination in
many different ways, thus producing a great variety of scenes or
landscapes.
- A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of
Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are
made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are
forged solid.
- Cavity of the heart - Compartment - Gun's bullet space - Room; enclosed space - There’s always room in a Beecham beret - A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a
bedroom; as, the house had four chambers. - Apartments in a lodging house.