assorbimento

absorption; assimilation

noun ahs-sor-bee-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

(economics) absorption

Usage Note

Assorbimento is the noun from assorbire ('to absorb'). It is used in chemistry and physics ('absorption of light'), in medicine ('nutrient absorption'), and in economics ('absorption of unemployment'). The double -ss- is held in pronunciation. Its plural is regular: assorbimenti. The related adjective assorbente also means 'absorbent' — carta assorbente ('blotting paper').

Examples

"L'assorbimento dei nutrienti avviene nell'intestino."

Natural Translation

Nutrient absorption takes place in the intestine.

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