| n. | 1. | The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again; reabsorption. |
| 2. | (Petrography) The redissolving wholly or in part, in the molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously formed. The dissolved material may again solidify, giving rise to a mass of small crystals, usually of a different kind. |
| Noun | 1. | resorption - the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation Synonyms: reabsorption |
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