soaking up

1. 1.

   (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid

   Synonymsabsorption

   Broadersorption

   Narrowerimbibition

   chemistry

Questions about soaking up

What does soaking up mean?

soaking up means "(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid".

What is another word for soaking up?

Close synonyms include absorption. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.