uptakenoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˈʌp.teɪk/us/ˈʌp.teɪk/specialized biology the rate or act of taking something in:
Plants in their growth stage exhibit an increased uptake of nutrients.
the rate or act of accepting something:
There is a 90 percent uptake of vaccination in this country.
Uptake of places on the training course has been disappointing.
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- condensation
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- processus
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- suction
- vaporize
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Accepting & agreeing
Idiom(s)
be quick/slow on the uptake