suctionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsʌk.ʃən/us/ˈsʌk.ʃən/the act of removing air from a space resulting in a lower pressure in that space, either causing liquid, gases, or other substances to enter, or causing two surfaces to stick together:
a suction pump
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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
 - the carbon cycle
 - vaporize
 
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