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uptake
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uptake
n.
comprehension, understanding; vent that draws smoke or air upward; act of taking up or absorbing something
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Uptake
Uptake may refer to:
- Diffusion (business), the acceptance or adoption of a new product or idea.
- Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. (see digestion)
- Mineral uptake, by plants
- Neurotransmitter uptake carriers, a class of membrane transport proteins that pump neurotransmitters from the extracellular space into the cell.
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uptake
Noun
1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
(synonym) consumption, ingestion, intake
(hypernym) bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
(hyponym) eating, feeding
2. a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with greater uptake of liquids"
(hypernym) process
(hyponym) reuptake, re-uptake
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uptake
n.
být bystrá hlavička; mít dlouhé vedení
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uptake
Rzecz.
szybko/powoli pojmować
