Definition of "absorbs" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absorb. (verb)

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• "I'll punt and just say that it's because stercobillin absorbs all light, except those photons that contribute to the color we see as brown."
• "The beam vaporises everyone around her, but her skin absorbs the energy."
• "Haemoglobin absorbs quite severely below 600 nanometres, so you want to be above 600 nanometres to avoid the blood absorbance as much as possible."