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Assimilation: The process in which foods are utilized and absorbed by the body.

Assimilation Efficiency: The fraction of ingested food that is absorbed and used in metabolism

I-Mutation: Also called initial mutation, an i-mutation is a change to the initial sound of a word in response to other words appearing in the sentenc. This is a common feature of Celtic languages like . . . View Full Definition

Pidgin: A simplified, limited language combining features from many languages and used among persons who share no common language amongst themselves. By definition, a pidgin language is not a native . . . View Full Definition

Syntagmatic Change: Any change in language resulting from the influence of nearby sounds or words. Examples include linguistic assimilation and dissimilation.

Colonialism: The term refers broadly and generally to the habit of powerful civilizations to 'colonize' less powerful ones. On the obvious level, this process can take the form of a literal geographic oc . . . View Full Definition

Absorbed: Used in context of general equities. Securities are 'absorbed' as long as there are corresponding orders to buy and sell. The market has reached the absorption point when further assimilatio . . . View Full Definition

Channelization: Engineering watercourses by straightening, widening, or deepening them so water will move faster. While improving drainage, this process can interfere with waste assimilation capacity, distu . . . View Full Definition

Resorption: The breakdown and assimilation of the bone that supports the tooth, i.e., bone loss.

Knowledge Integration: Knowledge integration is broadly defined as the assimilation, extraction, transformation and loading of information from disparate systems into a single more unified, consistent and accurate . . . View Full Definition