Associations to the word «Uptake»
Noun
- Serotonin
- Glucose
- Iodine
- Insulin
- Transporter
- Nutrient
- Dopamine
- Tracer
- Vesicle
- Neurotransmitter
- Inhibitor
- Metabolism
- Phosphorus
- Anion
- Inhibition
- Cholesterol
- Biomass
- Potassium
- Nitrogen
- Nitrate
- Lipid
- Secretion
- Oxygen
- Calcium
- Utilization
- Fixation
- Funnel
- Phosphorylation
- Membrane
- Ammonium
- Synapse
- Adsorption
- Respiration
- Hydrolysis
- Diffusion
- Tomography
- Contaminant
- Proton
- Ingestion
- Intestine
- Bile
- Metabolite
- Fertilizer
- Microorganism
- Liver
- Biosynthesis
- Oxidation
- Receptor
- Accumulation
- Gradient
- Phosphate
- Plasma
- Tissue
- Ion
- Cation
- Sludge
- Pollutant
- Binding
- Affinity
- Absorption
- Substrate
- Vitamin
- Sodium
- Synthesis
- Soil
- Digestion
- Sulfate
- Dioxide
- Hormone
- Concentration
- Acid
- Stimulation
- Gland
- Scan
- Magnesium
Adjective
Wiktionary
UPTAKE, noun. Understanding, comprehension
UPTAKE, noun. Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism
UPTAKE, noun. (dated) a chimney
UPTAKE, verb. (archaic) To take up, to lift.
Dictionary definition
UPTAKE, noun. The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).
UPTAKE, noun. A process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.