anabolism vs absorption

absorption vs anabolism

anabolism and absorption both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anabolism	Yes	No	No	No
absorption	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, absorption is a hypernym of anabolism; that is, absorption is a word with a broader meaning than anabolism:

anabolism: the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
absorption: the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion

Other hypernyms of anabolism include assimilation.

anabolism (noun)	absorption (noun)
the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy	the mental state of being preoccupied by something
	complete attention; intense mental effort
	(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
	the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
	(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
	the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

Difference between anabolism and absorption

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