soaking up vs chemical science

soaking up and chemical science both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soaking up	Yes	No	No	No
chemical science	Yes	No	No	No

soaking up (noun)	chemical science (noun)
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid	the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions