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Absorption

1. The total demand for all goods and services in an economy. One calculates the absorption by adding the value of all goods and services produced and consumed locally to that of all imports.

2. A French term for acquisition.

absorption

the sharing of indirect costs or OVERHEADS to units of product by means of COST RATES. Provided that actual overheads do not exceed BUDGET and that actual output is the same as budgeted output, then the overhead cost rate should allow total product cost to be determined, and a selling price set which will recover the overhead costs involved in producing and selling the product. See STANDARD COST, OVERHEAD COST VARIANCE.
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The short-term plasticizer absorption test conducted at 40[degrees]C revealed that the pore volume of the PVC resin used in this investigation was --0.
Thermal stability of epoxidized soybean oil and its absorption and migration in poly(vinylchloride)
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Some applications of viscometry from studies on the absorption of vegetable oils and solvents by paper substrates
Keywords: Lignin, Starch, Gelatin, Biodegradable Polymer, Water Absorption Test and Tensile Strength.
Processing and study of novel lignin-starch and lignin-gelatin biodegradable polymeric films
The ratio of the test chamber to the polymer samples must be carefully designed to achieve a reasonably large pressure drop during the gas absorption test.
Gas Absorption With Filled Polymer Systems
The length of moisture absorption tests of polymers can be shortened significantly by preparing specimens in the form of thin films.
Long-term water absorption and swelling of glass-bead filled plastics
Oral iron absorption test * Patient to fast overnight * Sample taken for baseline iron studies * Serum iron measured at 30 min, 1, 2 and 3 hours after the dose * Either: * 300 mg oral iron administered in liquid form * <3-fold increase in serum iron over baseline indicates malabsorption * Or: * 60 mg ferrous sulphate administered * Increase in serum iron <100 [micro]g/dl over baseline indicates maladsorption Table III.
A practical, clinical approach to iron deficiency anaemia
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