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n.) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.

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	n.) ~~Any substance~~ which ~~absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in~~ the ~~stomach and bowels~~, as ~~magnesia~~, ~~chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on~~ the ~~absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts~~.		n.) The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.