uptake
/ˈʌpˌteɪk/
noun
- The rate or act of taking in or absorbing something, such as information, a substance, or an opportunity.
- She is a quick uptake and learned the rules in just one lesson.
- The uptake of the new software has been slow among older employees.
- Plants increase their uptake of water during hot weather.
- The process of absorbing a substance into the body or a system.
- This medicine reduces the uptake of cholesterol in the intestines.
- Doctors measured the oxygen uptake of the patient during exercise.
- The body's uptake of iron is improved when eaten with vitamin C.