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uptake

noun

The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

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Word length
6
Starts with
U
Ends with
E
Contains
PT
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
B2

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noun

  1. The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

noun

  1. A process of taking up or using up or consuming

    “They developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids”

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They developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids

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