UPTAKE


Meaning of UPTAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈəp-ˌtāk ]

noun

Etymology: Scots uptake to understand

Date: 1816

1. : understanding , comprehension

quick on the uptake

2. : a flue leading upward

3. : an act or instance of absorbing and incorporating especially into a living organism, tissue, or cell

oxygen uptake

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