11.   There would therefore be an additive effect on the passive water absorption that occurs secondary to solute absorption.

12.   Also, she has experimented with taking glycerin, a colorless syrup used in moisturizing creams to prevent dryness, as a way to increase water absorption.

13.   It also has a sensor that measures water absorption to measure the type and quantity of clothes.

14.   At half time, the gardener said he had instructed his staff to drive spikes into the field in order to encourage water absorption.

15.   By blocking water absorption, the disease causes the fruit to be small, hard and commercially worthless.

16.   This makes the tiles so tough and durable that they allow for very little water absorption.

17.   Building on soil with a high level of water absorption has also been a major problem.