Word: absorbable
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Diabetic complications have also been linked to elevated levels of sorbitol, a sugary alcohol. Even in the absence of insulin, certain cells, such as those in the lens of the eye, continue to absorb glucose. But without insulin, glucose cannot be processed in the usual way; the cell instead converts it to sorbitol. The abnormal accumulation of sorbitol causes cell membranes to swell and leak. It also interferes with vital biochemical processes...
...been partly completed but not paid for. Some of those losses will be covered by Hermes Kreditversicherung AG, the German state export-insurance program, but as much as $1.2 billion in trade with Iraq and Kuwait is not insured. Large diversified conglomerates like Daimler-Benz, Mannesmann and Ferrostaal can absorb such shortfalls, but smaller firms with proportionately larger exposure are talking about hardship and calling for a government bailout...
...spot. An article that Beasley and a colleague published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association recommends, among other things, that police carry artificial resuscitation devices for their four- footed friends and a supply of activated charcoal that the dogs can swallow in solution to absorb most drugs before digestion. Because dogs, unlike their masters, just...
Shapiro says that the state-of-the-art telescope he envisions has to be up very high to avoid water vapor that can absorb submillimeter waves...
...added that a jump in the property tax would allow the city to continue its current programs in fiscal year 1992 but said that in the following year the city would have to absorb cutbacks in basic city services, such as hospitals and police and fire protection...