Englishfor English speakers
absorb
Verb
—
If something is absorbed, it is sucked or soaked up (usually a liquid).
The sponge absorbed the spilled water.
—
If you absorb something, you take it in and use it; you learn it.
The teacher was good, I absorbed everything that she said.
Your brain is able to absorb lots of information.
—
If something absorbs your time, it takes all it up; it occupies all of your time.
The job absorbs all of my time during the busy season.
a
Determinative
—
A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
—
A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
—
In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
neutron
Noun
—
A neutron is a type particle in the nucleus (center) of an atom that is the largest out of all the particles in an atom, weighs the most and has no charge. There are sometimes different numbers of them in an atom, which make isotopes (atoms that have different numbers of neutrons). They can also change the atomic mass of an atom (how much an atom weighs).
Neutrons take up most of the space in an atom.