Noun: uptake 'úp,teyk
- A process of taking up or using up or consuming
"they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids"
- The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
"Proper uptake of nutrients is essential for good health";
- consumption, ingestion, intake
Derived forms: uptakes
Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, human process
Encyclopedia: Uptake