re·sorp·tion (r?-zôrp?sh?n, -sôrp?-)n. The act or process of resorbing.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.resorption (r??s??p??n) n1. the process of resorbing or the state of being resorbed2. (Geological Science) geology the partial or complete remelting or dissolution of a mineral by magma, resulting from changes in temperature, pressure, or magma compositionCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014re?sorp?tion (r??s?rp ??n, -?z?rp-) n. the dissolution or assimilation of a substance, as bone tissue, by biochemical activity. [1810?20; re- + (ab) sorption; compare French résorption] re?sorp?tive (-t?v) adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.