uptakes in English
noun
1
the action of taking up or making use of something that is available.
a recent uptake in cigar smoking
2
a pipe or flue leading air, smoke, or gases up to a chimney.
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1. 11 The crop K uptakes in northwestern China were general higher and the double cropping under north-central China showed much higher annual crop K uptakes than the single crop in northeastern China.
2. Four "uptakes" allow the hot, dirty gas high in carbon monoxide content to exit the furnace throat, while "bleeder valves" protect the top of the furnace from sudden gas pressure surges.