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absorptivity
[ab″sorp-tiv´ĭ-te]a measure of the amount of light absorbed by a solution.
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ab·sorp·tiv·i·ty (a),
(ab-sōrp-tiv'i-tē),1. Synonym(s): specific absorption coefficient
2. Synonym(s): molar absorption coefficient
3. The ability of a material to absorb electromagnetic radiation.
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mo·lar ab·sorp·tion co·ef·fic·ient
(ε) (mō'lăr ab-sōrp'shŭn kō-ĕ-fish'ĕnt)Absorbance (of light) per unit path length (usually the centimeter) and per unit of concentration (moles per liter); a fundamental unit in spectrophotometry.
Synonym(s): absorbancy index (2) , absorptivity (2) .
Synonym(s): absorbancy index (2) , absorptivity (2) .
spe·cif·ic ab·sorp·tion co·ef·fi·cient
(a) (spĕ-sif'ik ăb-sōrp'shŭn kō'ĕ-fish'ĕnt)Absorbance (of light) per unit path length (usually the centimeter) and per unit of mass concentration.
Compare: molar absorption coefficient
Synonym(s): absorbancy index (1) , absorptivity (1) , extinction coefficient, specific extinction.
Compare: molar absorption coefficient
Synonym(s): absorbancy index (1) , absorptivity (1) , extinction coefficient, specific extinction.
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