molar absorption coefficient
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Related to molar absorption coefficient: Molar extinction coefficient, Beer lambert law
mo·lar ab·sorp·tion co·ef·fi·cient (ε),
absorbance (of light) per unit path length (usually the centimeter) and per unit of concentration (in moles per liter); a fundamental unit in spectrophotometry.
Synonym(s): absorbancy index (2) , absorptivity (2) , molar absorbancy index, molar absorptivity, molar extinction coefficient
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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) .
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