absorptance | (noun) a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber | Synonyms: absorption coefficient, coefficient of absorption |
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absorption | (noun) the mental state of being preoccupied by something | Synonyms: engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation |
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(noun) complete attention; intense mental effort | Synonyms: concentration, engrossment, immersion |
(noun) (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid | Synonyms: soaking up |
(noun) the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion | Synonyms: assimilation |
(noun) (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium | - |
(noun) the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another | Synonyms: assimilation |
absorptive | (adjective) having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) | Synonyms: absorbent |
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absorptivity | (noun) (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body | Synonyms: absorption factor |
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adsorption | (noun) the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid | Synonyms: surface assimilation |
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adsorptive | (adjective) having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface | Synonyms: adsorbent, surface-assimilative |
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chemisorption | (noun) adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces | Synonyms: chemosorption |
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chemisorptive | (adjective) having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces | Synonyms: chemosorptive |
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chemosorption | (noun) adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces | Synonyms: chemisorption |
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chemosorptive | (adjective) having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces | Synonyms: chemisorptive |
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desorption | (noun) changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state | - |
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malabsorption | (noun) abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract | - |
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nonabsorptive | (adjective) not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) | Synonyms: nonabsorbent |
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nonadsorptive | (adjective) lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface | Synonyms: nonadsorbent |
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reabsorption | (noun) the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation | Synonyms: resorption |
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resorption | (noun) the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation | Synonyms: reabsorption |
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sorption | (noun) the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) | - |
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