isoabsorption

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noun

A feature of the absorption spectra of a mixture of substances that are reacting with each other, in that at one frequency the absorption will remain constant throughout the reaction

OriginEnglish absorption ← Latin absorptiō ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō →
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Meanings

nounisoabsorption (plural isoabsorptions)

plural isoabsorptions

  1. chemistryA feature of the absorption spectra of a mixture of substances that are reacting with each other, in that at one frequency the absorption will remain constant throughout the reaction

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  5. Proto-Italic*ap
  6. Latinab
  7. Latinab-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  10. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  11. Latinsorbeō
  12. Latinabsorbeō
  13. Latinabsorptiō
  14. Englishabsorption
  15. Englishisoabsorption

From iso- + absorption.

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APA

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Chicago

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