absorbance
ab·sor·bance [ əb-ˈsȯr-bən(t)s]
[əb-ˈsȯr-bən(t)s]
: the ability of a layer of a substance to absorb radiation expressed mathematically as the negative common logarithm of transmittance First Known Use of absorbance
1893, in the meaning defined above
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