isoabsorption

isoabsorption

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor.
English iso-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti
Proto-Italic *sorβeō
Latin sorbeō
Latin absorbeō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin absorptiōder.
English absorption
English isoabsorption

    From iso- + absorption.

    Noun

    isoabsorption (plural isoabsorptions)

    1. (physics, chemistry) 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

    Usage notes

    • This part of the spectra, the "isoabsorption point", is now called the isosbestic point.
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