absorbance
ab·sor·bance
noun \əb-ˈsȯr-bən(t)s, -ˈzȯr-\Definition of ABSORBANCE
: the ability of a layer of a substance to absorb radiation expressed mathematically as the negative common logarithm of transmittance
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1947
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