absorbance

absorbance definition - medical

ab·sorb·ance (əb-zôrˈbəns) or ab·sorb·an·cy or ab·sorb·en·cy (əb-zôrˈbən-sē)

noun
Abbr. A In spectrophotometry, equal to 2 minus the log of the percentage transmittance of light. Also called extinction, optical density.

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