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Meaning of absorpsjon | Babel Free

Noun masculine
absɔrpˈʃuːn

Definitions

  1. an absorption (the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action)
    masculine
  2. absorption
    masculine
  3. an absorption (the act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as)
    masculine
  4. an absorption (mental assimilation or occupation of the mind)
    masculine
  5. the uptake of a compound (usually a drug) into an organism
    masculine

Examples

“absorpsjon av stråling”

absorption of radiation

“[Lavoisier] brente substansen i et kjent volum luft eller oksygen over kvikksølv, bestemte mengden av kulldioksyd ved absorpsjon i kaliumhydroksyd, og kunne da regne ut mengden av vann”

[Lavoisier] burned the substance in a known volume of air or oxygen over mercury, determined the amount of carbon dioxide by absorption in potassium hydroxide, and could then calculate the amount of water

“nesten all absorpsjon av næringsstoffer finner sted i tynntarmen”

almost all absorption of nutrients takes place in the small intestine

“i samsvar med naturloven om absorbsjon av gasser i væsker (Henrys lov) har også CO2 i atmosfæren økt som avgassing fra havet”

in accordance with the law of nature on the absorption of gases in liquids (Henry's law), CO2 in the atmosphere has also increased as degassing from the sea

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