absorpsi
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- absorbsi (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Dutch absorptie, from Late Latin absorptiō (“drink, beverage”), from absorbeō (“to absorb, swallow down”) + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /abˈsɔrpsi/ [ap̚ˈsɔrp̚.si]
- Rhymes: -ɔrpsi
- Syllabification: ab‧sorp‧si
Noun
absorpsi (plural absorpsi-absorpsi)
- absorption
- the act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as
- Synonym: penyerapan
- diffusion of particles of gas or liquid into liquid or solid materials
- (physiology) the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the cells, tissues and organs; taking in by various means
- (physical chemistry, physics, optics, photography) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception
- the act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as
Hyponyms
- absorpsi air
- absorpsi aktif
- absorpsi pasif
- absorpsi usus
Derived terms
- absorpsikan
- diabsorpsi
- megabsorpsi
- pengabsorpsi
- terabsorpsi
- terabsorpsikan
Further reading
- “absorpsi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016