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ABSORPTIVE [3 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2001-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics of Solids
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
DEF

Having the quality of absorbing, swallowing, or imbibing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique des solides
  • Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
DEF

Qui a la faculté d'absorber (une substance, un fluide).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Pharmacy
DEF

A material which, due to an affinity for certain substances, extracts one or more such substances from a liquid or gaseous medium with which it contacts and which changes physically or chemically, or both, during the process.

CONT

Calcium chloride is an example of a solid absorbent, while solutions of lithium chloride, lithium bromide, and ethylene glycols are liquid absorbents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Pharmacie
DEF

Corps ou substance qui, durant le processus d'absorption, subit un changement d'état et de structure chimique et physique. (Ex. : chlorure de calcium ou de lithium, éthylène glycol, etc.)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Acondicionamiento de aire y calefacción
  • Farmacia
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Record 3 1999-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
CONT

Black Green Absorbent Foam ... It is a real absorbent. The general term absorption in fact applies to two separate physical phenomena: adsorption and absorption. Adsorption is defined as the tendency of molecules to adhere to the surface of a solid, while absorption is the taking up of matter (the absorbate) into the matrix of other matter (the absorbent).

OBS

Absorption: The process of gases or liquids being taken up into the pores of a fabric, yarn, or fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

En textile, c'est la substance absorbée par une fibre, fil ou étoffe.

OBS

Chromatographie : Processus d'analyse chimique par absorption sélective des constituants d'un mélange par une matière pulvérulente.

Spanish

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