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isosbestic

isosbestic adjective: having a constant or equal absorption.

Adjective

isosbestic (not comparable)

  1. Having a constant or equal absorption

Origin of isosbestic

From Ancient Greek iso- + σβεστός (sbestós, “extinguished”), verbal adjective to σβέννυμι (sbénnumi, “I extinguish”).

Words formed from isosbestic

Phrases with isosbestic

Questions about isosbestic

What does isosbestic mean?
Isosbestic means having a constant or equal absorption.
What part of speech is isosbestic?
Isosbestic is an adjective.

Words near isosbestic in the dictionary

  1. isosaline
  2. isosalines
  3. isosalipurposide
  4. isosarcometric
  5. isosaturated
  6. isosbestic
  7. isosbestic point
  8. isosbestic points
  9. isoscalar
  10. isoscalars
  11. isoscaling

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