absorpsi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch absorptie, from French absorption, from Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”), from absorbeō (“absorb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apˈsɔrpsi]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧si

Noun

absorpsi (first-person possessive absorpsiku, second-person possessive absorpsimu, third-person possessive absorpsinya)

1. absorption:
   1. act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything

      Synonym: penyerapan

   2. assimilation; incorporation
   3. (chemistry, physics) interception: the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus.
   4. (physiology) the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.

Derived terms

• mengabsorpsi
• pengabsorpsi
• terabsorpsi

 

• absorpsi air
• absorpsi aktif
• absorpsi pasif

 

Further reading

• “absorpsi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.