absorpsi

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• absorbsi (nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

1. absorption
   1. the act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as

      Synonym: penyerapan

   2. diffusion of particles of gas or liquid into liquid or solid materials
   3. (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
   4. (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

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
• Mien A Rifai; Nawangsari Sugiri; Sumitro Sunitiyono (1990), Kamus Biologi: Fisiologi [Dictionary of Biology: Physiology] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 1

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [apˈsɔrp.siː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [abˈsɔrp.si]
• Hyphenation: ab‧sorp‧sī

Verb

absorpsī

1. (rare, post-classical) first-person singular perfect active indicative of absorbeō