absorption band

NOUN /æb'sɔrpʃən_bænd/
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

absorption band is a valid 15-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1B3S1O1R1P3T1I1O1N1B3A1N1D2
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING

What does absorption band mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths.