coefficient of absorption

NOUN
25 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

coefficient of absorption is a valid 25-letter word worth 40 points in Scrabble and 46 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1E1F4F4I1C3I1E1N1T1O1F4A1B3S1O1R1P3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =40 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 80TRIPLE WORD → 120
MEANING

What does coefficient of absorption mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber.