Absorption barrier
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000024
Any surface that may retard the rate of penetration of a biological, chemical, or physical agent into an organism. Examples include the skin and the linings of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000024 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Environmental exposure; Exposure assessment; Absorbed dose; Blood-brain barrier; Absorption |
| Translations | Spanish: barrera de absorción |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000024",
"term": "Absorption barrier",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Any surface that may retard the rate of penetration of a biological, chemical, or physical agent into an organism. Examples include the skin and the linings of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"environmental exposure",
"exposure assessment",
"absorbed dose",
"blood-brain barrier",
"absorption"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "barrera de absorción"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/absorption-barrier/"
}
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