absorbency
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /æb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /æb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/
Noun

absorbency

  1. (obsolete) The action of absorbing.
  2. The quality of being absorbent. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  3. (physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
    • 2007, "Detergent Can Be So Much More ↗," BusinessWeek, 1 May (retrieved 9 Feb. 2009):
      Product benefits are quickly copied, whether it's cleaning power or diaper absorbency.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: absorbance
  • German: Absorbierfähigkeit
  • Italian: capacità di assorbimento
  • Portuguese: absorvência
  • Russian: поглоти́тельная спосо́бность
  • Spanish: absorbencia



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