absorbency

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absorbency

  • /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si/ US
  • /æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩.si/ US
  • /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si/ US
  • /əbˈzɔɹ.bn̩.si/ US

noun absorbencies · absorbancy

  1. countable, uncountable The quality of being absorbent.
  2. countable, uncountable The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent. Product benefits are quickly copied, whether it's cleaning power or diaper absorbency.
  3. countable, obsolete, uncountable The action of absorbing.

Similar: absorptiveness

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noun quality of being absorbent

Españolabsorbencia
Portuguêsabsorvência
Françaisabsorbance
DeutschAbsorbierfähigkeit
Italianocapacità di assorbimento
Românăabsorbanță, capacitate de absorbție
Русскийпоглоти́тельная спосо́бность poglotítelʹnaja sposóbnostʹ

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@misc{absorbency_2026,
  title = {absorbency},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/absorbency},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}