absorbency

əbˈsɔːrbənsi

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Definition of absorbency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

material

TECH.

quality of soaking up liquids

TECH.

The towel's absorbency is impressive.

absorption

permeability

porosity

physics

TECH.

ratio of absorbance to pure solvent

TECH.

The absorbency of the solution was measured in the lab.

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Origin of absorbency

Latin, absorbere (to swallow)

Terms with absorbency included in their meaning

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diaper insert

baby

pad placed inside diaper for extra absorbency

period pants

clothing

underwear with extra absorbency for menstrual flow

overnight diaper

baby care

diaper with extra absorbency for nighttime

Examples of absorbency in a sentence

We tested the absorbency of different fabrics.
The absorbency was crucial for the experiment's success.
Researchers tested the absorbency of various solvents.

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French:pouvoir absorbant, absorbance, ...
German:Saugfähigkeit, Absorption, ...
Italian:assorbenza, ...
Spanish:absorbencia, absorbancia, ...
Portuguese:absorção, absorbância, ...
Chinese:吸水性, 吸收率, ...
Japanese:吸収性, 吸収率, ...
Arabic:قابِلِيَّةُ الامْتِصاص, الاِمْتِصَاصِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:סְפִיגָה, סְפִיגָתִיּוּת, ...
Russian:впитываемость, поглощаемость, ...
Ukrainian:поглинальна здатність, поглинання, ...
Hindi:सोखने की क्षमता, अवशोषण अनुपात, ...
Bengali:শোষণ ক্ষমতা, শোষণ অনুপাত, ...
Catalan:capacitat d'absorció, absorbència, ...
Czech:savost, absorbence, ...
Danish:sugeevne, absorbans, ...
Dutch:absorptie, ...
Greek:απορροφητικότητα, ...
Hungarian:nedvszívó képesség, abszorbencia, ...
Khmer:សមត្ថភាពស្រូបយករាវ, សមាមាត្រអាប់ស័របង់ទៅនឹងសារធាតុរំលាយសុទ្ធ, ...
Korean:흡수성, 흡수율, ...
Persian:جذب, جذب‌پذیری, ...
Polish:chłonność, absorbancja, ...
Portuguese (BR):absorção, absorvência, ...
Romanian:absorbție, ...
Swedish:absorptionsförmåga, absorbans, ...
Thai:ความสามารถในการดูดซับ, อัตราการดูดซับ, ...
Turkish:emici, emilim oranı, ...
Vietnamese:khả năng thấm hút, độ hấp thụ, ...

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