absorbency
English
Alternative forms
- (physics) absorbancy
Etymology
absorbance + -y
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /æb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/
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Noun
absorbency (countable and uncountable, plural absorbencies)
- The quality of being absorbent.
- (physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
- 2007 May 1, “Detergent Can Be So Much More”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 9 Feb. 2009:
- Product benefits are quickly copied, whether it's cleaning power or diaper absorbency.
- (obsolete) The action of absorbing.
Synonyms
Translations
quality of being absorbent
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the ratio of the absorbance
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References
- “absorbency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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