absorbency

English

Etymology

absorb + -ence + -y

Noun

absorbency (plural absorbencies)

1. The characteristic of being absorbent.
   • 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

• absorptiveness

Translations

absorbency

Dutch: absorptie (nl) f. Finnish: absorboivuus French: absorbance (fr) f. German: Absorbierfähigkeit f.

Interlingua: absorbentia Italian: capacità di assorbimento Portuguese: absorbency (pt) Spanish: absorbencia (es) f.

References

• absorbency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913