Meanings
nounabsorbency (countable and uncountable, plural absorbencies)
plural absorbencies · alternative absorbancy
- countableuncountableThe quality of being absorbent.
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
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2007 May 1, “Detergent Can Be So Much More”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 09 Feb 2009 - countableobsoleteuncountableThe action of absorbing.
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Translations
Catalan absorbència
- absorbènciaquality of being absorbent
Dutch absorptie, absorptievermogen
- absorptiequality of being absorbent
- absorptievermogenquality of being absorbent
Finnish absorboivuus, absorboivuus
- absorboivuusquality of being absorbent
- absorboivuusthe ratio of the absorbance
French absorbance
- absorbancequality of being absorbent
German Absorbierfähigkeit
- Absorbierfähigkeitquality of being absorbent
Indonesian daya serap, keterserapan
- daya serapquality of being absorbent
- keterserapanquality of being absorbent
Italian capacità di assorbimento
- capacità di assorbimentoquality of being absorbent
Norwegian Bokmål absorberingsevne, absorpsjonsevne
- absorberingsevnequality of being absorbent
- absorpsjonsevnequality of being absorbent
- absorberingsevnethe ratio of the absorbance
- absorpsjonsevnethe ratio of the absorbance
Polish absorbancja, absorbancja
- absorbancjaquality of being absorbent
- absorbancjathe ratio of the absorbance
Portuguese absorvência
- absorvênciaquality of being absorbent
Romanian absorbanță, capacitate de absorbție
- absorbanțăquality of being absorbent
- capacitate de absorbțiequality of being absorbent
Russian поглоти́тельная спосо́бность
- поглоти́тельная спосо́бность (poglotítelʹnaja sposóbnostʹ)quality of being absorbent
Spanish absorbencia
- absorbenciaquality of being absorbent
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absorbency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbency
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“absorbency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbency. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorbency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbency.
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