Definitions for absorbency
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•sorb•entæbˈsɔr bənt, -ˈzɔr-(adj.)
capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.
(n.)a substance that absorbs.
Origin of absorbent:
1710–20; < L
ab•sorb′en•cy(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
absorbency(noun)
the property of being absorbent
Wiktionary
absorbency(Noun)
The characteristic of being absorbent.
Webster Dictionary
Absorbency(noun)
absorptiveness
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