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English
Etymology
From absorbance + -y.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /æb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əb.sɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əb.zɔɹ.bn̩.si/
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.
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- (obsolete) The action of absorbing.
Synonyms
Translations
quality of being absorbent
the ratio of the absorbance
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