absorbency

== English == === Alternative forms === (physics) absorbancy === Etymology === From absorbance +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /æbˈzɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si/, /əbˈzɔɹ.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. (obsolete) The action of absorbing. ==== Synonyms ==== absorptiveness ==== Translations ==== === References === “absorbency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.