English

Alternative forms

• (physics) absorbancy

Noun

absorbency ‎(plural absorbencies)

1. (obsolete) The action of absorbing.
2. The quality of being absorbent. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]
3. (physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.^[1]
   • 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

References

1. 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9

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