Washing your towels this way reduces their absorbency.
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Absorbency
//æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩.si//
Synonyms for "absorbency" (17 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (8)
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22 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- absorbència noun (quality of being absorbent)
Dutch
2 entries- absorptie noun (quality of being absorbent)
- absorptievermogen noun (quality of being absorbent)
Finnish
1 entries- absorboivuus noun (quality of being absorbent)
French
1 entries- absorbance noun (quality of being absorbent)
Galician
1 entries- absorbencia noun (quality of being absorbent)
German
1 entries- Absorbierfähigkeit noun (quality of being absorbent)
Indonesian
2 entries- daya serap noun (quality of being absorbent)
- keterserapan noun (quality of being absorbent)
Interlingua
1 entries- absorbentia noun (quality of being absorbent)
Italian
1 entries- capacità di assorbimento noun (quality of being absorbent)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- absorberingsevne noun (quality of being absorbent)
- absorberingsevne noun (the ratio of the absorbance)
- absorpsjonsevne noun (quality of being absorbent)
- absorpsjonsevne noun (the ratio of the absorbance)
Polish
2 entries- absorbancja noun (quality of being absorbent)
- absorbancja noun (the ratio of the absorbance)
Portuguese
1 entries- absorvência noun (quality of being absorbent)
Romanian
2 entries- absorbanță noun (quality of being absorbent)
- capacitate de absorbție noun (quality of being absorbent)
Russian
1 entries- поглоти́тельная спосо́бность noun (quality of being absorbent)
Spanish
1 entries- absorbencia noun (quality of being absorbent)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
This paper has very high absorbency.
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Avoid using fabric softeners on kitchen towels, as they can reduce absorbency.
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Product benefits are quickly copied, whether it's cleaning power or diaper absorbency.
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