absorbency
ab·sor·ben·cy [ əb-ˈsȯr-bən(t)-sē]
[əb-ˈsȯr-bən(t)-sē]
plural absorbencies
Recent Examples on the Web
//The recall affects lots of three-, 18-, and 34-count packages of the tampons as well as 34-count multipacks that contain 17 regular absorbency tampons.
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Sarah Jacoby, SELF, "Some U by Kotex Tampons Have Been Recalled for Unraveling Inside the Body," 12 Dec. 2018
//Each bandage was evaluated absorbency, adhesive properties, sterility, occlusivity, flexibility and brand name.
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Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Miplitas community briefs for the week of June 14," 9 June 2019
//Tampons come in different types and sizes — applicator or non-applicator, plastic or cardboard applicator, varying absorbency levels... the list goes on.
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Yerin Kim, Seventeen, "Are You Having Trouble Using a Tampon? We Asked an Expert," 26 Mar. 2019
//Kimberly-Clark announced the voluntary recall this morning, which only affects lots of regular absorbency U by Kotex Sleek tampons sold throughout the U.S. and Canada.
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Sarah Jacoby, SELF, "Some U by Kotex Tampons Have Been Recalled for Unraveling Inside the Body," 12 Dec. 2018
//The Kotex recall, announced this week, comes after reports that U by Kotex tampons (the regular absorbency variety) were unraveling or breaking apart when women tried to remove them.
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Macaela Mackenzie, Glamour, "U by Kotex Tampons Have Been Recalled—Here's What You Need to Know," 13 Dec. 2018
//Hydrocotton, Microcotton, Aerocotton, etc.: brand names of manufacturing processes (not to be confused with actual types of cotton) to help increase softness and absorbency.
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Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, "5 Ways to Find the Best Bath Towels," 19 Jan. 2018
//The key to its effectiveness is in the design — a number of layers, each having different speeds of absorbency, Howard said.
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Diane Mastrull, Philly.com, "Dignity in incontinence? This Philly-area start-up thinks it has the (secret) formula," 21 Mar. 2018
//Now, the Food and Drug Administration requires that manufacturers use a set system for measuring tampon absorbency so as not to get into dangerous territory.
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Korin Miller, SELF, "Can I Really Not Sleep With a Tampon in During My Period?," 23 Jan. 2018
First Known Use of absorbency
circa 1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology for absorbency
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