water absorption
Drawing in moisture
Water absorption is the process by which a material takes in and retains water.
The term appears in contexts from biology to construction: plants depend on water absorption through their roots, while concrete's water absorption affects its durability.
The sponge's water absorption capacity makes it ideal for cleaning.
Materials with high water absorption may swell, weaken, or become hospitable to mold.
- porosityVoid space density
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- paper towelDisposable absorbent cleaning sheet
- soaking wetSaturated with liquid
- soak inAbsorb gradually and deeply
aquaporins · capillary action · clay · dry soil · silica · drink up · osmosis · infiltration · saturation point · hydrophilic · hydrogen bonding · evapotranspiration · cellulose · parched · thirsty · hydration · membrane · uptake
- gut absorptionsmall intestine, villi, microvilli, duodenum, jejunum
- rootstaproot, root system, root tip, fibrous root, primary root
- absorptionsorption, uptake, adsorption, oxygen uptake, resorption
- plant physiologyphotosynthesis, transpiration, germination, stomata, respiration
- clay propertiesplasticity, porosity, shrinkage, workability, drying
- colon functionperistalsis, defecation, mass movement
water absorptionevaporation
Liquid turning to gas
dehydration · transpiration · exudation · desiccation · perspiration
water absorptionwater resistance
Ability to repel moisture
hydrophobicity · waterproofing · impermeability · nonabsorbency
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