water holding capacity

Related
  • soilGround matter for planting
  • moistureSmall amounts of liquid
  • retentionContinued holding or possession
  • spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics

peat · absorption · saturation · drought · roots · loam · wilting · humus · sandy · irrigate · reservoir · thirsty · soak · mulch · aquifer · parched · compost · groundwater

Opposites
retention ability

water holding capacityseepage

Slow fluid escape

drainage · permeability · porosity · runoff · percolation

moisture level tendency

water holding capacityaridity

Absence of moisture

dryness · desiccation · water stress

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