Word: absorbancy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
sor
ban
cy
Definition: Alternative form of absorbency; the property of being absorbent
Morphemes:
Affix: absorb
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To engulf, as in water; to swallow up.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab-
Language: la
Decoded: ab-
Meaning: from
Affix: sorbeō
Language: la
Decoded: sorbeo
Meaning: suck in, swallow
Affix: -ance
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a verb to form a noun indicating a process or action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -antia
Language: la
Decoded: -antia
Meaning: -antia
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.