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Glossary

What is Absorbency rating?

A standard textile-industry measure (for example, time taken for a fabric sample to absorb a set drop of water, or total water weight absorbed per gram of fabric) used to judge how well a finished terry product performs its main function.

This term in other languages

Arabicتصنيف قابلية الامتصاص
FrenchIndice d'absorption
TurkishEmicilik derecesi

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Terry- and towel-specific quality faults and how to inspect for them

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