impermeableness

Definitions of impermeableness
  1. noun
    the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
    synonyms: impermeability
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    types:
    retention, retentiveness, retentivity
    the power of retaining liquid
    nonabsorbency
    the property of not being absorbent
    urinary retention
    holding urine in the urinary bladder
    type of:
    solidity, solidness
    the consistency of a solid
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