保ほ水すい力りょく

noun

water retention capacity; water-holding ability

Technical term used in agriculture, soil science, cosmetics, and food science to describe how well a material retains moisture.

• この土ど壌じょうは保ほ水すい力りょくが高たかいので、乾かん燥そうに強つよい。

  This soil has high water retention capacity, so it is resistant to drought.

• 化け粧しょう品ひんの保ほ水すい力りょくを調しらべる実じっ験けんを行おこなった。

  We conducted an experiment to examine the water-holding capacity of the cosmetic product.