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Water retention
Table 4.3.1.3
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Surface treatments
Subdomain (3rd level):  Coating
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Uncountable
Definition:  Important property of a coating colour which influences the way solids are deposited on the surface of the base sheet.
Definition source:  EN 9
Context:  While their physical properties largely determine how pigments are used, it must also be appreciated that the binders utilized in the color formulations also greatly affect rheology, water retention, coating holdout and the final paper properties.
Context source:  EN 48
Attestation:  2
Co-hyponyms:  Viscosity, Solids content
Hyperonyms:  Characteristics of coating colour
Related terms:  Coating colour
It:  Ritenzione d’acqua
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Rétention d’eau
Degree of reliability FR:  3
Notes:  Measurements of water retention are laboratory based and typically used for checking new formulations rather than as control techniques. (EN 9)