absorbability

English

Etymology

absorb +‎ -ability

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əbˌsɔɹb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /əbˌzɔɹb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

Noun

absorbability (countable and uncountable, plural absorbabilities)

The state or quality of being absorbable. [First attested in the late 18^th century.]^[1]

Translations

being absorbable

Czech: pohltivost f, nasákavost f

Dutch: absorbeerbaarheid m, opzuigbaarheid m

References

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9

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