Etymology

absorptiveness

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Today it means: The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power. Full definition →

English absorptive ← Middle French absorber ← Old French assorbir
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  1. Latinabsorbeō
  2. Old Frenchassorbir
  3. Middle Frenchabsorber
  4. Englishabsorb
  5. Englishabsorptive
  6. English todayabsorptiveness

From absorptive + -ness.

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