absorbability

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US/əbˌsɔɹb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/US/əbˌzɔɹb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/

noun

The state or quality of being absorbable.

OriginEnglish absorb ← Middle French absorber ← Old French assorbir →
First used First attested in the late 18ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounabsorbability (countable and uncountable, plural absorbabilities)

plural absorbabilities

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being absorbable.First known use First attested in the late 18ᵗʰ century.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinab
  5. Latinab-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  9. Latinsorbeō
  10. Latinabsorbeō
  11. Old Frenchassorbir
  12. Middle Frenchabsorber
  13. Englishabsorb
  14. Englishabsorbability

From absorb + -ability.

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Translations

Czech pohltivost, nasákavost
  • pohltivostbeing absorbable
  • nasákavostbeing absorbable
Dutch absorbeerbaarheid, opzuigbaarheid
  • absorbeerbaarheidbeing absorbable
  • opzuigbaarheidbeing absorbable
French absorbabilité
  • absorbabilitébeing absorbable
Cite this entry
APA

absorbability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbability

MLA

“absorbability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absorbability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absorbability.

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