acceptivity

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noun

The quality of being acceptive.

OriginEnglish acceptive ← Middle English accepten ← Old French accepterder.? →
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Meanings

nounacceptivity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being acceptive.

    The reduction potential of nitroanilines decreases on increasing the solvent electron acceptivity for aprotic solvents.

    1996, Saul Patai, The Chemistry of Amino, Nitroso, Nitro, and Related Groups, Part 1

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  7. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  8. Latincapiō
  9. Latinaccipiō
  10. Latinacceptāre
  11. Old Frenchaccepterder.?
  12. Middle Englishaccepten
  13. Englishaccept
  14. Englishacceptive
  15. Englishacceptivity

From acceptive + -ity.

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APA

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