Meanings
plural sorbabilities
- countableuncountableThe degree to which something can absorb and/or adsorb
Now, according to the conditions of the problem, the substances of the mixture possess different sorbabilities.
2012, Vladimir V. Rachinskii, The General Theory of Sorption Dynamics and Chromatography, →ISBN2 more examples
The data in Figure 1 show that as the HF concentration is increased the sorbability of uranium on both resins first increases and then remains constant.
1967, Viktor Mikhaĭlovich Vdovenko, Coprecipitation and Adsorption of Radioactive Elements, page 189The compound has become extremely controversial as a result of its high water solubility and low sorbability on soil.
2012, Shimson Belkin, Environmental Challenges, →ISBN, page 137
Origin
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