swellability

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noun

Quality or degree of being swellable.

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Meanings

nounswellability (countable and uncountable, plural swellabilities)

plural swellabilities

  1. countableuncountableQuality or degree of being swellable.

    We also observed significantly lower swellability for hydrogel nanocomposites relative to neat hydrogels, consistent with previous work suggesting that nanoparticles can mediate pseudo crosslinking within polymer networks.

    2015 August 25, “Experimental Investigation of Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Silica Nanoparticle-Reinforced Poly(acrylamide) Nanocomposite Hydrogels”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From swell + -ability.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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