"absorbability" meaning in English

See absorbability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əbˌsɔɹb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [US], /əbˌzɔɹb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-absorbability.wav [US] Forms: absorbabilities [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English absorbability From absorb + -ability. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|absorb|-ability|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. 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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} absorbability (countable and uncountable, plural absorbabilities)
  1. The state or quality of being absorbable. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: bioabsorbability, reabsorbability Translations (being absorbable): pohltivost [feminine] (Czech), nasákavost [feminine] (Czech), absorbeerbaarheid [masculine] (Dutch), opzuigbaarheid [masculine] (Dutch)
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Inflected forms

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