"sorbability" meaning in English

See sorbability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sorbabilities [plural]
Etymology: From sorb + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sorb|ability}} sorb + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sorbability (countable and uncountable, plural sorbabilities)
  1. The degree to which something can absorb and/or adsorb Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: sorbable

Inflected forms

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