English

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Etymology

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From absorb-ability.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /əbˌsɔɹb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, /əbˌzɔɹb.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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Noun

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absorbability (countable and uncountable, plural absorbabilities)

  1. The state or quality of being absorbable. [First attested in the late 18th century.][1]

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absorbability”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.