adsorbabilityn.
/ədˌzɔːbəˈbɪlᵻti/, /ədˌsɔːbəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ədˌzɔrbəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ædˌzɔrbəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ədˌsɔrbəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /ædˌsɔrbəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Chemistry.
The degree to which a substance or molecule is adsorbable.
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adsorbability1909
adsorptivity1912
1909 Nature 23 Dec. 239/2 The order given is the order of their adsorbability, and is just the reverse of their abundance in sea-water.
1964 Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 116 552 Such things as volatility, water- or lipid-solubility, adsorbability, and so on may affect the strength of an odor.
2001 T. Godish Indoor Environmental Quality xii. 395 The adsorbability of gases and vapors increases with increased molecular size and weight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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