absorbabilityn.

1796 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) II. 3 The Sulphureous Acid in an Aerial State, is distinguishable by its peculiar smell, its prompt absorbability by less than one half its bulk of water [etc.].

1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 241 The weight of chlorine, its absorbability by water.

1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 409 This absorbability depends largely upon the presence of free fatty acids in the oil.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 898/1 In some of the work for which X-rays are used, the quality or penetrating ability of the radiation is expressed..in terms of its absorbability in filters.

1991 R. P. Heaney in M. Lipkin et al. Calcium, Vitamin D, & Prevention Colon Cancer 18 Carbonate and citrate, despite very different solubilities, exhibit identical absorbabilities.

2006 Environmental Health Perspectives 114 1162/1 Pb in soil can exist in a variety of different mineral forms and particle types, some of which tend to have low absorbability.

1927 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 14 Sept. 32/4 The absorbability of the markets, at home and abroad, is being tested as never before.

1936 Freeport (Illinois) Jrnl.-Standard 27 Feb. 8/3 Absorbability lies in the loops all over the surface of the towel.

2004 S. X. Sang et al. in W. Yuehan et al. Mining Sci. & Technol. 281/1 The saturation degree of gas related to coal absorbability changes..from shallow to deep.

2006 Japanese Business Digest (Nexis) 19 May Perforated nonwovens made by Pantex International boast higher absorbability making them proper for use in paper diapers.