spreadabilityn.
/ˌsprɛdəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsprɛdəˈbɪlᵻdi/ The property or condition of being spreadable; the degree to which something is spreadable; an instance of this.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [noun] > smearing or spreading with a substance > ability to be smeared or spread
spreadability1898
1898 Rep. 28th Ann. Meeting Vermont Dairymen's Assoc. 23 It is necessary in getting a nice butter in these days to get a butter that has spreadability.
1940 ‘Plastes’ Plastics in Industry xi. 165 The easy spreadability of animal and vegetable glues is a very important property.
1960 Science 29 Jan. 302/2 The synthetic process, nonvolatility, and spreadability of octadecane.
1987 Jrnl. Food Engin. 6 66 Foods which have a similar thickness in the mouth or similar spreadabilities.
2001 Guardian 7 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) 18/4 It gauges the most important rheological properties of a food—the bounce, creep,..juiciness, spreadability, [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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