English
adsorbability
From adsorb + -ability or adsorbable + -ity.
Formed from adsorb + -ability
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- ‘to sip’
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti ‘to be sipping, sucking’
Proto-Italic *sorβeō ‘to suck in’
Latin sorbeō ‘suck in’
French adsorber ‘to adsorb’
English adsorb
Today it means
noun A measure of the degree to which a material is capable of adsorption.
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Etymograph / adsorbability