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floatability

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English

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Etymology

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From float +‎ -ability.

Noun

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floatability (countable and uncountable, plural floatabilities)

  1. The condition of being floatable
    • 2015 October 15, “On the Limited Potential of Azorean Fleshy Fruits for Oceanic Dispersal”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Nevertheless, the capacity of fleshy fruits to be dispersed by oceanic currents (resulting from their floatability and viability after prolonged exposure to saltwater) cannot be evaluated without empirical experimentation [3 ,7 ,10 ,16 ].