sorbability

English

Etymology

From sorb +‎ -ability.

Noun

sorbability (countable and uncountable, plural sorbabilities)

1. The degree to which something can absorb and/or adsorb
   • 1967, Viktor Mikhaĭlovich Vdovenko, Coprecipitation and Adsorption of Radioactive Elements, page 189:

     The data in Figure 1 show that as the HF concentration is increased the sorbability of uranium on both resins first increases and then remains constant.

   • 2012, Vladimir V. Rachinskii, The General Theory of Sorption Dynamics and Chromatography, →ISBN:

     Now, according to the conditions of the problem, the substances of the mixture possess different sorbabilities.

   • 2012, Shimson Belkin, Environmental Challenges, →ISBN, page 137:

     The compound has become extremely controversial as a result of its high water solubility and low sorbability on soil.

Related terms

• sorbable