sorbability

The degree to which something can absorb and/or adsorb

Noun

  1. The degree to which something can absorb and/or adsorb
    • 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. - 1967, Viktor Mikhaĭlovich Vdovenko, Coprecipitation and...
    • Now, according to the conditions of the problem, the substances of the mixture possess different sorbabilities. - 2012, Vladimir V. Rachinskii, The General Theory of Sorption Dynamics and Chromatography, →ISBN:
    • The compound has become extremely controversial as a result of its high water solubility and low sorbability on soil. - 2012, Shimson Belkin, Environmental Challenges, →ISBN, page 137:

Origin

From sorb + -ability.

Forms

sorbabilities

Related

sorbable