absorptiveness

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What does absorptiveness mean?

The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.

Where does absorptiveness come from?

Etymology tree Latin absorbeō Old French assorbir Middle French absorberder. English absorb Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English -ative English -tive English absorptive Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English absorptiveness From absorptive + -ness.

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