substantivity
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "http://chlorhexidinefacts.com/mechanism-of-action.html Protein bound chlorhexidine releases slowly leading to prolonged activity. This phenomenon is known as substantivity and allows for a longer duration of antimicrobial action against a broad spectrum of bacteria and fungi."
- "The term substantivity refers to the ability of a dye to transfer from a solution onto a textile fiber and to "set"."
Etymology
Etymology tree English substantive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English substantivity From substantive + -ity.