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protectivity

protectivity noun: the state, quality, or condition of being protective.

Noun

protectivity (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being protective.
    • ...product barriers on the surfaces of alloys and then examining the protectivity of such barriers.1977, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Conservation of Materials in Energy Systems through the Reduction of Erosion, Erosion control in energy systems: report of Committee on...

Origin of protectivity

From protective + -ity.

Words formed from protectivity

Questions about protectivity

What does protectivity mean?
Protectivity means the state, quality, or condition of being protective.
What part of speech is protectivity?
Protectivity is a noun.

Words near protectivity in the dictionary

  1. protective reaction
  2. protective reactions
  3. protectively
  4. protectiveness
  5. protectives
  6. protectivity
  7. Protectograph
  8. Protectographs
  9. protectope
  10. protectopes
  11. protector

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