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substantivity

substantivity noun: the state of being substantive.

Noun

substantivity (plural substantivities)

  1. The state of being substantive.
  2. The ability of a chemical or dye to stick to a target.
    • 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".2015, Richard Blackburn, Sustainable Apparel: Production, Processing and Recycling, Woodhead Publishing, page 140

Forms of substantivity

pluralsubstantivities

Origin of substantivity

From substantive + -ity.

Questions about substantivity

What does substantivity mean?
Substantivity means the state of being substantive.
What part of speech is substantivity?
Substantivity is a noun.
What is the plural of substantivity?
The plural of substantivity is substantivities.

Words near substantivity in the dictionary

  1. substantivism
  2. substantivist
  3. substantivistic
  4. substantivists
  5. substantivities
  6. substantivity
  7. substantivization
  8. substantivizations
  9. substantivize
  10. substantivized
  11. substantivizer

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