retentivity

[ree-ten-tiv-i-tee]

re·ten·tiv·i·ty

[ree-ten-tiv-i-tee]
noun
1.
the power to retain; retentiveness.
2.
Electricity. remanence.
3.
Magnetism. the ability to retain magnetization after the removal of the magnetizing force.

Origin:
1880–85; retentive + -ity
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Retentivity has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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World English Dictionary
retentivity (ˌriːtɛnˈtɪvɪtɪ)
 
n
1.  the state or quality of being retentive
2.  physics another name for remanence

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retentivity   (rē'těn-tĭv'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
See remanence.
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