absorbability

transitive verb

1. to suck up: blotting paper absorbs ink
2. to take up the full attention or energy of; engross
3. to take in and incorporate; assimilate
4. to assume the burden of (costs or expenses)
5. to take in (a shock or jolt) with little or no recoil or reaction
6. to take in and not reflect (light, sound, etc.)

Origin: L absorbere < ab-, from + sorbere, to suck in: see slurp