Definitions

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  • noun uncountable The condition of being treatable
  • noun countable A measure of the extent to which something is treatable

Etymologies

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treat +‎ -ability

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Examples

  • Throughout the campaign, the motive was the same: to awaken "public consciousness to the symptoms and treatability" of depression.

    Joanne Rendell: Time to Sell Reading: What the "Good" Publishing Industry Needs to Learn from the Big "Bad" Drug Industry 2009

  • However, these tests do not describe particle size characteristic of a suspension, an important parameter which greatly influences treatability of a water and, hence, filter efficiency.

    Chapter 8 1996

  • Hence, treatability of a particular raw water is of major concern to design engineers, especially if local practical experience with the considered treatment process and raw water source is not available.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

  • The design of roughing and slow sand filters is usually conservative, i.e., it allows uncertainties with respect to raw water quality and treatability.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

  • Tetra Tech will also perform treatability studies and pilot-scale investigations, support field activities including risk assessments and site characterization, develop and evaluate models, and provide technical support to various programs including the USEPA Superfund Program, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RCRA Program, and the USEPA Office of Water, among other USEPA organizations.

    unknown title 2011

  • Significantly more women these days have mammograms which lead to early detection of the disease and increased treatability.

    Pravda.Ru 2010

  • Some treatability studies in university labs to make sure that H1N1 will be inactivated by conventional treatment

    TreeHugger 2010

  • Some treatability studies in university labs to make sure that H1N1 will be inactivated by conventional treatment

    TreeHugger 2010

  • Among those who have not been screened for colon cancer, reasons include lack of knowledge of the importance of screening, of the treatability of colon cancer when detected early, and of available testing options.

    The Daily Press 2009

  • WebMD devoted a panel of four doctors to discussing the treatability of a so-called protein-robbing hormone imbalance (they found Jobs 'explanation tenable).

    Fast Company 2009

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