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Etymology

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protective +‎ -ity

Noun

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protectivity (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being protective.
    • 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 Conservation of Materials in Energy Systems through the Reduction of Erosion, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Sociotechnical Systems, National Research Council[1], page 136:
      ...product barriers on the surfaces of alloys and then examining the protectivity of such barriers.