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excitability

[ ik-sahy-tuh-bil-i-tee ]
/ ɪkˌsaɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti /
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noun
the quality of being excitable.
Physiology. irritability.
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Origin of excitability

First recorded in 1780–90; excitable + -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM excitability

un·ex·cit·a·bil·i·ty, noun

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