Dissipativity

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dissipativity \Dis`si*pa*tiv"i*ty\
     (d[i^]s`s[i^]*p[.a]*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n.
     The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into
     other forms of energy.
     [1913 Webster]