[avail.able] adj (15c) 1 archaic: having a beneficial effect
2: valid--used of a legal plea or charge
3: present or ready for immediate use
4: accessible, obtainable "articles ~ in any drugstore"
5: qualified or willing to do something or to assume a responsibility "~ candidates"
6: present in such chemical or physical form as to be usable (as by a plant) "~ nitrogen" "~ water" -- avail.able.ness n -- avail.ably adv