1. Antonyms for Amenability include doggedness, fixedness, headstrongness, imperviousness, obduracy, obstinacy, self-willedness, single-mindedness, steadfastness and

2. Products of the invention can have various desired properties such as imperviousness to water and acid and be resistant to alkali/silica degradation while retaining adequate strength.

3. In general, the material comprises a fabric made from absorbent acetate fibers and possibly one or more other fibers such as polyester or nylon, to which is laminated or adhered a liquid imperviousness but vapour permeable microporous polyurethane film, to result in an substantially integral fabric material from which articles can be manufactured which can take advantage of the material's absorbent, launderable/reusable, leak-proof and breathable nature.