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confluency

confluency noun: the percentage of the surface of a culture dish that is covered by adherent cells.

Noun

confluency (plural confluencies)

  1. The percentage of the surface of a culture dish that is covered by adherent cells

Forms of confluency

pluralconfluencies

Origin of confluency

From Medieval Latin cōnfluentia. Doublet of confluence.

Words formed from confluency

Questions about confluency

What does confluency mean?
Confluency means the percentage of the surface of a culture dish that is covered by adherent cells.
What part of speech is confluency?
Confluency is a noun.
What is the plural of confluency?
The plural of confluency is confluencies.

Words near confluency in the dictionary

  1. confluenced
  2. confluences
  3. confluences of sinuses
  4. confluencies
  5. confluencing
  6. confluency
  7. confluent
  8. confluentic acid
  9. confluently
  10. confluents
  11. confluvia

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