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impatency

impatency noun: the condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably so (that is, where patency is expected); thus usually synonymous with atresia and imperforation.

Noun

impatency (uncountable)

  1. The condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably so (that is, where patency is expected); thus usually synonymous with atresia and imperforation.

Origin of impatency

From im- + patency or im- + patent + -cy.

Questions about impatency

What does impatency mean?
Impatency means the condition or state of not being patent, usually undesirably so (that is, where patency is expected); thus usually synonymous with atresia and imperforation.
What part of speech is impatency?
Impatency is a noun.

Words near impatency in the dictionary

  1. impasture
  2. impastured
  3. impastures
  4. impasturing
  5. Impasugong
  6. impatency
  7. impatent
  8. impaternate
  9. impatible
  10. impatience
  11. impatiences

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