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lucency

lucency noun: the quality of being lucent.

Noun

lucency (usually uncountable, plural lucencies)

  1. (usually) The quality of being lucent.
  2. (usually) A pale area revealed in radiography, computed tomography, or similar examination technique.

Forms of lucency

plurallucencies

Origin of lucency

From lucent + -cy.

Words formed from lucency

Questions about lucency

What does lucency mean?
Lucency means the quality of being lucent.
What part of speech is lucency?
Lucency is a noun.
What is the plural of lucency?
The plural of lucency is lucencies.

Words near lucency in the dictionary

  1. Lucena
  2. Lucenahin
  3. Lucenas
  4. lucence
  5. lucencies
  6. lucency
  7. lucenin
  8. lucenins
  9. lucensomycin
  10. lucent
  11. lucentamycin

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