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patencies

patencies is the plural of patency.

Meaning of patency

Noun

patency (plural patencies)

  1. The condition or state of being patent.
  2. The degree of openness (of a tube, such as a blood vessel or catheter); the relative absence of blockage or obstruction, and measured in percent.
    Antonyms:
    obstruction
  3. (uncountable) Obviousness; clarity.

Questions about patencies

What is patencies the plural of?
Patencies is the plural of patency.

Words near patencies in the dictionary

  1. paten
  2. patena
  3. patenas
  4. Patenaude
  5. Patenaudes
  6. patencies
  7. patency
  8. patens
  9. patent
  10. patent ambush
  11. patent ambushes

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