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penetrancy

penetrancy noun: the quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance.

Noun

penetrancy (countable and uncountable, plural penetrancies)

  1. The quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance.
    • the penetrancy of subtile effluvia

Forms of penetrancy

pluralpenetrancies

Origin of penetrancy

From penetrant + -cy.

Questions about penetrancy

What does penetrancy mean?
Penetrancy means the quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance.
What part of speech is penetrancy?
Penetrancy is a noun.
What is the plural of penetrancy?
The plural of penetrancy is penetrancies.

Words near penetrancy in the dictionary

  1. penetrameter
  2. penetrameters
  3. penetrance
  4. penetrances
  5. penetrancies
  6. penetrancy
  7. penetrant
  8. penetrantly
  9. penetrants
  10. penetrate
  11. penetrated

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