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appetency

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ap⋅pe⋅ten⋅cy

  [ap-i-tuhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
appetence.
Origin:
1620–30; < L appetentia a craving for, equiv. to appetent- (s. of appetēns, prp. of appetere; see appetence ) + -ia -ia; see -ency

ap⋅pe⋅tence

  [ap-i-tuhns]
–noun
1. intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
2. instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
3. material or chemical attraction or affinity.
Also, appetency.

Origin:
1600–10; appete (obs.) to seek for, long for (< L appetere, equiv. to ap- ap- 1 + petere to seek) + -ence; or < F appétence

Related forms:
ap⋅pe⋅tent, adjective
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ap·pe·ten·cy   (āp'ĭ-tən-sē)   
n.   pl. ap·pe·ten·cies
Appetence.

[Latin appetentia; see appetence.]
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