determinacy

 [dih-tur-muh-nuh-see]  

de·ter·mi·na·cy

   [dih-tur-muh-nuh-see]
noun
1.
the quality of being determinate.
2.
the condition of being determined or mandated.
Origin:
1870–75; determin(ate) + -acy
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So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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determinacy (dɪˈtɜːmɪnəsɪ)
 
—n
1.  the quality of being defined or fixed
2.  the condition of being predicted or deduced

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