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ef⋅fi⋅ca⋅cious
[ef-i-key-shuh
s] 
–adjective
| capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough. |
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| ef·fi·ca·cious (ěf'ĭ-kā'shəs) adj. Producing or capable of producing a desired effect. See Synonyms at effective. [From Latin efficāx, efficāc-, from efficere, to effect; see effect.] ef'fi·ca'cious·ly adv., ef'fi·ca'cious·ness n. |
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Efficacious
Ef`fi*ca"cious\, a. [L. eficax, -acis, fr. efficere. See Effect, n.] Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law. Syn: See Effectual. -- Ef`fi*ca"cious*ly, adv. -- Ef`fi*ca"cious*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : efficacious
Spanish:
eficaz,
German:
wirksam,
Japanese:
効きめのある
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