PENETRANCY

Etymology

Noun

penetrancy (countable and uncountable, plural penetrancies)

The quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance.

the penetrancy of subtile effluvia

Source: Wiktionary


Pen"e*trance, Pen"e*tran*cy, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or piercing; penetrating power of quality; as, the penetrancy of subtile effluvia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COMMUNICATIONS

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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