"prepotency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prepotencies [plural]
Etymology: pre- + potency Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|potency}} pre- + potency Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} prepotency (countable and uncountable, plural prepotencies)
  1. The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the quality or condition of being prepotent): ard-chummaght [feminine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-prepotency-en-noun-NxTeAT0E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'the quality or condition of being prepotent': 98 2
  2. (biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-prepotency-en-noun-SMf1F3v8 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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