Etymology

confluency

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Today it means: The percentage of the surface of a culture dish that is covered by adherent cells Full definition →

Medieval Latin cōnfluentia
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromcōnfluentia
  2. English todayconfluency

From Medieval Latin cōnfluentia. Doublet of confluence.

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