counterpotent

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noun

A fur differing from potent in the arrangement of the patches: the T shapes are alternatingly upright and inverted, such that the broad side of each T touches the broad sides of the adjacent row's like-colored T.

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Meanings

nouncounterpotent (plural counterpotents)

plural counterpotents · alternative counter-potent

  1. governmentA fur differing from potent in the arrangement of the patches: the T shapes are alternatingly upright and inverted, such that the broad side of each T touches the broad sides of the adjacent row's like-colored T.

Origin

From counter- + potent.

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APA

counterpotent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpotent

MLA

“counterpotent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpotent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterpotent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterpotent.

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