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attractancy
[ uh-trak-tuhn-see ]
/ əˈtræk tən si /
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noun
the capacity, especially of a pheromone, to attract.
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Also called at·trac·tance.
Origin of attractancy
First recorded in 1955–60; attractan(t) + -cy
Words nearby attractancy
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