efficacious
[ef-i-key-shuh s]
adjective
capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
Origin of efficacious
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efficacious
adjective
Word Origin for efficacious
C16: from Latin efficāx powerful, efficient, from efficere to achieve; see effect
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