Lā'ten-cy1, n.
n. [See LATENT.] The state of being latent or concealed; abstruseness. To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish three degrees of this latency. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Latency
Lăt'i-tan-cy2, n.
n. [See infra.] The state of lying concealed; the state of lurking. [Rare.] Browne.