- deficiency de·fi·cien·cy n
- [dɪ'fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ]
1) (of goods) mancanza, insufficienza, (of vitamins, minerals, protein) carenza2) (in system, plan) carenza
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deficiency de·fi·cien·cy n
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deficiency — de·fi·cien·cy /di fi shən sē/ n pl cies: an amount that is lacking or inadequate: as a: the difference between the amount of tax owed and the amount of tax paid b: the difference between the amount owed under a security agreement and the amount… … Law dictionary
Deficiency — De*fi cien*cy, n.; pl. {Deficiencies}. [See {Deficient}.] The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect. A deficiency of blood. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] [Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deficiency of a curve — Deficiency De*fi cien*cy, n.; pl. {Deficiencies}. [See {Deficient}.] The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect. A deficiency of blood. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] [Marlborough] was so miserably… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deficiency — de|fi|cien|cy [dıˈfıʃənsi] n plural deficiencies [U and C] formal 1.) a lack of something that is necessary = ↑shortage deficiency of ▪ a deficiency of safe play areas for children iron/vitamin etc deficiency ▪ Some elderly people suffer from… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deficiency — An insufficient quantity of some substance (as in dietary d. or hemoglobin d. in marrow aplasia); organization (as in mental d.); activity (as in enzyme d. or reduced oxygen carrying capacity of the blood), etc., of which the amount present is of … Medical dictionary
deficiency — de|fi|cien|cy [ dı fıʃnsi ] noun count or uncount * 1. ) a lack of something that your body needs: anemia caused by iron deficiency 2. ) a fault in someone or something that makes them not good enough: problems caused by deficiencies in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deficiency — de·fi·cien·cy … English syllables
deficiency — de•fi•cien•cy [[t]dɪˈfɪʃ ən si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) the state of being deficient; lack; insufficiency 2) the amount or quality lacked • Etymology: 1625–35; < LL dēficientia … From formal English to slang
de|fi|cien|cy — «dih FIHSH uhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. a lack or absence of something needed; incompleteness: »a deficiency of judgment, deficiency of moral fiber. A deficiency of calcium in your diet can cause weak teeth. 2. the amount by which a thing… … Useful english dictionary
Lactase deficiency — Not enough of an enzyme called lactase in the small intestine to digest lactose, a prominent component of milk and most other dairy products. Lactose is sometimes also used as an ingredient in other foods, so anyone with lactase deficiency should … Medical dictionary
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency — n a hereditary metabolic disorder affecting red blood cells that is controlled by a variable gene on the X chromosome, that is characterized by a deficiency of glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase conferring marked susceptibility to hemolytic anemia … Medical dictionary
