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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pun·gen·cy /ˈpʌnʤən(t)si/
 苦痛,辛辣,刺激

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 pun·gen·cy /ˈpənʤənsɪ/ 名詞
 剌激性

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pun·gen·cy n. The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness; sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. “The pungency of menaces.”
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 pungency
      n 1: wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with
           typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" [syn: bite]
      2: a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard";
         "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange
         spices" [syn: bite, sharpness]