— appetent , adj.
/ap"i teuhns/ , n.
1. intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
2. instinctive inclination or natural tendency.
3. material or chemical attraction or affinity.
Also, appetency .
[ 1600-10; appete (obs.) to seek for, long for ( appetere, equiv. to ap- AP- 1 + petere to seek) + -ENCE; or appétence ]