chro·nax·ie also
chro·nax·y 
(kr
ōn
ăk
′s
ē, kr
ŏn
ăk
′-)
n. pl. chro·nax·ies The minimum interval of time necessary to electrically stimulate a muscle or nerve fiber, using twice the minimum current needed to elicit a threshold response.
[French : Greek khronos, time + Greek axiā, value (from axios, worthy; see ag- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]