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potency |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Potency \Po"ten*cy\, n. [L. potentia, from potens, -entis, potent. See {Potent}, and cf {Potance}, {Potence}, {Puissance}.] The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. ``Drugs of potency.'' --Hawthorne. A place of potency and away o' the state. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: potency n 1: possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her" [syn: {power}, {powerfulness}] [ant: {powerlessness}] 2: capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects: "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" [syn: {effectiveness}, {strength}] 3: the inherent capacity for coming into being [syn: {potential}, {potentiality}] 4: the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
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