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Type Words
Synonyms effective, effectual
Derivation efficaciousness, efficacy


an efficacious law.
Type Words
Derivation efficaciousness, efficacy


written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers.
the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.

Examples of efficacious

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In fact, there is evidence suggesting that lower amounts are indeed efficacious.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Thus, it was concluded that NPL-2008 was not more efficacious than the placebo.
From the sciencedaily.com
The results showed that golimumab was efficacious and generally well tolerated.
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As of yet there is no good data that indicates which route is more efficacious.
From the dailyherald.com
So how do we ethically decide and regulate what is safe, and what is efficacious?
From the newscientist.com
For she invented, medicinal compound Most efficacious in every case There you go.
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Magic often utilizes symbols that are thought to be intrinsically efficacious.
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The evidence for hypnosis as an efficacious treatment of IBS was encouraging.
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The custom of the family recitation of the Holy Rosary is a most efficacious means.
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More examples
  • Marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"
  • Effective: producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective ...
  • (efficacy) capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"
  • Efficacy is the capacity to produce an effect. It has different specific meanings in different fields.
  • (Efficacy (pharmacology)) Intrinsic activity (IA) or efficacy refers to the relative ability of a drug-receptor complex to produce a maximum functional response. ...
  • (efficacity) efficacy
  • (EFFICACY) (Of a drug or treatment). The maximum ability of a drug or treatment to produce a result regardless of dosage. A drug passes efficacy trials if it is effective at the dose tested and against the illness for which it is prescribed. ...
  • (Efficacy) The light output of a light source divided by the total electrical power input to that source, expressed in lumens per watt (LPW, lm/w). This is a measurement of how effective the light source is in converting electrical energy limens of visible light.
  • (Efficacy) How well a drug does what it is intended to do under ideal circumstances. This is a measure of how well a drug behave according to controlled scientific expectations when used in clinical trials and drug development.