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Type Words
Synonyms potence
Type of physiological condition, physical condition, physiological state
Derivation potent
Type Words
Synonyms potential, potentiality
Type of possibleness, possibility
Has types chance, prospect, latency
Derivation potential
Type Words
Synonyms authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, say-so
Type of control
Has types muscle, sovereignty, lordship, imperium, command, carte blanche, power of appointment
Derivation potent


a place of potency in the state.
Type Words
Synonyms effectiveness, strength
Type of power, powerfulness
Derivation potent


the toxin's potency.

Examples of potency

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The potency of the drinks is what makes them popular among college-age drinkers.
From the sacbee.com
All vaccines lose potency if they spend enough time sitting on the shelf unused.
From the foxnews.com
Electrolyzed water loses its potency fairly quickly, so it can't be stored long.
From the latimes.com
I would call it slow and rigid, lacking any pace, creativity, width, or potency.
From the expressandstar.com
Even the late signs of Italian potency were quickly repelled by solid defending.
From the nzherald.co.nz
In these cases, medical treatment corrected the conditions and restored potency.
From the time.com
So far, his experiments, suggest that the vegetable loses its potency if cooked.
From the newscientist.com
A rabbit's success in repelling strangers depends on the potency of the pellets.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As the volatile products escape from solution, the aqua regia loses its potency.
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  • Authority: the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"
  • Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"
  • Potential: the inherent capacity for coming into being
  • The state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
  • (potent) having great influence
  • (potent) having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
  • In the field of pharmacology, potency is a measure of drug activity expressed in terms of the amount required to produce an effect of given intensity. A highly potent drug (e.g. ...
  • Stem cells are cells found in all multi cellular organisms. They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiate into a diverse range of specialized cell types. Research in the stem cell field grew out of findings by Ernest A. ...
  • Strength; Power; The ability or capacity to perform something