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  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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