Definitions for potency
ˈpoʊt n sipo·ten·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-sonoun

   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"

2. potency, effectiveness, strengthnoun

   capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects

   "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks"

3. potential, potentiality, potencynoun

   the inherent capacity for coming into being

4. potency, potencenoun

   the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. potencynoun

   Strength

2. potencynoun

   Power

3. potencynoun

   The ability or capacity to perform something.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Potencynoun

   Etymology: potentia, Lat.

   1. Power; influence.

   Now arriving
   At place of potency and sway o’th’state,
   If he should still malignantly remain
   Fast foe to the plebeians, your voices might
   Be curses to yourselves. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   I would I had your potency. William Shakespeare.

   Thou hast sought to make us break our vow,
   To come betwixt our sentence and our power,
   Which nor our nature nor our place can bear,
   Our potency make good. William Shakespeare.

   By what name shall we call such an one, as exceedeth God in potency. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

   2. Efficacy; strength.

   Use can master the devil, or throw him out
   With wond’rous potency. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

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1. potency

   Potency refers to the strength, power, or effectiveness of something, often a drug, chemical, or other medicinal agent. It describes its capacity to bring out a certain effect or to influence something or someone. The greater the potency, the less amount of a substance is needed to achieve a certain effect. The term is widely used in pharmacology, biology, herbology, and even in general discourse to describe influence or effectiveness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Potencynoun

   the quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence

2. Etymology: [L. potentia, from potens, -entis, potent. See Potent, and cf. Potance, Potence, Puissance.]

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1. Potency

   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 evokes a larger response at low concentrations, while a drug of lower potency evokes a small response at low concentrations. It is proportional to affinity and efficacy. Affinity is the ability of the drug to bind to a receptor. Efficacy is the relationship between receptor occupancy and the ability to initiate a response at the molecular, cellular, tissue or system level. The response is equal to the effect, or, and depends on both the drug binding and the drug-bound receptor then producing a response; thus, potency depends on both affinity and efficacy. The agonist, the ligand, drug or hormone that binds to the receptor and initiates the response is usually abbreviated A or D. Below a certain concentration of agonist, E is too low to measure but at higher concentrations it becomes appreciable and rises with increasing agonist concentration [A] until at sufficiently high concentrations it can no longer be increased by raising [A] and asymptotes to a maximum Emax.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of potency in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of potency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of potency in a Sentence

1. Jeremy Unruh:

   Trying to limit the potency really doesnt fix the problem because all you do is you make a bigger piece with more in it, even ifthe potency is reduced,that can be gamed.

2. Stephen Covey:

   Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices and decisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habits and to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

3. Ian Roberts:

   Giving drugs to contract the uterus after childbirth is considered the cornerstone of efforts to prevent post - partum haemorrhage, oxytocin is the drug currently recommended but it is heat sensitive and loses potency in hot climates -- the sorts of places where many mothers die.

4. Angela Civitella:

   If Melody Wilding are aware, the game is over, they lose potency.

5. Adrian James:

   Cannabis carries severe health risks and users have a higher chance of developing psychosis, the risks are increased when the drug is high in potency, used by children and young people and when taken frequently.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=potency
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Potency
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=potency
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potency
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=potency