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noun

1. The state or quality of being physically strong: brawn, might, muscle, potence, power, powerfulness, puissance, sinew, strength, thew (often used in plural). See strong/weak.
2. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam, strength. Informal get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action/inaction.
3. The power or capacity to produce a desired result: effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacy, efficiency, influence. See affect/ineffectiveness.

n

Definition: effectiveness
Antonyms: disability, impotency, ineffectiveness, weakness

(in pharmacology) an expression of the activity of a drug or other agent, in terms of either the concentration or the amount needed to produce a defined effect. It is an imprecise term that should always be further defined. Compare EC₅₀, IC₅₀.

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Power; especially (1) the ability of the male to perform coitus; (2) the power of a medicinal agent to produce the desired effects; (3) the ability of an embryonic part to develop and complete its destiny.

• centesimal p. — in homeopathy, the scale of dilution of a remedy. Each dilution is one in a hundred.
• decimal p. — in homeopathy, the scale of dilution of a remedy. Each dilution is one in ten.

(pō′ten-sē)
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Power.

For a list of words related to potency, see:

• Sexuality and Libido - potency: virility, sexual ability

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