单词 | potency |
释义 | potency /poht"n see/, n. , pl. potencies for 4-6. 1. the state or quality of being potent. 2. power; authority. 3. efficacy; effectiveness; strength. 4. capacity to be, become, or develop; potentiality. 5. a person or thing exerting power or influence. 6. Math. See cardinal number (def. 2). Also, potence. [1530-40; < L potentia. See POTENT1, -ENCY] Syn. 1. strength, force, energy, capacity, potential. |
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