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POTENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
Example:
the strength of the drinks
Synonyms:
effectiveness; potency; strength
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("potency" is a kind of...):
power; powerfulness (possession of controlling influence)
Attribute:
potent; stiff; strong (having a strong physiological or chemical effect)
impotent (lacking power or ability)
Derivation:
potent (having a strong physiological or chemical effect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The power or right to give orders or make decisions
Example:
a place of potency in the state
Synonyms:
authorisation; authority; authorization; dominance; potency; say-so
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("potency" is a kind of...):
control (power to direct or determine)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potency"):
power of appointment (authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property)
carte blanche (complete freedom or authority to act)
command (the power or authority to command)
imperium (supreme authority; absolute dominion)
lordship (the authority of a lord)
muscle (authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way))
sovereignty (the authority of a state to govern another state)
Derivation:
potent (having or wielding force or authority)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
Synonyms:
potence; potency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("potency" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Antonym:
impotency (an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate)
Derivation:
potent ((of a male) capable of copulation)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The inherent capacity for coming into being
Synonyms:
potency; potential; potentiality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("potency" is a kind of...):
possibility; possibleness (capability of existing or happening or being true)
Attribute:
possible; potential (existing in possibility)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potency"):
latency (the state of being not yet evident or active)
chance; prospect (the possibility of future success)
Derivation:
potential (existing in possibility)
potential (expected to become or be; in prospect)
Context examples:
Metahexamide has greater potency than chlorpropamide and tolbutamide.
(Metahexamide, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of anti-coagulation factor potency determined using an in vitro clotting assay against the standard for coagulation factor concentrate.
(Anti-Coagulation Factor Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
In vitro or in vivo testing to give a quantitative measure of tumor-inducing potency of the substance.
(Carcinogen Screening, NCI Thesaurus)
The dipropionate salt form of alclometasone, a synthetic corticosteroid with low to medium potency.
(Alclometasone Dipropionate, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent exhibits a lower psychotropic potency than delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC), the primary form of THC found in cannabis.
(Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol, NCI Thesaurus)
Dihydrocodeine bitartrate is twice as potent as codeine and has one third of the potency of morphine.
(Dihydrocodeine Bitartrate, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of anti-coagulation potency of antithrombin determined as the amount of antithrombin that neutralizes one unit of World Health Organization preparation 89/588 of thrombin.
(Anti-Thrombin Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
They then tested these peptides against seven strains of bacteria and two of fungus, making it possible to correlate their structure and physicochemical properties with their antimicrobial potency.
(Venom of Wasp, Bee Repurposed as Antibiotic Drug, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay unit is used to express potency of immunologically active substances and products, e.g. vaccines.
(Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Unit, NCI Thesaurus)
A short-acting, relatively high-potency, second-generation sulfonylurea compound with hypoglycemic activity.
(Gliclazide, NCI Thesaurus)
