Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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potency | Yes | No | No | No |
power | Yes | No | Yes | No |
potency (noun) | power (noun) |
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capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects | possession of controlling influence |
the power or right to give orders or make decisions | physical strength |
the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done |
the inherent capacity for coming into being | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself |
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world | |
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority | |
a very wealthy or powerful businessman | |
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) | |
energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor | |
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power |
potency (verb) | power (verb) |
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supply the force or power for the functioning of |