Synonyms
Examples of potency in a Sentence
The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night.
Any vitamin of high potency should only be taken in the proper dosage.
Recent Examples on the Web
Like other Nordic Naturals products, this one has been third-party tested for purity and potency.
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Isabel Vasquez, Rd, Ldn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Value – The product is cost-effective considering product quality and potency.
—Dr. Diana Rangaves, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Things To Consider While they aren’t certified by one of our preferred third-party organizations, Pure Encapsulation’s ingredients are tested for identity, potency, contaminants, metals, and allergens.
—Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
On this mind-altering trip, the women may have liaised with deities and divined their society’s future—unaware that the powder’s potency came from its main elemental component: the toxic metal mercury.
—Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Obamacare’s popularity has grown as more and more Americans interact with a health care system fundamentally rebooted in bite-sized pieces, and the potency of the hatred toward the Obamas has faded.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Keep in mind that crushing tablets or opening capsules can affect the efficacy and potency of the drug.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
While on a panel discussing inaccurate THC potency levels on marijuana packaging at the New England Cannabis Convention in Boston on Saturday, CCC commissioner Ava Callender Concepcion said the agency was aware of the problem.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
However, to be on the streets and sidewalks of the city Sunday, particularly in the afternoon, meant recognizing the potency of late-March sunshine.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Isabel Vasquez, Rd, Ldn, Parents, 4 Apr. 2024
Value – The product is cost-effective considering product quality and potency.
—Dr. Diana Rangaves, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Things To Consider While they aren’t certified by one of our preferred third-party organizations, Pure Encapsulation’s ingredients are tested for identity, potency, contaminants, metals, and allergens.
—Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024
On this mind-altering trip, the women may have liaised with deities and divined their society’s future—unaware that the powder’s potency came from its main elemental component: the toxic metal mercury.
—Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Obamacare’s popularity has grown as more and more Americans interact with a health care system fundamentally rebooted in bite-sized pieces, and the potency of the hatred toward the Obamas has faded.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
Keep in mind that crushing tablets or opening capsules can affect the efficacy and potency of the drug.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
While on a panel discussing inaccurate THC potency levels on marijuana packaging at the New England Cannabis Convention in Boston on Saturday, CCC commissioner Ava Callender Concepcion said the agency was aware of the problem.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
However, to be on the streets and sidewalks of the city Sunday, particularly in the afternoon, meant recognizing the potency of late-March sunshine.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Potency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potency. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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potency
noun
po·ten·cy
ˈpōt-ᵊn-sē 
plural potencies
: the quality or state of being potent
vitamins of high potency
especially
: power to bring about a certain result
Medical Definition
potency
noun
po·ten·cy
ˈpōt-ᵊn-sē
plural potencies
: the quality or state of being potent: as
a
: chemical or medicinal strength or efficacy
a drug's potency
b
: the ability to copulate
—usually used of the male
c
: initial inherent capacity for development of a particular kind
cells with a potency for eye formation
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