Potency relates to the strength or level of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or other cannabinoids found in a cannabis product. The higher the potency of THC in a product, generally the more the effects will be felt.
Potency may refer to:
- Potency (pharmacology), a measure of the activity of a drug in a biological system
- Virility
- Cell potency, a measure of the differentiation potential of stem cells
- In homeopathic dilutions, potency is a measure of how dilute a substance is
- Potency in philosophy is a specific potentiality in Aristotle's Theory of Potentiality and actuality, or "Act and Potency"; e.g., since the material, stone, is potentially a statue, it has a potency for statuehood, of which the form of any statue is the "act"
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin potentia. Doublet of Potenza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpəʊtənsi/
- Hyphenation: po‧ten‧cy
Noun
potency (countable and uncountable, plural potencies)
- Power, authority.
- The ability or capacity to perform something
- (usually of men) Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm.
- Antonym: impotence
- (usually of men) Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm.
- (of alcoholic drinks, of drugs) Concentration; strength