potent
IPA: pˈoʊtʌnt
noun
- (obsolete) A prince; a potentate.
- (obsolete) A staff or crutch.
- (heraldry) A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
adjective
- Powerful; possessing power; effective.
- Possessing authority or influence; persuasive, convincing.
- Possessing strong physical or chemical properties.
- Having a sharp or offensive taste.
- (of a male) Able to procreate.
- (of a cell) Able to differentiate.
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Examples of "potent" in Sentences
- “White Disaster,” some called the potent dwarven drink.
- It's very potent, which is good, given the cost, and it puts me in a wonderful mood.
- But it's what we're used to, and still remain potent symbols in an age devoid of symbolism.
- Third receiver in potent passing game and a solid punt returner whose offseason work set an example for other young players.
- I think the Reload power's more potent from a protective standpoint, but the Google-fu stands to make me more powerful in the world.
- Alcohol is particularly dangerous for teenagers because it is so pervasive in our adult world (and in most human cultures generally), but is not identified as the potent drug it is.
- However, when the Redskins, one year removed from 4-12 and one week after a two-touchdown loss to the Rams, beat the Eagles, previously presumed to be potent, that is fairly stunning.
- These results on depancreatized dogs showed beyond doubt that the antidiabetic hormone was present in potent form in the extracts, and the time seemed ripe to investigate their action on the clinical forms of diabetes.
- Using neuroscience and the most advanced brain-scanning technique available today—the fMRI—global research institute Millward Brown studied the brains of twenty men and women in the UK to find out whether the “Royal Mail experiment” had created true emotional engagement, that is to say, a potent emotional response, in consumers.
- "Like its similarly underrated cousin, Birth, Joshua makes up in potent atmosphere and formal mastery what it lacks in narrative logic; unlike Birth, however, it's further enhanced by two superlative adult performances (courtesy Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga) that invest a ludicrous premise with conviction and behavioral nuance."
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