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Meaning of potent

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  potent
      adj 1: having great influence [syn: {potent}, {powerful}]
      2: having or wielding force or authority; "providing the ground
         soldier with increasingly potent weapons" [syn: {potent},
         {strong}]
      3: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent
         toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff
         drink" [syn: {potent}, {strong}, {stiff}] [ant: {impotent}]
      4: (of a male) capable of copulation [syn: {potent}, {virile}]
         [ant: {impotent}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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