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Potence

Potency; capacity.

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Potent 74% connected

Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine.

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Potent 74% connected

Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine.

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Potency 92% connected

The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influenc…

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Impotency 94% connected

The quality or condition of being impotent; want of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility.

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Impotency 94% connected

The quality or condition of being impotent; want of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility.

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Hold verb · 78% connection

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Anaplasia noun · 78% connection

loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potency, capacity.
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Authorisation noun · 78% connection

the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potency, capacity.
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Authority noun · 78% connection

the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…

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Authorization noun · 78% connection

the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to ma…

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Capacitance noun · 78% connection

an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: potency, capacity.
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Capacitor noun · 78% connection

an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

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Capacity noun · 78% connection

capability to perform or produce; "among his gifts is his capacity for true altruism"; "limited runway capacity"; "a great capacity fo…

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Combining weight noun · 78% connection

the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen

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Competence hearing noun · 78% connection

a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in pr…

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Corporation noun · 78% connection

A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of successio…

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Desktop publishing noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials

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Diskette noun · 78% connection

a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "fl…

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