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the difference between a whisper and a punch wearing the same word.
means The power, strength, or effectiveness something has — its capacity to produce a strong effect, whether a drug, an argument, or a person's influence.
from From Latin potentia, "power, ability," built on potens, the present participle of posse, "to be able" — the same deep root that gives us potent, potential, omnipotent, and even possible. Posse itself is a worn-down fusion of potis, "able, capable, master," and esse, "to be": literally "to be capable." The English word arrived through that long Latin line in the late medieval period, carrying the bare idea of being-able into every shade from medicine to majesty.
- homeopathy paradox
- More diluted means more potent, they claim
- chili scale
- Capsaicin potency measured in Scoville heat units
- latin root
- From potentia, meaning power or capability
- drug law
- Cannabis potency tripled over recent decades
- venom math
- Lethal dose measured per kilogram of body
viagra — sildenafil drug approved by fda in 1998, treats erectile dysfunction in millions
botox — botulinum toxin cosmetic treatment, 7.6 million procedures in us in 2022
fentanyl — synthetic opioid 50-100x more potent than morphine, drives overdose epidemic