potent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having a strong physiological or chemical effect

   a potent toxin

2. 2
   adj

   having or wielding force or authority

   providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons

3. 3
   adj

   Powerful; possessing power; effective.

   harsh and potent injuries

4. 4
   noun

   A prince; a potentate.

   Cry, havock , kings! back to the stained field, You equal potents

5. 5
   adj

   (of a male) capable of copulation

6. 6
   adj

   having great influence

7. 7
   adj

   Able to procreate.

8. 8
   adj

   Able to differentiate.

Etymology

From Middle English potent, borrowed from Latin potens, potentis (“powerful, strong, potent”), present participle of posse (“to be able”), from potis (“able, powerful, originally a lord, master”).