| angiotensin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotonin, Hypertensin |
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| carotene | (noun) an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver | Synonyms: carotin, provitamin A |
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| (noun) yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants | - |
| carotenemia | (noun) excess carotene in the blood stream; can cause the skin to turn a pale yellow or red color | Synonyms: xanthemia |
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| carotenoid | (noun) any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals | - |
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| cotenant | (noun) one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property | - |
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| diplotene | (noun) the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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| equipotent | (adjective) having equal strength or efficacy | - |
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| hypotension | (noun) abnormally low blood pressure | - |
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| hypotensive | (adjective) having abnormally low blood pressure | - |
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| (noun) a person who has abnormally low blood pressure | - |
| hypotenuse | (noun) the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle | - |
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| idempotent | (adjective) unchanged in value following multiplication by itself | - |
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| impotence | (noun) the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | Synonyms: impotency, powerlessness |
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| (noun) an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | Synonyms: impotency |
| impotency | (noun) the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble | Synonyms: impotence, powerlessness |
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| (noun) an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate | Synonyms: impotence |
| impotent | (adjective) lacking power or ability | - |
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| (adjective) (of a male) unable to copulate | - |
| impotently | (adverb) in a helpless manner | Synonyms: helplessly |
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| leptotene | (noun) the first stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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| multipotent | (adjective) able to many things | - |
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| neotenic | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by neoteny | Synonyms: neotenous |
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| neotenous | (adjective) of or relating to or characterized by neoteny | Synonyms: neotenic |
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| neoteny | (noun) an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species | - |
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| nilpotent | (adjective) equal to zero when raised to a certain power | - |
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| normotensive | (adjective) having normal blood pressure | - |
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| omnipotence | (noun) the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power | - |
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| omnipotent | (adjective) having unlimited power | Synonyms: all-powerful, almighty |
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| plenipotentiary | (noun) a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government | - |
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| potence | (noun) the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse | Synonyms: potency |
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| potency | (noun) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects | Synonyms: effectiveness, strength |
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| (noun) the power or right to give orders or make decisions | Synonyms: authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, say-so |
| (noun) the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse | Synonyms: potence |
| (noun) the inherent capacity for coming into being | Synonyms: potential, potentiality |
| potent | (adjective) having a strong physiological or chemical effect | Synonyms: stiff, strong |
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| (adjective) (of a male) capable of copulation | Synonyms: virile |
| (adjective) having great influence | Synonyms: powerful |
| (adjective) having or wielding force or authority | Synonyms: strong |
| potentate | (noun) a ruler who is unconstrained by law | Synonyms: dictator |
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| potential | (adjective) existing in possibility | Synonyms: possible |
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| (adjective) expected to become or be; in prospect | Synonyms: likely |
| (noun) the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | Synonyms: electric potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage |
| (noun) the inherent capacity for coming into being | Synonyms: potency, potentiality |
| potentiality | (noun) an aptitude that may be developed | Synonyms: capability, capableness |
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| (noun) the inherent capacity for coming into being | Synonyms: potency, potential |
| potentially | (adverb) with a possibility of becoming actual | - |
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| potentiate | (verb) increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon) | - |
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| potentiation | (noun) (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously | - |
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| potentiometer | (noun) a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets | Synonyms: pot |
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| (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces | - |
| potently | (adverb) in a manner having a powerful influence | Synonyms: powerfully |
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| prepotency | (noun) the state of being predominant over others | Synonyms: predominance, predomination |
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| remoteness | (noun) the property of being remote | Synonyms: farawayness, farness |
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| (noun) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | Synonyms: aloofness, standoffishness, withdrawnness |
| rotenone | (noun) a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube | - |
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| totipotence | (noun) the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part | Synonyms: totipotency |
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| totipotency | (noun) the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part | Synonyms: totipotence |
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| totipotent | (adjective) having the ability to give rise to unlike cells | - |
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| verboten | (adjective) excluded from use or mention | Synonyms: forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu |
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| zygotene | (noun) the second stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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