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==Adjective==
==Adjective==
*1. Possible as opposed to actual; having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future; latent; prospective.
*1. Possible as opposed to actual; having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future; latent; prospective.
*2. Medicine. Designating (the use of) a cauterizing agent other than a red-hot implement, esp. a caustic substance; contrasted with actual (cf. CAUTERY n. 1). Chiefly in potential cautery. Now hist.
*2. Medicine. Designating (the use of) a cauterizing agent other than a red-hot implement, esp. a caustic substance; contrasted with actual (cf. CAUTERY n. 1). Chiefly in potential cautery. Now hist.
*4. [[Grammar]]. Designating or relating to a part of a verb used to express possibility. Chiefly in potential [[mood]] n. a mood, such as the subjunctive, used to [[expression|express]] possibility. Also fig. with [[humor]]ous play on [[sense]] A. 3 (e.g., quots. 1680, 1823). With reference to French grammar, sometimes applied to the conditional.
*4. [[Grammar]]. Designating or relating to a part of a verb used to express possibility. Chiefly in potential [[mood]] n. a mood, such as the subjunctive, used to [[expression|express]] possibility. Also fig. with [[humor]]ous play on [[sense]] A. 3 (e.g., quots. 1680, 1823). With reference to French grammar, sometimes applied to the conditional.
*5. [[Physics]]. Designating a property or attribute that a [[body]] possesses by [[virtue]] of its position or [[state]], but which is only manifested or released under [[change]]d conditions. Chiefly in POTENTIAL [[Energy|ENERGY]] n. , potential temperature n. at Special uses.
*5. [[Physics]]. Designating a property or attribute that a [[body]] possesses by [[virtue]] of its position or [[state]], but which is only manifested or released under [[change]]d conditions. Chiefly in POTENTIAL [[Energy|ENERGY]] n. , potential temperature n. at Special uses.
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Potential''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Potential this link].</center>
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==Noun==
==Noun==
*1. Med. A cauterization performed using an agent other than a red-hot implement, esp. a caustic substance; such a substance. Cf. sense A. 2. Obs. rare.
*1. Med. A cauterization performed using an agent other than a red-hot implement, esp. a caustic substance; such a substance. Cf. sense A. 2. Obs. rare.