Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
POTENCY
potency, effectiveness, strength
(noun) capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; “the toxin’s potency”; “the strength of the drinks”
authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
(noun) the power or right to give orders or make decisions; “he has the authority to issue warrants”; “deputies are given authorization to make arrests”; “a place of potency in the state”
potency, potence
(noun) the state of being potent; a male’s capacity to have sexual intercourse
potential, potentiality, potency
(noun) the inherent capacity for coming into being
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
potency (countable and uncountable, plural potencies)
Strength
Power
The ability or capacity to perform something.
Source: Wiktionary
Po"ten*cy, n. Etym: [L. potentia, from potens, -entis, potent. See Potent, and cf. Potance, Potence, Puissance.]
Definition: The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. "Drugs of potency." Hawthorne. A place of potency and away o' the state. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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