POTENCY


Meaning of POTENCY in English

/ ˈpəʊtnsi; NAmE ˈpoʊ-/ noun [ U , C ] ( pl. -ies )

1.

the power that sb/sth has to affect your body or mind :

the potency of desire

If you keep a medicine too long, it may lose its potency.

2.

the ability of a man to have sex

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