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Definition of potency noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

potency

noun
 
/ˈpəʊtnsi/
 
/ˈpəʊtnsi/
(plural potencies)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] the power that somebody/something has to affect your body or mind
    • the potency of desire
    • If you keep a medicine too long, it may lose its potency.
    • a low-potency drug
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sexual
    verb + potency
    • increase
    • have
    • lose
    • …
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  2. [uncountable] the ability of a man to have sex
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sexual
    verb + potency
    • increase
    • have
    • lose
    • …
    See full entry
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