adj 1  :  having force or power  2  :  chemically or medicinally effective <a vaccine>   3  :  able to copulate - usu. used of the male po*tent*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  pa·tent  pa·tient  pudenda  pudendi 
 
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