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im•po•tence
Pronunciation: (im'pu-tuns), [key]—
n.
1. the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
2. chronic inability to attain or sustain an erection for the performance of a sexual act.
3. sterility, esp. in the male.
4. Obs.lack of self-restraint.
Also,im'po•ten•cy,im'po•tent•ness.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.