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anaphrodisiacs

anaphrodisiacs is the plural of anaphrodisiac.

Meaning of anaphrodisiac

Noun

anaphrodisiac (plural anaphrodisiacs)

  1. An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
    • Among this group are the solanacei alkaloids, that have a decided anti-sexual tendency. Such plants and similar anaphrodisiacs were often used, especially in the Middle Ages, to promote asceticism and, in the case of monks, to diminish fleshly desires.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 11
    Synonyms:
    antaphrodisiac, antiaphrodisiac, anti-Viagra, boner-killer, lust-quencher, passion killer, passion-queller, turn-off

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Questions about anaphrodisiacs

What is anaphrodisiacs the plural of?
Anaphrodisiacs is the plural of anaphrodisiac.

Words near anaphrodisiacs in the dictionary

  1. anaphoricity
  2. anaphors
  3. anaphrodisia
  4. anaphrodisiac
  5. anaphrodisiacal
  6. anaphrodisiacs
  7. anaphrodisic
  8. anaphrodite
  9. anaphrodites
  10. anaphroditic
  11. anaphroditous

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