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antaphrodisiac, a. and n.|ˌæntæfrəʊˈdɪzɪæk|
Also anti-aph-.
[mod. f. ant- + Gr. ἀϕροδισιακ-ός, f. ἀϕροδίσιος venereal, f. ἀϕροδίτη Venus.]
A. adj. Tending to counteract venereal desire.
1742Bailey, Antaphrodisiack, a Term given to Medicines that extinguish Venereal Desires: also Antivenereal. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 12 The whole of this order [the water lily tribe] has the reputation of being antiaphrodisiac.
B. n. A medicine or application so used.
1753in Chambers Cycl. Supp. 1788Edinb. New Disp. (1791) 119 These seeds have been celebrated as antiphrodisiacs. |