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单词 anaphrodisiac
释义

anaphrodisiac

[ an-af-ruh-dee-zee-ak, -diz-ee- ]
/ ænˌæf rəˈdi ziˌæk, -ˈdɪz i- /
Medicine/Medical

adjective

capable of diminishing sexual desire.

noun

an anaphrodisiac agent.

Origin of anaphrodisiac

First recorded in 1815–25; an-1 + aphrodisiac

Words nearby anaphrodisiac

anaphora, anaphoresis, anaphoria, anaphoric, anaphrodisia, anaphrodisiac, anaphylactic antibody, anaphylactic shock, anaphylactogen, anaphylactogenesis, anaphylactoid
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Example sentences from the Web for anaphrodisiac

  • In Concan the juice of the leaves is given mixed with food to animals in heat, for its anaphrodisiac action.

    The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

  • Without doubt it exerts an anaphrodisiac action, on account of which the illustrious Linnæus called it the “drink of eunuchs.”

    The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera

British Dictionary definitions for anaphrodisiac

anaphrodisiac
/ (ˌænæfrəˈdɪzɪˌæk) /

adjective

tending to lessen sexual desire

noun

an anaphrodisiac drug

Derived forms of anaphrodisiac

anaphrodisia, noun
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Medical definitions for anaphrodisiac

anaphrodisiac
[ ăn-ăf′rə-dĭz′ē-ăk′ ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of anaphrodisia.
Repressing or destroying sexual desire.

n.

An agent that lessens or eliminates sexual desire.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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