anaphrodisiac
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an·aph·ro·dis·i·a
(ăn-ăf′rə-dē′zē-ə, -zhē-ə, -dĭz′ē-ə)n.
Decline or absence of sexual desire.
[Greek anaphrodīsiā, want of power to inspire love : an-, without; see a-1 + aphrodīsia, sexual pleasures; see aphrodisiac.]
an·aph′ro·dis′i·ac′ (ăn-ăf′rə-dē′zē-ăk′) adj. & n.
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anaphrodisiac
(ˌænæfrəˈdɪzɪˌæk)adj
(Medicine) tending to lessen sexual desire
n
(Pharmacology) an anaphrodisiac drug
ˌanaphroˈdisia n
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