- antaphrodisiac
- SYN: anaphrodisiac.
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ant·aph·ro·di·si·ac (ant″af-ro-dizґe-ak) 1. abrogating the sexual instinct. 2. an agent that allays sexual impulses; called also anterotic.
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antaphrodisiac
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