Anaphrodisiac

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  anaphrodisiac \an*aph`ro*dis"i*ac\
     ([a^]n*[a^]f`r[-o]*d[i^]z"[i^]*[a^]k), a. & n. [Gr. 'an priv.
     + 'afrodisiako`s pertaining to venery.] (Med.)
     Same as {Antaphrodisiac}. --Dunglison. AS
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  antaphrodisiac \ant`aph*ro*dis"i*ac\
     ([a^]nt`[a^]f*r[-o]*d[i^]z"[i^]*[a^]k), anaphrodisiac
  \an`aph*ro*dis"i*ac\([a^]n`[a^]f*r[-o]*d[i^]z"[i^]*[a^]k), a.
     [Pref. anti- + aphrodisiac.] (Med.)
     Capable of blunting the sexual appetite. -- n. Anything that
     reduces the sexual appetite.
     [1913 Webster + AS]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anaphrodisiac
       adj : tending to diminish sexual desire [ant: {aphrodisiac}]