rəˈdi adjective
1.
capable of diminishing sexual desire.
noun
2.
an anaphrodisiac agent.
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anaphrodisiac (ˌænæfrəˈdɪzɪˌæk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | tending to lessen sexual desire |
| —n | |
| 2. | an anaphrodisiac drug |
| anaphro'disia | |
| —n | |
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Anaphrodisiac
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
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anaphrodisiac an·aph·ro·dis·i·ac (ān-āf'rə-dĭz'ē-āk')
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of anaphrodisia.
Repressing or destroying sexual desire.
An agent that lessens or eliminates sexual desire.
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