antiaphrodisiac

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English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ aphrodisiac.

Noun

antiaphrodisiac (plural antiaphrodisiacs)

  1. Any substance that reduces sexual attraction.
    • 1998, Gilbert Waldbauer, Insects through the seasons, page 65:
      The males of other insects try to keep their mates faithful by daubing them with an antiaphrodisiac pheromone, a scent that mixes with the female's own scent and makes her less attractive to other males.

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