antiaphrodisiac

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ aphrodisiac

Noun

antiaphrodisiac (plural antiaphrodisiacs)

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.

Translations

any substance that reduces sexual attraction

Portuguese: antiafrodisíaco m

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