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antiaphrodisiac

Meaning of "antiaphrodisiac" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ANTIAPHRODISIAC

ˌæntɪˌæfrəˈdɪzɪæk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANTIAPHRODISIAC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Antiaphrodisiac is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANTIAPHRODISIAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anaphrodisiac

An anaphrodisiac is something that quells or blunts the libido. It is the opposite of an aphrodisiac, something that enhances sexual appetite. The word anaphrodisiac comes from the Greek privative prefix ἀν-, denoting negation, and aphrodisiac, from the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite.

Definition of antiaphrodisiac in the English dictionary

The definition of antiaphrodisiac in the dictionary is that which represses sexual desire.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANTIAPHRODISIAC

amnesiac · antaphrodisiac · aphrodisiac · Dayak · Dyak · egomaniac · eniac · guaiac · hemophiliac · kaiak · kayak · kleptomaniac · megalomaniac · monomaniac · noncardiac · nymphomaniac · phrenesiac · pyromaniac · triac · Wozniak

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANTIAPHRODISIAC

antiacademic · antiacne · antiaggression · antiair · antiaircraft defense · antialcohol · antialcoholism · antialien · antiallergenic · antianemia · antianxiety · antiar · antiarin · antiarmor · antiarrhythmic · antiarthritic · antiarthritis · antiasthma · antiasthmatic · antiauxin

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANTIAPHRODISIAC

anaphrodisiac · aphasiac · brainiac · cardiac · celiac · coeliac · Dionysiac · iliac · insomniac · intracardiac · maniac · Mauriac · necrophiliac · paradisiac · paranoiac · sex maniac · sign of the zodiac · symposiac · Syriac · zodiac

Synonyms and antonyms of antiaphrodisiac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «antiaphrodisiac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANTIAPHRODISIAC

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The translations of antiaphrodisiac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «antiaphrodisiac» in English.
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antiaphrodisiac
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380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
278 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
270 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
260 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
220 millions of speakers
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Antiaphrodisiac
190 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
180 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
130 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
85 millions of speakers
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Antiaphrodisiac
85 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
80 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
75 millions of speakers
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अँटिग्रेशिसियस
75 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
70 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
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antiaphrodisiac
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antiaphrodisiac
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antiaphrodisiac
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antiaphrodisiac
14 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
10 millions of speakers
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antiaphrodisiac
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about antiaphrodisiac

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANTIAPHRODISIAC»

Discover the use of antiaphrodisiac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to antiaphrodisiac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sperm Competition and Its Evolutionary Consequences in the ...
(1983) suggested that the seminal fluid enzyme esterase 6 metabolized the seminal fluid component m-vaccenyl acetate to produce the antiaphrodisiac cw- vaccenyl alcohol. However, subsequent work showed that this product was not ...
Leigh W. Simmons, 2001
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Insects Through the Seasons
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. Female mealworm beetles produce a ...
Gilbert Waldbauer, 1998
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Biological Factors—Advances in Research and Application: ...
A new study, “Sexual selection drives the evolution of antiaphrodisiac pheromones in butterflies,” is now available. “Competition for mates has resulted in sophisticated mechanisms of male control over female reproduction. Antiaphrodisiacs ...
‎2012
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Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: The ...
... G. tachinoides sex pheromone homosexual courtship stimulation antiaphrodisiac antiaphrodisiac antiaphrodisiac male aggregation male aggregation sex pheromone male aggregation sex pheromone male aggregation sex pheromone sex ...
Gary J. Blomquist, Richard G. Vogt, 2003
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Chemical Ecology of Insect Parasitoids
Huigens, M., de Swart, E. and Mumm, R. (2011) Risk of egg parasitoid attraction depends on antiaphrodisiac titre in the large cabbage white butterfly Pieris hrassicae. Iournal of Chemical Ecology 37: 36447. Huigens, M.E., Pashalidou, F.G., ...
Eric Wajnberg, Stefano Colazza, 2013
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Biotechnology and Medicine
Fertilized females additionally produce the courtship-suppressing pheromone ( antiaphrodisiac) which they emit in response to male courtship. Courtship suppression in males which have previous experience in courting a mated female, is the ...
Gennadiĭ Efremovich Zaikov, 2004
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Bee World
Science Round-up An antiaphrodisiac in sweat bees Most of us are familiar with the concept of aphrodisiacs to attract members of the opposite sex. However anrtaphrodisiacs, substances that inhibit the response of males to the scent of ...
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Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal ...
[Greek anti, against] ♢ antiaphrodisiac See chemical-releasing stimulus: semiochemical: pheromone: aphrodisiac: antiaphrodisiac. ♢ anticipatory adjustment n. An animal's response to some aspect of its environment, or to its biological clock, ...
Edward M. Barrows, 2011
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Neurobiology of Chemical Communication
The first clue that cVA is important for courtship came from the work of Jallon who noted an antiaphrodisiac effect of cVA (Jallon et al. 1981). The effect of cVA on courtship became clearer when Or67d mutants were studied. Males lacking ...
Carla Mucignat-Caretta, 2014
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Sperm Competition and the Evolution of Animal Mating systems
In Heliconius erato, males transfer a substance to females during mating that imparts a strong long-lasting odor that repels other courting males, a postmating antiaphrodisiac (Gilbert 1976). This cannot be only the result of intramale sexual  ...
Robert L. Smith, 1984

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANTIAPHRODISIAC»

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Semen's Chemical Cocktail Can Hijack a Mate's Brain
One of the substances that have such an “antiaphrodisiac” effect is sex peptide, a small protein molecule—small enough to pass straight ... «Discover Magazine, Apr 15»
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A Pheromone by Any Other Name
To males, however, cVA is an antiaphrodisiac, even capable of inducing aggression. Although females do not produce the compound, residual ... «Scientist, Sep 13»
REFERENCE
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