an|aph|ro|dis|i|a

an|aph|ro|dis|i|a
an|aph|ro|dis|i|a «an AF ruh DIHZ ee uh», noun.
absence or lack of sexual power or desire.

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  • aph|ro|dis|i|a|cal — «AF ruh dih ZY uh kuhl», adjective. = aphrodisiac. (Cf. ↑aphrodisiac) …   Useful english dictionary

  • aph|ro|dis|i|ac — «AF ruh DIHZ ee ak», adjective, noun. –adj. awakening or increasing sexual desire. –n. anything that awakens or increases sexual desire, such as a specially concocted drug or food. ╂[< Greek aphrodīsiakós < aphrod pertaining to Aphrod ē… …   Useful english dictionary

  • an|aph|ro|dis|i|ac — «an AF ruh DIHZ ee ak», adjective, noun. –adj. capable of decreasing sexual desire. –n. an anaphrodisiac drug or other agent. ╂[< an1 not + Greek aphrodīsiakós aphrodisiac] …   Useful english dictionary

  • aph — aph·ae·ret·ic; aph·a·nap·ter·yx; aph·a·nip·tera; aph·a·ni·sia; aph·a·nite; aph·a·no·my·ces; aph·a·no·zy·gous; aph·e·lan·dra; aph·e·len·chi·dae; aph·e·len·choi·des; aph·e·len·chus; aph·e·li·nid; aph·e·lin·i·dae; aph·e·li·nus; aph·e·lion;… …   English syllables

  • APH-1 — protein Name=anterior pharynx defective 1 homolog A (C. elegans) caption= width= HGNCid=29509 Symbol=APH1A AltSymbols= EntrezGene=51107 OMIM=607629 RefSeq=NM 016022 UniProt=Q96BI3 PDB= ECnumber= Chromosome=1 Arm=p Band=36.13… …   Wikipedia

  • aphrodisiac — aph|ro|dis|i|ac [ ,æfrə dızi,æk ] noun count a food, drink, or drug that makes people want to have sex ╾ aph|ro|dis|i|ac adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • aphrodisiac — aph•ro•dis•i•ac [[t]ˌæf rəˈdi zɛˌæk, ˈdɪz iˌæk[/t]] adj. 1) Also, aph•ro•di•si•a•cal [[t]ˌæf rə dəˈzaɪ ə kəl, ˈsaɪ [/t]] arousing sexual desire 2) a food, drug, or other agent that arouses or is reputed to arouse sexual desire • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • aphrodisiac — aph|ro|dis|i|ac [ˌæfrəˈdıziæk] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Greek; Origin: aphrodisiakos, from Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of love] a food, drink, or drug that makes you want to have sex >aphrodisiac adj ▪ a fruit that is believed to have… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • aphrodisiac — aph·ro·dis·i·ac …   English syllables

  • anaphrodisiac — an·aph·ro·dis·i·ac …   English syllables

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