What's the difference between antaphrodisiac and antiaphrodisiac?
Antaphrodisiac
Definition:
(a.) Capable of blunting the venereal appetite.
(n.) Anything that quells the venereal appetite.
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Antiaphrodisiac
Definition:
(a. & n.) Same as Antaphrodisiac.
Example Sentences:
(1) Transfer of 7-tricosene to immature virgin females by courting males significantly decreases their attractiveness, so 7-tricosene has demonstrable antiaphrodisiac properties.
(2) Behavioral observations strongly suggest that the odor is an antiaphrodisiac that helps to enforce monogamy among females.
(3) Male-predominant pheromones also inhibit courtship, thereby functioning as antiaphrodisiacs.
(4) Once a male has contacted a model, its attractiveness to other males is reduced, suggesting that the male may contribute an antiaphrodisiac cue so that other males avoid mated females.