aphrodisiac
noun [C] /ˌæf.rəˈdɪz.i.æk/
/-ˈdiː.ʒæk/ Definition
› something, usually a drug or food, that is believed to cause sexual desire in people: Are oysters really an aphrodisiac? They say that power is an aphrodisiac.Specific types of drugDrugs - general wordsSpecific medicines and drugs
(Definition of aphrodisiac noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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