Relating to or having the qualities of an aphrodisiac; capable of arousing sexual desire or increasing libido.
From 'aphrodisiac' plus '-al' suffix, forming the adjectival version. This layering of suffixes shows how English builds increasingly specific descriptive terms by stacking morphemes.
Food scientists discovered that chocolate's aphrodisiacal effect partly comes from phenylethylamine—the same chemical produced by your brain when you're in love—so there's actual chemistry behind the romance of chocolate gifts.
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