Etymograph

English

erototoxin

From eroto- + toxin.

Formed from eroto- + toxin

Ancient Greek ἐράω ‘I love’

Ancient Greek ἔρως ‘love’

English eroto-

Latin toxicum ‘a poison used on the tips of arrows’

English toxin

Today it means

noun An addictive chemical said to be released in the brain from looking at pornography.

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Etymograph / erototoxin