Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.

A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.

Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic formations.

Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.

Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.

Divination by inspecting a burning coal.

An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.

Of or pertaining to an anthracometer.

A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.

A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis. See also the related conditions pneumomelanosis and pneumoconiosis (black lung).

A hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2O2.C6H4, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.

A carbuncle. A malignant pustule.

A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common /museum pest/ is Anthrenus varius; the carpet beetle is Anthrenus scrophulari/. The larv/ are commonly confounded with moths.

Like or related to man; human.

The group that includes man only.

Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system.

an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.

an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.

the evolution or genesis of the human race.

of or pertaining to anthropogenesis; caused by mankind or by humans.

Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.

The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.

The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment.

An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot.

That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations.

Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla. An anthropoid ape.

Anthropoid.

The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.

Man worship.

A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.

Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.

One who is versed in anthropology.

The science of the structure and functions of the human body.

Divination by the entrails of human being.

Pertaining to anthropometry.

Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc.

The manlike, or anthropoid, apes.

Of or pertaining to anthropomorphism.

The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.

One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.

One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity. one of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a human form, etc.

Pertaining to anthropomorphism, or anthropomorphitism.

Anthropomorphism.

To attribute a human form or personality to.

The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.

Transformation into the form of a human being.

Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; as, an anthropomorphous plant.

The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.

Of or pertaining to anthropopathy.

One who ascribes human feelings to deity.

The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity.

Man eaters; cannibals.

Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy.

One who east human flesh.

A cannibal.

Feeding on human flesh; cannibal.

The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.

Human nature.

The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features.

Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.

One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.

The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.

See Antihypochondriac.

See Antihysteric.

opposed to legal voluntary abortion.

a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion.

designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft; as, anti-aircraft cannon.

Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions.

One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States.

Opposed to what is Gallic or French.

Opposition to imperialism.

Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. The word is sometimes also applied to acts motivated by or evincing antisemitism.

A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between 30/ and 50/ of latitude in both the northern and the southern hemisphere.

The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.

A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.

See Albumose.

Same as Antaphrodisiac.

Same as Antapoplectic.

A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).

A poisonous principle obtained from antiar.

Same as Antasthmatic.

Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.

opposed to authoritarian government.

A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).

a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.

the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1.

Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.

of or pertaining to an antibiotic.

discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people

Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains various antibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also stimulates production of their specific antibodies by the immune system.

Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.

That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm.

An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.

Good or used against bubonic plague; as, antibubonic serum, obtained from immunized horses; antibubonic vaccine, a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus; antibubonic measures.

One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.

To perform antics.

An antimask.

Efficacious against catarrh. An anticatarrhal remedy.

The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge.

Same as Anticausotic.

Good against an inflammatory fever. A remedy for such a fever.

See Antechamber.

Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.

A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.

Opposed to the Christian religion.

Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.

In an antichristian manner.

Deviating from the proper order of time.

Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.

A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun.

Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.

To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.

expected; opposite of unanticipated and unexpected.

The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.

Anticipating, or containing anticipation.

One who anticipates.

Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation.

Opposed to citizenship.

Opposition to the body politic of citizens.

Having opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.