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Anti-Semitism

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

Anti-trade

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

Antiae

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

Antialbumid

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

Antiar

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

Antiarin

A poisonous principle obtained from antiar.

Antiattrition

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

Antibacchius

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

Antibacterial

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

antibaryon

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

Antibillous

Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.

antiblack

discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people

Antibody

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.

Antibrachial

Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.

Antibrachium

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

Antibromic

An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.

Antibubonic

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.

Antiburgher

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

Anticatarrhal

Efficacious against catarrh. An anticatarrhal remedy.

Anticathode

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

Anticausotic

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

Antichlor

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

Antichrist

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

Antichronism

Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.

Antichthon

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

Anticipate

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

anticipated

expected; opposite of unanticipated and unexpected.

Anticipation

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

Anticivism

Opposition to the body politic of citizens.

Anticlastic

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

Anticlimax

A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It produces a ridiculous effect.

Anticlinal

The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.

Anticline

A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an anticlinal. Contrassted with syncline.

Anticlinorium

The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal.

Anticoherer

A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a telephone.

Anticor

A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.

Anticous

Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.

Anticyclone

A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.

anticyclonic

of or pertaining to an anticyclone; moving in the opposite direction of a cyclone.

Antidiphtheritic

Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria bacilli. An antidiphtheritic agent.

antidisestablishmentarianism

the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; -- used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England. Opposed to disestablishmentarianism.

Antidorcas

A genus of mammals comprising the springbucks (or springboks). The main species is Antidorcas marsupialis the springbuck, of which there are three subspecies: the cape springbuck (marsupialis), the Kalahari springbuck (hofmeyri) and the Angolan springbuck (angolensis).

Antidotal

Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.

Antidotary

Antidotal. An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.

Antidote

To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.

Antidromous

Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.

Antifriction

Something to lessen friction; antiattrition. Tending to lessen friction.

Antigalastic

Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.

Antiguggler

A crooked tube of metal, to be introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise.

Antihelix

The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear.

Antihydrophobic

Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia. A remedy for hydrophobia.

Antihypnotic

Tending to prevent sleep. An antihypnotic agent.

Antiicteric

Good against jaundice. A remedy for jaundice.

Antilegomena

Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena.

Antilithic

Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed. An antilithic medicine.

Antilogarithm

The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine.

Antilogous

Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous.

Antilogy

A contradiction between any words or passages in an author.

Antimacassar

A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from wear or from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.

Antimask

A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask.

antimatter

Matter whch is composed of antiparticles such as antiprotons, positrons, and antineutrons.

Antimephitic

Good against mephitic or deleterious gases. A remedy against mephitic gases.

Antimere

One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.

Antimetabole

A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.

Antimetathesis

An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.

Antimeter

A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.

Antimonate

A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical.

Antimonial

Of or pertaining to antimony. A preparation or medicine containing antimony.

Antimoniated

Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar.

Antimonic

Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence; as, antimonic acid.

Antimonious

Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has an equivalence next lower than the highest; as, antimonious acid.

Antimonite

A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical.

Antimoniureted

Combined with or containing antimony; as, antimoniureted hydrogen.

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