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.

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.

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

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.

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

Oddly; grotesquely.

The quality of being antic.

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.

Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.

Opposing or destroying contagion.

Good against convulsions.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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).

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

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

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

Serving as an antidote.

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

Good against dysentery. A medicine for dysentery.

Same as Antemetic.

Same as Antepileptic.

Febrifuge.

Acetanilide.

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

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

A copy or transcript.

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.

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

Tending to stop hemorrhage. A remedy for hemorrhage.

Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia. A remedy for hydrophobia.

Good against dropsy. A remedy for dropsy.

Tending to prevent sleep. An antihypnotic agent.

Counteractive of hypochondria. A remedy for hypochondria.

Counteracting hysteria. A remedy for hysteria.

Good against jaundice. A remedy for jaundice.

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.

A balancing; equipoise.

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

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.

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

A contradiction between any words or passages in an author.

A remedy against the plague.

Of or relating to the antelope.

A contradicter.

Contradiction.

Antihydrophobic.

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.

Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates.

Good against malaria.

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

One opposed to Freemasonry.

Opposition to Freemasonry.

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

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

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

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

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

A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.

An enemy to monarchial government.

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

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

Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar.

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

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.

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

Combined with or containing antimony; as, antimoniureted hydrogen.

The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.

An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.

one of several antibiotic substances produced by several species of Streptomyces, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 (C28H40N2O9) and antimycin A3 (C26H36N2O9). They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.

Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government.

Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys. An antinephritic remedy.

The antiparticle of a neutrino. Each type of neutrino has a corresponding antineutrino.

The antiparticle of a neutron. It has the same mass as a neutron, but a spin and magnetic moment opposite that of the neutron.

One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535.

The tenets or practice of Antinomians.

An Antinomian.

Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule.

Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.

Efficacious in curing toothache. A remedy for toothache.

Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.