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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.

Antimonsoon

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

Antimony

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.

antimycin

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.

Antinational

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

Antinephritic

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

antineutrino

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

antineutron

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

Antinomian

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.

Antinomy

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

Antiochian

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

Antiodontalgic

Efficacious in curing toothache. A remedy for toothache.

Antiorgastic

Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.

Antiparallels

Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.

antiparticle

A fundamental particle which has the same mass as one of the common fundamental particles, but which has an opposite charge, and for which certain other of the properties (e. g. baryon number, strangeness) may be opposite to that of the normal particle. The antiparticle to an electron is called a positron; the antiparticle to a proton is called an antiproton; the antiparticle to a neutron is called an antineutron. When a particle and its corresponding antiparticle collide, they typically annihilate each other with the production of large quantities of energy, usually in the form of radiation. The interaction of a proton and antiproton cause annihilation with production of mesons.

Antipasch

The Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday.

Antipathetical Antipathetic

Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to.

Antipathic

Belonging to antipathy; opposite; contrary; allopathic.

Antipathous

Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic.

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