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Anthropophuism (ănthr�pŏf�ĭz'm), n. [Gr. 'anqropofyhs of man's nature; 'anqropos a man + fyh nature.] Human nature. [R.] Gladstone.
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Anthroposcopy (ănthr�pŏsk�p�), n. [Gr. 'anqrwpos man + -scopy.] The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features. [R.]
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Anthroposophy (ănthr�pŏs�f�), n. [Gr. 'anqrwpos man + sofia wisdom, knowledge.] Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.
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Anthropotomical (ănthr�p�tŏmĭk�l), a. Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
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Anthropotomist (ănthr�pŏt�mĭst), n. One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
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Anthropotomy (�), n. [Gr. 'anqrwpos man + tomh a cutting.] The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen.
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Anthypnotic (�). See .
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Anthypochondriac (�), a. & n. See .
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Anthysteric (�), a. & n. See .
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Anti (�). [Gr. � against. See .] A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.
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anti-abortion (�), a. opposed to legal voluntary abortion.
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anti-abortionist (�), n. a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion.
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Antiæ (�), n. pl. [L., forelock.] (Zoöl.) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.
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anti-aircraft (�), a. designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft; as, anti-aircraft cannon.
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Antialbumid (�), n. [Pref. anti- + -albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.
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Antialbumose (�), n. (Physiol.) See .
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Anti-American (�), a. Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. Marshall.
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Antiaphrodisiac (�), a. & n. Same as .
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Antiapoplectic (�), a. & n. (Med.) Same as .
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Antiar (�), n. [Jav. antjar.] A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).
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Antiarin (�), n. (Chem.) A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. Watts.
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Antiasthmatic (�), a. & n. Same as .
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Antiattrition (�), n. Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.
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antiauthoritarian adj. 1. opposed to authoritarian government.
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Antibacchius (�), n. [L., fr. Gr. � + �. See .] (Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).
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Antibacterial (?), a. (Med.) (a) killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases. (b) Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease. [archaic]
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Antibacterial (?), n. (Med.) a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.
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antibaryon n. 1. the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1.
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Antibillous (�), a. Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.
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antibiotic n. 1. A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections.
Syn. -- wonder drug
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2. any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal activity; -- used commonly but loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial agents.
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antibiotic adj. 1. of or pertaining to an antibiotic.
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2. having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing microbes.
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-- antibiotically, n.
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antiblack adj. 1. discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people
Syn. -- racist
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Antibody (ăntĭbŏd�), n. 1. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) 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. In certain “autoimmune” diseases, the immune system of an organism may produce antibodies to parts of the organism's own structure, and can cause considerable damage and even death as a result.
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2. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) more narrowly, any of the immunoglobulins present in the blood serum or other body fluids of an animal, which reacts with a specific antigenic substance, whether the antibody was produced as a consequence of the stimulus provided by the antigen, or was pre-existing prior to exposure of the organism to the antigen. The soluble antibodies present in serum are complex globins (proteins) with both constant and variable regions in the polypeptide chains, the variable region being responsible for the reaction of the antibody with its specific antigen. Typically, antibodies of more than one structure may react with a given antigen, and any given antigen may stimulate production of more than one antibody. Methods have been developed to grow cells in tissue culture which produce predominantly only one specific antibody, and such antibodies thus produced (called monoclonal antibodies) are highly specific in their reactions to molecular strucures, and are used as valuable reagents in biochemical technology.
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Antibrachial (�), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.
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Antibrachium (�), n. [NL.] (Anat.) That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm.
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Antibromic (�), n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � a stink.] An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.
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Antibubonic (?), a. 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.
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Antiburgher (-bûrgẽr), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.
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Antic (ăntĭk), a. [The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See .] 1. Old; antique. (Zoöl.) “Lords of antic fame.” Phaer.
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2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
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The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison.
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The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. Fuller.
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Antic, n. 1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.
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2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
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Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser.
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3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
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And fraught with antics as the Indian bird
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth.
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4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.]
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5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.]
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Performed by knights and ladies of his court
In nature of an antic. Ford.
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Antic, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticked (�), Antickt.] To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] Shak.
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Antic, v. i. To perform antics.
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Anticatarrhal (�), a. (Med.) Efficacious against catarrh. -- n. An anticatarrhal remedy.
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Anticathode (�), n. (Phys.) The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge.
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Anticausodic (�), a. & n. (Med.) Same as .
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Anticausotic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � fever, � to burn.] (Med.) Good against an inflammatory fever. -- n. A remedy for such a fever.
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Antichamber, n. [Obs.] See .
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Antichlor (�), n. [Pref. anti- + chlorine.] (Chem.) Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.
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Antichrist (�), n. [L. Antichristus, Gr. �; � against + �.] A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.
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Antichristian (?; 106), a. Opposed to the Christian religion.
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{ Antichristianism (�), Antichristianity (�), } n. Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.
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Antichristianly (�), adv. In an antichristian manner.
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Antichronical (�), a. Deviating from the proper order of time. -- Antichronically, adv.
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Antichronism (�), n. [Gr. �; � against + � time.] Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism. [R.] Selden.
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Antichthon (�), n.; pl. Antichthones (�). [Gr. �; � against + � the earth.] 1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun. Grote.
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2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. Whewell.
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Anticipant (�), a. [L. anticipans, p. pr. of anticipare.] Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.
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Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell. Southey.
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Anticipate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anticipated (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Anticipating (�).] [L. anticipatus, p. p. of anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See .] 1. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
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To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. R. Hall.
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He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been anticipated by the populace. Macaulay.
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2. To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.
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3. To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.
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4. To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit; to anticipate the evils of life.
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Syn. -- To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect. -- To , . These words, as here compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. Expect is the stringer. It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. Anticipate is, literally, to take beforehand, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence, to say, “I did not anticipate a refusal,” expresses something less definite and strong than to say, “ did not expect it.” Still, anticipate is a convenient word to be interchanged with expect in cases where the thought will allow.
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Good with bad
Expect to hear; supernal grace contending
With sinfulness of men. Milton.
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I would not anticipate the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives. Spectator.
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Timid men were anticipating another civil war. Macaulay.
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anticipated adj. 1. 1 expected; opposite of unanticipated and unexpected.
Syn. -- awaited(predicate), hoped-for, prospective
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2. 1 rightfully expected.
Syn. -- looked-for(prenominal).
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Anticipation (ăntĭsĭpāshŭn), n. [L. anticipatio: cf. F. anticipation.] 1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
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So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery. Shak.
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2. Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the anticipation of the joys of heaven.
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The happy anticipation of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just. Thodey.
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3. Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.
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Many men give themselves up to the first anticipations of their minds. Locke.
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4. (Mus.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.
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Syn. -- Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation; antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation; foresight; forethought.
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Anticipative (ăntĭsĭp�tĭv), a. Anticipating, or containing anticipation. “Anticipative of the feast to come.” Cary. -- Anticipatively, adv.
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Anticipator (�), n. One who anticipates.
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Anticipatory (ăntĭsĭpȧt�r�), a. Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. Owen.
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Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. J. C. Shairp.
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Anticivic (ăntĭcĭvĭk), n. Opposed to citizenship.
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Anticivism (ăntĭcĭvĭz'm), n. Opposition to the body politic of citizens. [Obs.] Carlyle.
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Anticlastic (ăntĭklăstĭk), a. [Pref. anti- = Gr. kla^n to break.] Having opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.
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Anticlimax (�), n. (Rhet.) 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. Example:
Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war,
Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.
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Anticlinal (ăntĭklīn�l), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. klinein to incline.] 1. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See .
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2. (Bot.) occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.
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Coloq. Anticlinal line , Coloq. Anticlinal axis (Geol.), a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof. -- Coloq. Anticlinal vertebra (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.
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Anticlinal, n. (Geol.) The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.
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Anticline (?), n. [See .] (Geol.) 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.
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Anticlinorium (�), n.; pl. Anticlinoria (�). [NL., fr. Gr. � against + klinein to incline + 'oros mountain.] (Geol.) The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal.
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Anticly (�), adv. Oddly; grotesquely.
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Antic-mask (�), n. An antimask. B. Jonson.
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Anticness, n. The quality of being antic. Ford.
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Anticoherer (?), n. (Wireless Teleg.) 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.
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Anticonstitutional (�), a. Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.
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Anticontagious (�), a. (Med.) Opposing or destroying contagion.
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Anticonvulsive (�), a. (Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer.
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Anticor (�), n. [Pref. anti- + L. cor heart; cf. F. antic�ur.] (Far.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.
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Anticous (�), a. [L. anticus in front, foremost, fr. ante before.] (Bot.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
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Anticyclone (ăntĭsīklōn), n. (Meteorol.) 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 (�), a. -- Anticyclonically (�), adv.
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anticyclonic adj. 1. of or pertaining to an anticyclone; moving in the opposite direction of a cyclone.
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Antidiphtheritic (?), a. (Med.) Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria bacilli. -- n. An antidiphtheritic agent.
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antidisestablishmentarianism (ănt�dĭsĕstăblĭshm�ntâr�ănĭz'm), n. 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.
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Antidorcas prop. n. 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).
Syn. -- genus Antidorcas.
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Antidotal (ăntĭdōt�l)(#) a. Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison. Sir T. Browne. -- Antidotally, adv.
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Antidotary (ăntĭdōtȧr�), a. Antidotal. -- n. An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.
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Antidote (ăntĭdōt), n. [L. antidotum, Gr. 'antidoton (sc. farmakon), fr. 'antidotos given against; 'anti against + didonai to give: cf. F. antidote. See , n.] 1. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.
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2. Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.
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Antidote, v. t. 1. To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
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Nor could Alexander himself . . . antidote . . . the poisonous draught, when it had once got into his veins. South.
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2. To fortify or preserve by an antidote.
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Antidotical (ăntĭdōtĭk�l), a. Serving as an antidote. -- Antidotically, adv.
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Antidromous (ăntĭdr�mŭs), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. dromos a running.] (Bot.) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
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Antidysenteric (�), a. (Med.) Good against dysentery. -- n. A medicine for dysentery.
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Antiemetic (�), a. & n. (Med.) Same as .
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Antiephialtic (�), a. & n. (Med.) Same as .
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Antiepileptic (�), a. & n. (Med.) Same as .
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Antifebrile (�), a. & n. (Med.) Febrifuge.
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Antifebrine (�), n. (Med.) Acetanilide.
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Anti-federalist (�), n. One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States. Pickering.
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Antifriction (�), n. Something to lessen friction; antiattrition. -- a. Tending to lessen friction.
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Antigalastic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. �, �, milk.] Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.
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Anti-Gallican (�), a. Opposed to what is Gallic or French.
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Antigraph (�), n. [Gr. � a transcribing: cf. F. antigraphe.] A copy or transcript.
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Antiguggler (�) n. [Pref. anti- + guggle or gurgle.] 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.
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Antihelix (�), n. (Anat.) The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See .
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Antihemorrhagic (�), a. (Med.) Tending to stop hemorrhage. -- n. A remedy for hemorrhage.
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Antihydrophobic (�), a. (Med.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia. -- n. A remedy for hydrophobia.
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Antihydropic (�), a. (Med.) Good against dropsy. -- n. A remedy for dropsy.
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Antihypnotic (�), a. (Med.) Tending to prevent sleep. -- n. An antihypnotic agent.
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Antihypochondriac (�), a. (Med.) Counteractive of hypochondria. -- n. A remedy for hypochondria.
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Antihysteric (�), a. (Med.) Counteracting hysteria. -- n. A remedy for hysteria.
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Antiicteric (�), a. (Med.) Good against jaundice. -- n. A remedy for jaundice.
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Anti-imperialism (?), n. Opposition to imperialism. This term was applied originally in the United States, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, of those, often called Little Englanders, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and imperial defense. After the second world war, the term became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power over a foreign territory, and to the support for the national independence of territories, as in Africa, which were controlled by European nations. -- Anti-imperialist, n. -- Anti-imperialistic (#), a.
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Antilegomena (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � against + � to speak; part. pass. �.] (Eccl.) 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.
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Antilibration (�), n. A balancing; equipoise. [R.] De Quincey.
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Antilithic (�), a. (Med.) Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed. -- n. An antilithic medicine.
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Antilogarithm (�), n. (Math.) 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. -- Antilogarithmic (�), a.
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Antilogous (ăntĭl�gŭs), a. Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to analogous.
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Coloq. Antilogous pole (Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.
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Antilogy (ăntĭl�j�), n.; pl. Antilogies (-jĭz). [Gr. 'antilogia, fr. 'antilogos contradictory; 'anti against + legein to speak.] A contradiction between any words or passages in an author. Sir W. Hamilton.
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