Antipathy
An‐tip″a‐thy (�), n.; pl.Antipathies (�). [L. antipathia, Gr. �; � against + � to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See Pathos.] 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversi...
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Antipeptone
An′ti‐pep″tone (�), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic ju...
Antiperiodic
An′ti‐pe′ri‐od″ic (�), n.(Med.) A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.
Antiperistaltic
An′ti‐per′i‐stal″tic (�), a.(Med.) Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; — applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube.
Antiperistasis
‖An′ti‐pe‐ris″ta‐sis (–pē̍‐rĭs″tȧ‐sĭs), n. [Gr. αντιπερἴστασισ; αντἴ against + περίστασισ a standing around, fr. περιιστάναι to stand around; περί around + ιστἅναι to stand.] Op...
Antiperistatic
An′ti‐per′i‐stat″ic (–pĕr′ĭ‐stăt″ĭk), a. Pertaining to antiperistasis.
Antipetalous
An′ti‐pet″al‐ous (�), a. [Pref. anti- + petal.] (Bot.) Standing before a petal, as a stamen.
Antipharmic
An′ti‐phar″mic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � poison.] (Med.) Antidotal; alexipharmic.
Antiphlogistian
An′ti‐phlo‐gis″tian (�), n. An opposer of the theory of phlogiston.
Antiphlogistic
An′ti‐phlo‐gis″tic (�), a. 1. (Chem.) Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.2. (Med.) Counteracting inflammation.
Antiphlogistic (2)
An′ti‐phlo‐gis″tic, n.(Med.) Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation. Coxe.
Antiphon
An″ti‐phon (�), n. [LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. �. See Anthem.] 1. A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone.2. A verse said before and after th...
Antiphonal
An‐tiph″o‐nal (�), a. Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. Wheatly. — An‐tiph″o‐nal‐ly, adv.
Antiphonal (2)
An‐tiph″o‐nal, n. A book of antiphons or anthems.
Antiphonary
An‐tiph″o‐na‐ry (�), n. [LL. antiphonarium. See Antiphoner.] A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical not...
Antiphone
An″ti‐phone (�), n.(Mus.) The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.
Antiphoner
An‐tiph″o‐ner (�), n. [F. antiphonaire. See Antiphon.] A book of antiphons. Chaucer.
Antiphonic
An′ti‐phon″ic (�), a. Antiphonal.
Antiphony
An‐tiph″o‐ny (�), n.; pl.Antiphonies (�). [See Antiphon.] 1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congre...
Antiphrasis
‖An‐tiph″ra‐sis (�), n.(Rhet.) The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.
Antiphrastic
{ An′ti‐phras″tic (�), An′ti‐phras″tic‐al (�), } a. Pertaining to antiphrasis. — An′ti‐phras″tic‐al‐ly, adv.
Antiphthisic
An′ti‐phthis″ic (�), a.(Med.) Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption. — n. A medicine for phthisis.
Antiphysical
An′ti‐phys″ic‐al (�), a. [Pref. anti- + physical.] Contrary to nature; unnatural.
Antiphysical (2)
An′ti‐phys″ic‐al, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � to inflate.] (Med.) Relieving flatulence; carminative.
Antiplastic
An′ti‐plas″tic (�), a. 1. Diminishing plasticity.2. (Med.) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.
Antipodagric
An′ti‐po‐dag″ric (�), a.(Med.) Good against gout. — n. A medicine for gout.
Antipodal
An‐tip″o‐dal (�), a. 1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.2. Diametrically opposite. “His antipodal shadow.” Lowell.