Webster's Dictionary 1913

4753

Antilegomena

‖An′ti‐le‐gom″e‐na (�), n. pl.(Eccl.) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Ep...

4754

Antilibration

An′ti‐li‐bra″tion (�), n. A balancing; equipoise. De Quincey.

4755

Antilithic

An′ti‐lith″ic (�), a.(Med.) Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed. — n. An antilithic medicine.

4756

Antilogarithm

An′ti‐log″a‐rithm (�), 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 th...

4757

Antilogous

An‐til″o‐gous (ăn‐tĭl″ō̍‐gŭs), a. Of the contrary name or character; — opposed to analogous.Antilogous pole(Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified w...

4758

Antilogy

An‐til″o‐gy (ăn‐tĭl″ō̍‐jy̆), n.; pl.Antilogies (ăn‐tĭl″ō̍‐jĭz). [Gr. αντιλογἴα, fr. αντἴλογοσ contradictory; αντἴ against + λέγειν to speak.] A contradiction between any words o...

4759

Antiloimic

An′ti‐loi″mic (ăn′tĭ‐loi″mĭk), n.(Med.) A remedy against the plague. Brande & C.

4760

Antilopine

An‐til″o‐pine (�), a. Of or relating to the antelope.

4761

Antiloquist

An‐til″o‐quist (�), n. A contradicter.

4762

Antiloquy

An‐til″o‐quy (�), n. [Pref. anti- + L. loqui to speak.] Contradiction.

4763

Antilyssic

An′ti‐lys″sic (�), a. & n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � rage, madness.] (Med.) Antihydrophobic.

4764

Antimacassar

An′ti‐ma‐cas″sar (�), n. A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.

4765

Antimagistrical

An′ti‐ma‐gis″tric‐al (�), a. [Pref. anti- + magistrical for magistratical.] Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates. South.

4766

Antimalarial

An′ti‐ma‐la″ri‐al (�), a. Good against malaria.

4767

Antimask

An″ti‐mask′ (�), n. A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask. [Written also antimasque.] Bacon.

4768

Antimason

An′ti‐ma″son (�), n. One opposed to Freemasonry. — An′ti‐ma‐son″ic (�), a.

4769

Antimasonry

An′ti‐ma″son‐ry (�), n. Opposition to Freemasonry.

4770

Antimephitic

An′ti‐me‐phit″ic (�), a.(Med.) Good against mephitic or deleterious gases. — n. A remedy against mephitic gases. Dunglison.

4771

Antimere

An″ti‐mere (�), n. [. anti- + -mere.] (Biol.) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.

4772

Antimetabole

‖An′ti‐me‐tab″o‐le (�), n.(Rhet.) A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.

4773

Antimetathesis

‖An′ti‐me‐tath″e‐sis (�), n.(Rhet.) An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.

4774

Antimeter

An‐tim″e‐ter (�), n. A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.

4775

Antimonarchic

{ An′ti‐mo‐nar″chic (�), An′ti‐mo‐nar″chic‐al (�), } Opposed to monarchial government. Bp. Benson. Addison.

4776

Antimonarchist

An′ti‐mon″arch‐ist (�), n. An enemy to monarchial government.

4777

Antimonate

An′ti‐mo″nate (�), n.(Chem.) A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical. [Written also antimoniate.]

4778

Antimonial

An′ti‐mo″ni‐al (�), a. Of or pertaining to antimony. — n.(Med.) A preparation or medicine containing antimony.Antimonial powder, a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and t...

4779

Antimoniated

An′ti‐mo″ni‐a′ted (�), a. Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar.