Webster's Dictionary 1913

4888

Antisplenetic

An′ti‐splen″e‐tic (�; see Splenetic, 277), a. Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. — n. An antisplenetic medicine.

4889

Antistrophe

‖An‐tis″tro‐phe (�), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to turn to the opposite side; � against + � to turn. See Strophe.] 1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, ex...

4890

Antistrophic

An′ti‐stroph″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.

4891

Antistrophon

‖An‐tis″tro‐phon (�), n.(Rhet.) An argument retorted on an opponent. Milton.

4892

Antistrumatic

An′ti‐stru″mat″ic (�), a.(Med.) Antistrumous. — n. A medicine for scrofula.

4893

Antistrumous

An′ti‐stru″mous (�), a.(Med.) Good against scrofulous disorders. Johnson. Wiseman.

4894

Antisyphilitic

An′ti‐syph′i‐lit″ic (�), a.(Med.) Efficacious against syphilis. — n. A medicine for syphilis.

4895

Antitheism

An′ti‐the″ism (�), n. The doctrine of antitheists. — An′ti‐the‐is″tic (�), a.

4896

Antitheist

An′ti‐the″ist, n. A disbeliever in the existence of God.

4897

Antithesis

An‐tith″e‐sis (�), n.; pl.Antitheses. (�) [L., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to set against, to oppose; � against + � to set. See Thesis.] 1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or se...

4898

Antithet

An″ti‐thet (�), n. [L. antitheton, fr. Gr. �, �, antithetic.] An antithetic or contrasted statement. Bacon.

4899

Antithetic

{ An′ti‐thet″ic (�), An′ti‐thet″ic‐al (�), } a. Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

4900

Antithetically

An′ti‐thet″ic‐al‐ly, adv. By way antithesis.

4901

Antitoxin

{ An′ti‐tox″in, An′ti‐tox″ine } (�), n. [Pref. anti- + toxin.] A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or ti...

4902

Antitragus

‖An‐tit″ra‐gus (�), n.(Anat.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See Ear.

4903

Antitrochanter

‖An′ti‐tro‐chan″ter (�), n.(Anat.) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.

4904

Antitropal

{ An‐tit″ro‐pal (�), An‐tit″ro‐pous (�), } a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. � turn, � to turn.] (Bot.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect ...

4905

Antitypal

An″ti‐ty′pal (�), a. Antitypical.

4906

Antitype

An″ti‐type (–tīp), n. [Gr. � of corresponding form; � against + � type, figure. See Type.] That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by ...

4907

Antitypical

An′ti‐typ″ic‐al (�), a. Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type. — An′ti‐typ″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

4908

Antitypous

An‐tit″y‐pous (�), a. Resisting blows; hard. Cudworth.

4909

Antitypy

An‐tit″y‐py (�), n. Opposition or resistance of matter to force. Sir W. Hamilton.

4910

Antivaccination

An′ti‐vac′ci‐na″tion (�), n. Opposition to vaccination. London Times.

4911

Antivaccinationist

An′ti‐vac′ci‐na″tion‐ist, n. An antivaccinist.

4912

Antivaccinist

An′ti‐vac″ci‐nist, n. One opposed to vaccination.

4913

Antivariolous

An′ti‐va‐ri″o‐lous (�), a. Preventing the contagion of smallpox.

4914

Antivenereal

An′ti‐ve‐ne″re‐al (�), a. Good against venereal poison; antisyphilitic.