Antivenin
An′ti‐ve″nin (?), n. [Written also antivenen, antivenine.] [Pref. anti- + L. venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.) The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injec...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Antivivisection
An′ti‐viv′i‐sec″tion (�), n. Opposition to vivisection.
Antivivisectionist
An′ti‐viv′i‐sec″tion‐ist, n. One opposed to vivisection
Antizymic
An′ti‐zym″ic (�), a. Preventing fermentation.
Antizymotic
An′ti‐zy‐mot″ic (�), a.(Med.) Preventing fermentation or decomposition. — n. An agent so used.
Antler
Ant″ler (�), n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller, endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL. antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See Ocular.] (Zoöl.) T...
Antlered
Ant″lered (�), a. Furnished with antlers.The antlered stag.Cowper.
Antlia
‖Ant″li‐a (�), n.; pl.Antilæ (�). (Zoöl.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera.
Antœci
‖An‐tœ″ci (ăn‐tē″sī), An‐tœ″cians (–shanz), n. pl. [NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl. ἄντοικι; αντἴ opposite + οικεἰ̑ν to live.] Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite p...
Antonomasia
‖An′to‐no‐ma″si‐a (?; 277), n.(Rhet.) The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is ...
Antonomastic
An′to‐no‐mas″tic (�), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. — An′to‐no‐mas″tic‐al‐ly (�), adv.
Antonomasy
An‐ton″o‐ma‐sy (�), n. Antonomasia.
Antonym
An″to‐nym (�), n. A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; — used as a correlative of synonym. C. J. Smith.
Antorbital
Ant‐or″bit‐al (�), a. [Pref. anti- + orbital.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the orbit. — n. The antorbital bone.
Antorgastic
Ant′or‐gas″tic (�), a. See Antiorgastic.
Antozone
Ant‐o″zone (�), n. [Pref. anti- + ozone.] (Chem.) A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; — so called because apparently...
Antral
An″tral (�), a.(Anat.) Relating to an antrum.
Antre
An″tre (�), n. [F. antre, L. antrum, fr. Gr. �.] A cavern. Shak.
Antrorse
An‐trorse″ (ăn‐trôrs″), a. [From L. ante + versun turned; apparently formed in imitation of retrorse.] (Bot.) Forward or upward in direction. Gray.
Antrovert
An′tro‐vert″ (�), v. t. To bend forward. Owen.
Antrum
‖An″trum (�), n.; pl.Antra (�). A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus. Huxley.
Antrustion
‖An‐trus″tion (�), n. [F., fr. LL. antrustio.] A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises.
Anubis
‖A‐nu″bis (�), n.(Myth.) An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.
Anura
‖A‐nu″ra (ȧ‐nū″rȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. αν̓ priv. + ουρἄ a tail.] (Zoöl.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Writt...
Anurous
A‐nu″rous (�), a.(Zoöl.) Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Also written anourous.]
Anury
An″u‐ry (�), n. [Gr. αν̓ priv. + οὐ̑ρον urine.] (Med.) Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.
Anus
‖A″nus (�), n. [L., prob. for asnus: cf. Gr. � to sit, Skr. ās.] (Anat.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.