Webster's Dictionary 1913

4726

Anticous

An‐ti″cous (�), 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.

4727

Anticyclone

An″ti‐cy′clone (ăn″tĭ‐sī′klōn), n.(Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to th...

4728

Antidiphtheritic

An′ti‐diph′the‐rit″ic (?), a.(Med.) Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria bacilli. — n. An antidiphtheritic agent.

4729

Antidotal

An″ti‐do′tal (ăn″tĭ‐dō′tal) a. Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison. Sir T. Browne. — An″ti‐do′tal‐ly, adv.

4730

Antidotary

An″ti‐do′ta‐ry (–dō′tȧ‐ry̆), a. Antidotal. — n. An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.

4731

Antidote

An″ti‐dote (ăn″tĭ‐dōt), n. [L. antidotum, Gr. αντἴδοτον (sc. φάρμακον), fr. αντἴδοτοσ given against; αντἴ against + διδόναι to give: cf. F. antidote. See Dose, n.] 1. A remedy t...

4732

Antidote (2)

An″ti‐dote, v. t. 1. To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.Nor could Alexander himself... antidote... the poisonous draught, when it had once ...

4733

Antidotical

An′ti‐dot″ic‐al (ăn′tĭ‐dōt″ĭ‐kal), a. Serving as an antidote. — An′ti‐dot″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

4734

Antidromous

An‐tid″ro‐mous (ăn‐tĭd″rō̍‐mŭs), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. δρόμοσ a running.] (Bot.) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.

4735

Antidysenteric

An′ti‐dys′en‐ter″ic (�), a.(Med.) Good against dysentery. — n. A medicine for dysentery.

4736

Antiemetic

An′ti‐e‐met″ic (�), a. & n.(Med.) Same as Antemetic.

4737

Antiephialtic

An′ti‐eph′i‐al″tic (�), a. & n.(Med.) Same as Antephialtic.

4738

Antiepileptic

An′ti‐ep′i‐lep″tic (�), a. & n.(Med.) Same as Antepileptic.

4739

Antifebrile

An′ti‐fe″brile (�), a. & n.(Med.) Febrifuge.

4740

Antifebrine

An′ti‐feb″rine (�), n.(Med.) Acetanilide.

4741

Antifriction

An′ti‐fric″tion (�), n. Something to lessen friction; antiattrition. — a. Tending to lessen friction.

4742

Antigalastic

An′ti‐ga‐las″tic (�), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. �, �, milk.] Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.

4743

Antigraph

An″ti‐graph (�), n. [Gr. � a transcribing: cf. F. antigraphe.] A copy or transcript.

4744

Antiguggler

An′ti‐gug″gler (�) 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 sed...

4745

Antihelix

An′ti‐he″lix (�), n.(Anat.) The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See Ear.

4746

Antihemorrhagic

An′ti‐hem′or‐rhag″ic (�), a.(Med.) Tending to stop hemorrhage. — n. A remedy for hemorrhage.

4747

Antihydrophobic

An′ti‐hy′dro‐phob″ic (�), a.(Med.) Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia. — n. A remedy for hydrophobia.

4748

Antihydropic

An′ti‐hy‐drop″ic (�), a.(Med.) Good against dropsy. — n. A remedy for dropsy.

4749

Antihypnotic

An′ti‐hyp‐not″ic (�), a.(Med.) Tending to prevent sleep. — n. An antihypnotic agent.

4750

Antihypochondriac

An′ti‐hyp′o‐chon″dri‐ac (�), a.(Med.) Counteractive of hypochondria. — n. A remedy for hypochondria.

4751

Antihysteric

An′ti‐hys‐ter″ic (�), a.(Med.) Counteracting hysteria. — n. A remedy for hysteria.

4752

Antiicteric

An′ti‐ic‐ter″ic (�), a.(Med.) Good against jaundice. — n. A remedy for jaundice.