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12,322 words match “ANT”

ANTHROPOTOMICAL a.
Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.
ANTHROPOTOMIST n.
One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.
ANTHROPOTOMY n.
The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. Owen.
ANTHYPNOTIC n.
See Antihypnotic.
ANTHYPOCHONDRIAC a.
See Antihypochondriac.
ANTHYSTERIC a.
See Antihysteric.
ANTI n.
y, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.
ANTI-AMERICAN a.
Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. Marshall.
ANTI-FEDERALIST n.
One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States. Pickering.
ANTI-GALLICAN a.
Opposed to what is Gallic or French.
ANTI-IMPERIALISM n.
Opposition to imperialism; -- applied specif., in the United States, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, of those, often called Little Englanders, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matt…
ANTI-SEMITISM n.
Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. -- An`ti- Sem"ite (#), n. -- An`ti-Sem*it"ic (#), a.
ANTI-TRADE n.
A tropical wind blowing steadily in a direction opposite to the trade wind.
ANTIAE n.
The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.
ANTIALBUMID n.
A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.
ANTIALBUMOSE n.
See Albumose.
ANTIAPHRODISIAC a.
Same as Antaphrodisiac.
ANTIAPOPLECTIC a.
Same as Antapoplectic.
ANTIAR n.
A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria).
ANTIARIN n.
A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. Watts.
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