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Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces. -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv. They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. Milman.

To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.

Contest; opposition; antagonism. [Obs.] Antagony that is between Christ and Belial. Milton.

Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl.

A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters.

Relating to the archegonium.

The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.

Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.

A substance regarded as an element, contained in the atmosphere and remarkable for its chemical inertness. Rayleigh and Ramsay.

A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.

A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.

Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.

See Aragonite.

Same as Astrogeny. -- As`*tro*gon"ic, a.

Go away; depart; get you gone.

A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one- sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.

A cap or hood with pieces covering the ears.

Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism. Brachydiagonal axis, the shorter lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal.

A kind of helmet. [Written also burganet.] Shak.

Past; gone by. "Bygone fooleries." Shak