a. [ L. adamantinus, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or luster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G. alant elecampane, the Inula helenium of Linnæus. ] (Chem.) See Inulin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It., dim. of andante. ] (Mus.) Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some, taking andante in its original sense of “going, ” and andantino as its diminutive, or “less going, ” define the latter as slower than andante. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Zool.) A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ Pref. anti- + acid. ] (Med.) A remedy for neutralizing acidity, especially of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent. -- a. Counteractive of acidity. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + arthritic. ] (Med.) Alleviating arthritis. -- n. A remedy for alleviating arthritis. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Gr. 'anti` against. See Ante. ] A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. opposed to legal voluntary abortion. [ PJC ]

n. a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion. [ PJC ]

‖n. pl. [ L., forelock. ] (Zool.) The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft; as, anti-aircraft cannon. [ PJC ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + -albumin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) See Albumose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Antaphrodisiac. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Med.) Same as Antapoplectic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Jav. antjar. ] A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. Same as Antasthmatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. opposed to authoritarian government. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. 'anti` + &unr_;. See Bacchius. ] (Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) (a) killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases. (b) Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease. [ archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. (Med.) a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria. [ PJC ]

n. 1. the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections.
Syn. -- wonder drug [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal activity; -- used commonly but loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial agents. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an antibiotic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing microbes. [ PJC ]

-- antibiotically, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people
Syn. -- racist [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains various antibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also stimulates production of their specific antibodies by the immune system. In certain “autoimmune” diseases, the immune system of an organism may produce antibodies to parts of the organism's own structure, and can cause considerable damage and even death as a result. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) more narrowly, any of the immunoglobulins present in the blood serum or other body fluids of an animal, which reacts with a specific antigenic substance, whether the antibody was produced as a consequence of the stimulus provided by the antigen, or was pre-existing prior to exposure of the organism to the antigen. The soluble antibodies present in serum are complex globins (proteins) with both constant and variable regions in the polypeptide chains, the variable region being responsible for the reaction of the antibody with its specific antigen. Typically, antibodies of more than one structure may react with a given antigen, and any given antigen may stimulate production of more than one antibody. Methods have been developed to grow cells in tissue culture which produce predominantly only one specific antibody, and such antibodies thus produced (called monoclonal antibodies) are highly specific in their reactions to molecular strucures, and are used as valuable reagents in biochemical technology. [ PJC. ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] (Anat.) That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; a stink. ] An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Good or used against bubonic plague; as, antibubonic serum, obtained from immunized horses; antibubonic vaccine, a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus; antibubonic measures. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ The same word as antique; cf. It. antico ancient. See Antique. ] 1. Old; antique. (Zool.) “Lords of antic fame.” Phaer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. [ 1913 Webster ]

The antic postures of a merry-andrew. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Woven with antics and wild imagery. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper. [ 1913 Webster ]

And fraught with antics as the Indian bird
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. An antimask. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Performed by knights and ladies of his court
In nature of an antic. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Anticked Antickt. ] To make appear like a buffoon. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To perform antics. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Efficacious against catarrh. -- n. An anticatarrhal remedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Phys.) The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. (Med.) Same as Anticausotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; fever, &unr_; to burn. ] (Med.) Good against an inflammatory fever. -- n. A remedy for such a fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Obs. ] See Antechamber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. anti- + chlorine. ] (Chem.) Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Antichristus, Gr. &unr_;; 'anti` against + &unr_;. ] A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an antichristian manner. [ 1913 Webster ]