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— antibiotic adjective

an·ti·body noun : any of a large number of proteins of high molecular weight produced normally by specialized B cells after stimulation by an antigen and acting specifically against the antigen in an immune response

1antic noun : an often wildly playful or funny act or action

Synonyms

caper, escapade, frolic, monkeyshine, practical joke, prank, trick—more at PRANK

2antic adjective [ORIGIN: It antico ancient thing or person, fr. antico ancient, fr. L antiquus]

1 archaic : GROTESQUE

2 a : characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity

b : whimsically gay : PLAYFUL

Synonyms

[2a] comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humorous, hysterical, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, riotous—more at FUNNY

[2b] coltish, elfish, fay, frisky, frolicsome, playful, sportive—more at PLAYFUL

an·ti·can·cer adjective : used against or tending to arrest cancer <~ drugs>

An·ti·christ noun 1 : one who denies or opposes Christ

2 : a false Christ

an·tic·i·pate verb -pat·ed; -pat·ing 1 : to foresee and provide for beforehand

2 : to look forward to

— an·tic·i·pa·tion noun

Synonyms

[1] divine, foreknow, foresee—more at FORESEE

[2] await, expect, hope, watch—more at EXPECT

an·tic·i·pa·to·ry adjective : characterized by anticipation

Synonyms

agape, agog, expectant—more at EXPECTANT

an·ti·cli·max noun : something closing a series that is strikingly less important than what has preceded it

— an·ti·cli·mac·tic adjective

an·ti·cline noun : an arch of layers of rock in the earth's crust

an·ti·co·ag·u·lant noun : a substance that hinders the clotting of blood

— anticoagulant adjective

an·ti·cy·clone noun : a system of winds that rotates about a center of high atmospheric pressure

— an·ti·cy·clon·ic adjective

1antidepressant noun : a drug used to relieve psychic depression

2antidepressant noun : an antidepressant drug

an·ti·dote noun : a remedy to counteract the effects of poison

an·ti·drug adjective : acting against or opposing illicit drugs

an·ti·fer·til·i·ty adjective : tending to reduce or destroy fertility : CONTRACEPTIVE <~ agents>

an·ti·freeze noun : a substance added to a liquid to lower its freezing temperature

an·ti·gen noun : any substance (as a toxin or an enzyme) foreign to the body that induces an immune response

— an·ti·gen·ic adjective

— an·ti·ge·nic·i·ty noun

an·ti·grav·i·ty adjective : reducing or canceling the effect of gravity

an·ti·he·ro noun : a protagonist who is notably lacking in heroic qualities (as courage)

an·ti·his·ta·mine noun : any of various drugs used in treating allergies and colds

an·ti·hy·per·ten·sive noun : a substance that is effective against high blood pressure

— antihypertensive adjective

an·ti–in·flam·ma·to·ry adjective : counteracting inflammation

— anti–inflammatory noun

an·ti–in·tel·lec·tu·al adjective : opposing or hostile to intellectuals or to an intellectual view or approach

an·ti·lock adjective : being a braking system designed to prevent the wheels from locking

an·ti·log·a·rithm noun : the number corresponding to a given logarithm

an·ti·ma·cas·sar noun : a cover to protect the back or arms of furniture

an·ti·mat·ter noun : matter composed of antiparticles

an·ti·mo·ny noun : a brittle silvery white metallic chemical element used esp. in alloys

an·ti·neu·tron noun : the antiparticle of the neutron

an·ti·no·mi·an noun : one who denies the validity of moral laws

an·tin·o·my noun, plural -mies : a contradiction between two seemingly true statements

an·ti·nov·el noun : a work of fiction that lacks all or most of the traditional features of the novel

an·ti·nu·cle·ar adjective : opposing the use or production of nuclear power plants

an·ti·ox·i·dant noun : a substance that inhibits oxidation

— antioxidant adjective

an·ti·par·ti·cle noun : a subatomic particle identical to another subatomic particle in mass but opposite to it in electric and magnetic