Nouns

antiphonary

noun

bound collection of antiphons

antirrhinum

noun

a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightl...

antibaryon

noun

the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number...

antistrophe

noun

the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in...

anticatalyst

noun

(chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or...

anticholinergic

noun

a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholi...

antibiosis

noun

an association between organisms that is harmful to one of t...

anticholinesterase

noun

a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it...

anticonvulsant

noun

a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)

anticoagulation

noun

the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagul...

antidiuretic

noun

a drug that limits the formation of urine

antifeminism

noun

activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over...

antiferromagnetism

noun

magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies w...

antifeminist

noun

someone who does not believe in the social or economic or po...

antifungal

noun

any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

antilog

noun

the number of which a given number is the logarithm

antilogarithm

noun

the number of which a given number is the logarithm

antimacassar

noun

a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chai...

antimalarial

noun

a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria

antilepton

noun

the antiparticle of a lepton

antineutrino

noun

the antiparticle of a neutrino

antinode

noun

(physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic sy...

antineutron

noun

the antiparticle of a neutron

antinomian

noun

a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism

antinomianism

noun

the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Chr...

antiparticle

noun

a particle that has the same mass as another particle but ha...

antiphon

noun

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

antipode

noun

direct opposite

antipope

noun

someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person...

antiproton

noun

an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a...

antipyretic

noun

any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alle...

antipruritic

noun

a substance that relieves or prevents itching

antipyresis

noun

medication with antipyretics to treat a fever

antisepsis

noun

the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of m...

antispasmodic

noun

a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the...

antitrade

noun

winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade wi...

antitype

noun

an opposite or contrasting type

antisyphilitic

noun

a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against s...

antivenin

noun

an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from the...

antofagasta

noun

a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile

antoninus

noun

Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of A...

antitrades

noun

wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposi...

antitussive

noun

any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing

antonym

noun

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of an...

anuran

noun

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hi...

anuresis

noun

inability to urinate

antrum

noun

a natural cavity or hollow in a bone

aphanite

noun

fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing mi...

anuria

noun

inability to urinate

aphesis

noun

the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed)...