English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Anticor (n.)
A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.
Anticous (a.)
Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.
A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.
Antidotal (a.)
Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.
Antidotary (a.)
Antidotal.
Antidote (n.)
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to, poison.
Antidote (n.)
Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.
Antidote (v. t.)
To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.
Antidote (v. t.)
To fortify or preserve by an antidote.
Serving as an antidote.
Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
Good against dysentery.
A medicine for dysentery.
Antiemetic (a. / n.)
Same as Antemetic.
Antiephialtic (a. & n.)
Same as Antephialtic.
Antiepileptic (a. & n.)
Same as Antepileptic.
Antifebrile (a. & n.)
Febrifuge.
Acetanilide.
Something to lessen friction; antiattrition.
Tending to lessen friction.