English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Antiscorbutic (a.)

Counteracting scurvy.

Antiscorbutic (n.)

A remedy for scurvy.

Antiscorbutical (a.)

Antiscorbutic.

Antiscriptural (a.)

Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.

Antisepalous (a.)

Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.

Antiseptic (n.)

A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona.

Antiseptic (a.)

Alt. of Antiseptical

Antiseptical (a.)

Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.

Antiseptically (adv.)

By means of antiseptics.

Antislavery (a.)

Opposed to slavery.

Antislavery (n.)

Opposition to slavery.

Antisocial (a.)

Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.

Antisocialist (n.)

One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.

Antisolar (a.)

Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180¡ distant from the sun.

Antispasmodic (a.)

Good against spasms.

Antispasmodic (n.)

A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.

Antispast (n.)

A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#).

Antispastic (a.)

Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic.

Antispastic (n.)

An antispastic agent.

Antispastic (a.)

Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another.