anti-, ant-
(Greek: against, opposed to, preventive; used as a prefix)
Don't confuse this anti- ("against, preventive") with the anti- which means "before".
anecdote, antidote
anecdote (AN ik doht")
An interesting incident or brief history; a short narrative; sometimes, a humorous account: "Have you noticed that many public speakers begin their talks with a humorous anecdote?"
antidote (AN ti doht")
1. A remedy to counteract poison; an antitoxin: "Doctors rushed an antidote to the boy who was bitten by a snake."
2. Anything that works against an unwanted condition; a remedy or a cure: "A hobby is considered a good antidote for boredom and for keeping our minds active."
2. Anything that works against an unwanted condition; a remedy or a cure: "A hobby is considered a good antidote for boredom and for keeping our minds active."
Be sure you spell and pronounce anecdote properly. Do not confuse it with antidote: "Jane told an anecdote about her early childhood."
"Is there an antidote for strychnine poisoning?"
Be sure you spell and pronounce anecdote properly. Don't confuse it with antidote; for example, "James told an anecdote about his Canadian travels."
"Does the doctor have an antidote for the food poisoning our friend got when he ate at the restaurant?"
antacid, antiacid
1. Having the power of counteracting acidity; especially, in the stomach.
2. A remedy for, or preventive of, acidity.
2. A remedy for, or preventive of, acidity.
antagonism
1. Hostility or hatred causing opposition and ill will.
2. Opposition between forces or principles.
3. In physiology, the interaction between two or more chemical substances in the body that diminishes the effect each of them has individually.
4. In physiology, the opposing force that usually exists between parts of muscles.
2. Opposition between forces or principles.
3. In physiology, the interaction between two or more chemical substances in the body that diminishes the effect each of them has individually.
4. In physiology, the opposing force that usually exists between parts of muscles.
antagonistic symbiosis, antipathetic symbiosis
A type of symbiosis that is beneficial to one symbiont and detrimental to another one; for example, "parasitism".
antagonize
Antarctic, antarctic
1. The region around the South Pole; such as, Antarctica and the surrounding waters.
2. As antarctic, found in, coming from, or associated with this region.
2. As antarctic, found in, coming from, or associated with this region.
Most compound entries using this term may be spelled either Antarctic or antarctic.
antebrachial, antebrachium, antibrachial
The part of the arm or fore-limb from the wrist to the elbow; the forearm.
antiabortion
Opposition to abortions.
antiabortionist
A person who is opposed to abortions.
antiagglutinin
A specific antibody that inhibits or destroys the action of an agglutinin.
antiaircraft
antiandrogen
Any substance capable of preventing full expression of the biological effects of androgenic hormones on responsive tissues, either by producing antagonistic effects on the target tissue, as estrogens do, or by merely inhibiting androgenic effects, such as by competing for binding sites at the cell surface.
antiantibody
antiantidote
Against a substance that neutralizes poisons or their effects.
antiantitoxin
