antibody
— Noun
– English
~ any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response
antic
— Noun
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~ a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
anticatalyst
— Noun
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~ (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
anticholinergic
— Noun
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~ a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
anticholinesterase
— Noun
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~ a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
antichrist
— Noun
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~ (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
anticipation
— Noun
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~ something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
anticipation
— Noun
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~ the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
anticipation
— Noun
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~ anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
anticipator
— Noun
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~ one who anticipates
anticlimax
— Noun
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~ a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
anticlimax
— Noun
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~ a disappointing decline after a previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career"
anticoagulant
— Noun
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~ medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
anticoagulation
— Noun
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~ the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood
anticonvulsant
— Noun
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~ a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
anticyclone
— Noun
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~ (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
antidepressant
— Noun
– English
~ any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects