<B>antimonopoly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>opposed to monopoly. <BR> <I>Ex. widespread antimonopoly sentiment.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>that seeks to prevent or eliminate monopolies. <BR> <I>Ex. antimonopoly legislation.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="antimonous">
<B>antimonous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of antimony. <DD><B> 2. </B>containing antimony, especially with a valence of 3. </DL>
<A NAME="antimonsoon">
<B>antimonsoon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a current of air above a monsoon and moving in the opposite direction. </DL>
<A NAME="antimony">
<B>antimony, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a brittle, hard, metallic chemical element with a bright, silvery, crystalline texture. Antimony is used chiefly in alloys to make them harder, and its compounds are used to make medicines, pigments, and glass. It is found chiefly in combination, especially in stibnite. </DL>
<A NAME="antimonyglance">
<B>antimony glance,</B><B>=stibnite.</B></DL>
<A NAME="antimonyl">
<B>antimonyl, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a univalent radical, containing antimony and oxygen, which combines with acid radicals to form salts. </DL>
<A NAME="antimonysulfide">
<B>antimony sulfide,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the trisulfide of antimony, occurring naturally as stibnite, used especially as a pigment in paints and in making matches and explosives. <DD><B> 2. </B>a sulfide of antimony in the form of an orange-yellow powder, used chiefly as a pigment. </DL>
<A NAME="antimutagen">
<B>antimutagen, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various substances that tend to prevent or inhibit mutation. </DL>
<A NAME="antimycin">
<B>antimycin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antibiotic compound, a derivative of streptomycin, used especially against mites. </DL>
<A NAME="antinational">
<B>antinational, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposed to one's own nation or to a national party. </DL>
<A NAME="antinationalism">
<B>antinationalism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antinational principle, policy, or belief. noun <B>antinationalist.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="antinationalistic">
<B>antinationalistic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposed to nationalism. </DL>
<A NAME="antineoplastic">
<B>antineoplastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that retards growth, especially cellular growth. </DL>
<A NAME="antineuralgic">
<B>antineuralgic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> preventing or curing neuralgia; used against neuralgia. <DD><I>noun </I> an antineuralgic agent or remedy. </DL>
<A NAME="antineuritic">
<B>antineuritic, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> an agent or drug that prevents or cures neuritis. <DD><I>adj. </I> that acts as an antineuritic. </DL>
<A NAME="antineutrino">
<B>antineutrino, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the analogue in antimatter of the neutrino. <BR> <I>Ex. In the normal process of emission of a negative electron from a nucleus during beta decay, a neutron changes into a proton plus the electron plus an antineutrino (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="antineutron">
<B>antineutron, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the analogue in antimatter of the neutron. </DL>
<A NAME="anting">
<B>anting, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the practice among certain species of birds of picking up ants and dropping them among their feathers or of rubbing their feathers with them. </DL>
<A NAME="antinial">
<B>antinial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to the antinion. </DL>
<A NAME="antinion">
<B>antinion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) the medial frontal part of the skull, farthest from the inion; anterior portion of the cranium. </DL>
<A NAME="antinodal">
<B>antinodal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) of or having to do with an antinode or antinodes. </DL>
<A NAME="antinode">
<B>antinode, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) the point or line of maximum displacement of a vibrating body; loop. </DL>
<A NAME="antinoise">
<B>antinoise, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>opposed to, or directed against, noise. <BR> <I>Ex. London, Chicago and Los Angeles are among the large cities now considering antinoise bans (Wall Street Journal).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>preventing or lessening noise. <BR> <I>Ex. antinoise filters.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a sound used to eliminate noise by having its wavelength neutralize the wavelength of the noise. <BR> <I>Ex. Digisonix ... can send antinoise into a fan duct, canceling sounds that would otherwise spread throughout a factory or building (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="antinomian">
<B>antinomian, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a member of any one of several Christian sects denying the necessity of moral law in view of the fact that salvation is freely bestowed by grace. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with an antinomian or antinomians. <DD><B> 2. </B>denying the obligatory nature of moral law. </DL>
<A NAME="antinomianism">
<B>antinomianism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the doctrine or practice of antinomians; denial of the moral law. </DL>
<A NAME="antinomy">
<B>antinomy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the opposition ofone law, rule, or principle to another. <DD><B> b. </B>(Philosophy.) a contradiction between two principles, conclusions, or inferences which seem equally logical, reasonable, or necessary. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) any law, rule, or principle opposed to another. </DL>
<A NAME="antinovel">
<B>antinovel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a novel that avoids conventional techniques, especially by subordinating action to precise descriptions of physical and mental states. <BR> <I>Ex. Like other antinovels, "The Connecting Door" makes a brave attempt to ignore emotion and drama as far as possible (Listener).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="antinuclear">
<B>antinuclear, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>opposed to the use of nuclear energy, especially its military use. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the nucleus of an anti-atom. <BR> <I>Ex. antinuclear particles.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="antinucleon">
<B>antinucleon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antineutron or antiproton. </DL>
<A NAME="antinuke">
<B>antinuke, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposed to the use of nuclear energy for military purposes or for the generation of electricity. </DL>
<A NAME="antiope">
<B>Antiope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Mythology.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a princess of Thebes who bore Amphion and Zethus to Zeus and then abandoned them for fear of her father. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=Hippolyte.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="antioxidant">
<B>anti-oxidant, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a substance which checks oxidation. </DL>
<A NAME="antiparallel">
<B>antiparallel, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>moving in parallel lines but in opposite directions. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the intersection of two straight lines of equal length with a third straight line and forming equal but opposite angles, as in an isosceles trapezoid. </DL>
<A NAME="antiparasitic">
<B>antiparasitic, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a drug or agent that destroys or inhibits the growth or action of parasites. <DD><I>adj. </I> that acts as an antiparasitic. </DL>
<A NAME="antiparticle">
<B>antiparticle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a particle of antimatter; a unit of matter, such as a positron, antiproton, or antineutron, corresponding in mass and properties to an elementary particle but with an opposite electrical charge or opposite magnetic properties. When an antiparticle collides with a corresponding particle, they destroy each other, thereby releasing great energy. <BR> <I>Ex. There is an antiparticle for every known elementary particle (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="antiparty">
<B>antiparty, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposed to the policies or leadership of a party, especially a Communist Party. <BR> <I>Ex. Professor D. Tomor-Ochir, secretary of the Central Committee, was expelled for "antiparty, anti-Marxist activities" (Richard L. Walker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="antipasto">
<B>antipasto, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an appetizer or assortment of appetizers consisting of fish, meats, deviled eggs, peppers, lettuce, olives, and other vegetables. </DL>
<A NAME="antipathetic">
<B>antipathetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having antipathy; contrary or opposed in nature or disposition. <BR> <I>Ex. Dogs and cats are often antipathetic. Traditional American talkativeness by its nature has been inherently antipathetic to privacy (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>arousing antipathy; uncongenial (to). <BR> <I>Ex. The very idea had become antipathetic to her.</I> adv. <B>antipathetically.</B> </DL>
<B>antipathy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-thies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a strong or fixed dislike; a feeling against; aversion. <BR> <I>Ex. She felt an antipathy to snakes.</I> (SYN) repugnance, abhorrence, disgust. <DD><B> 2. </B>something or someone that arouses such a feeling; an object of aversion or dislike. <BR> <I>Ex. The Scots and nonconformists were antipathies of Dr. Johnson.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) contrariety of feeling, disposition, or nature. </DL>
<A NAME="antiperiodic">
<B>antiperiodic, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a drug or agent that cures diseases, especially intermittent fever, that exhibit periodicity. <DD><I>adj. </I> that acts as an antiperiodic. </DL>
<A NAME="antiperistalsis">
<B>antiperistalsis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward. </DL>
<A NAME="antiperistaltic">
<B>antiperistaltic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with antiperistalsis; reversing peristaltic action. </DL>
<B>antipersonnel, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Military.) directed against enemy troops rather than against mechanized equipment or supplies. <BR> <I>Ex. an antipersonnel mine.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="antiperspirant">
<B>antiperspirant, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> any one of a number of preparations for inhibiting perspiration, especially in order to prevent body odor. <DD><I>adj. </I> that is an antiperspirant. </DL>
<A NAME="antipestilential">
<B>antipestilential, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> preventing, or used against, a plague or epidemic. </DL>
