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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: antirent - antitotalitarian</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="antirent"> antirent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. opposed to the payment of rent on land. <DD> 2. designating a political party or group in New York between 1839 and 1847 that was opposed to payment of rent on land to the patroons. </DL> <A NAME="antirenter"> antirenter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person opposed to the payment of rent, especially a person opposed to paying rent to a patroon in early New York. The New York antirenters were active between 1839 and 1847. </DL> <A NAME="antirentism"> antirentism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposition to the payment of rent on land. </DL> <A NAME="antirheumatic"> antirheumatic, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a drug or agent that prevents or relieves rheumatism. <DD>adj. that acts as an antirheumatic. </DL> <A NAME="antirrhinum"> antirrhinum, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of herbaceous plants of the figwort family; a snapdragon. </DL> <A NAME="antirust"> antirust, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. preventing or removing rust. <DD>noun a substance that prevents or removes rust. </DL> <A NAME="antisaloon"> antisaloon or anti-saloon, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) opposed to the existence of saloons, bars, or other places for the sale of alcoholic beverages. </DL> <A NAME="antisatellite"> antisatellite, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> able or intended to be able to seek out and destroy an artificial satellite. Ex. The Air Force successfully carried off another space feat ... that presaged the day of antisatellite weapons (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="antiscience"> antiscience, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. =antiscientific. <DD>noun opposition to science, scientific research, or the scientific method. </DL> <A NAME="antiscientific"> antiscientific, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposed to science, scientific research, or the scientific method. </DL> <A NAME="antiscorbutic"> antiscorbutic, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a drug or agent that prevents or cures scurvy. <DD>adj. that acts as an antiscorbutic. </DL> <A NAME="antiscorbuticacid"> antiscorbutic acid, =vitamin C.</DL> <A NAME="antisegregation"> antisegregation, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposed to racial segregation, especially in schools or housing. </DL> <A NAME="antisegregationist"> antisegregationist, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a person who is opposed to racial segregation, especially in schools or housing. <DD>adj. =antisegregation. </DL> <A NAME="antisemite"> anti-Semite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person whose actions or feelings are characterized by anti-Semitism. </DL> <A NAME="antisemitic"> anti-Semitic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> prejudiced against Jews. </DL> <A NAME="antisemitism"> anti-Semitism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. dislike or hatred for Jews; prejudice against Jews. <DD> 2. action or policy reflecting this, ranging from social discrimination to physical persecution. </DL> <A NAME="antisense"> antisense, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Genetics.) that does not code for a genetic product but serves only to preserve the coding sequence. Ex. Antisense transcription has been described in bacteria [and] in higher forms of life (Scientific American). </DL> <A NAME="antisepalous"> antisepalous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> growing opposite the sepals. Ex. antisepalous stamens. </DL> <A NAME="antisepsis"> antisepsis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. prevention of infection. <DD> 2. the process by which microorganisms are prevented from gaining access to, or multiplying in, body tissues injured by accident or surgery; method or medicine that prevents infection. </DL> <A NAME="antiseptic"> antiseptic, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. preventing infection; unfavorable to the growth and activity of the microorganisms of disease, putrefaction, or fermentation. <DD> 2. of or using antisepsis. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) having a sterilized or sterile quality; coldly or severely immaculate. Ex. an antiseptic nursery, an antiseptic tutor. <DD>noun a substance that kills or prevents the growth of germs and thus prevents infection. Iodine, hydrogen peroxide, Mercurochrome, alcohol, and boric acid are widely used antiseptics. adv. antiseptically. </DL> <A NAME="antisepticize"> antisepticize, transitive verb, -cized, -cizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to treat with an antiseptic or antiseptics. </DL> <A NAME="antiserum"> antiserum, noun, pl. -serums, -sera.<DL COMPACT><DD> a serum containing antibodies that are specific for certain antigens, such as may be obtained from a person or animal that has been immunized against these antigens. </DL> <A NAME="antisexual"> antisexual, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposed to sexual expression or activity, especially that which is blatantly or publicly displayed. </DL> <A NAME="antislavery"> antislavery or anti-slavery, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. opposed to slavery; against slavery. <DD>noun opposition to slavery. </DL> <A NAME="antismog"> antismog, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> designed to reduce or eliminate smog. </DL> <A NAME="antisocial"> antisocial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. opposed to the principles upon which society is based. Ex. Murder and stealing are antisocial acts. <DD> 2. against the general welfare. Ex. Spitting and littering in public places are examples of antisocial behavior. (SYN) asocial. <DD> 3. opposed to friendly relationship and normal companionship with others; not sociable. Ex. Hermits are antisocial. It is ... an antisocial individualism born of an era when spatial distances were extensive (Emory S. Bogardus). (SYN) unsociable. </DL> <A NAME="antisocialism"> antisocialism or anti-Socialism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposition to the principles of socialism and to the institutions and practices based on them. adj., n. antisocialist, anti-Socialist. </DL> <A NAME="antisocialistic"> antisocialistic or anti-Socialistic, adjective. =antisocialist.</DL> <A NAME="antisolar"> antisolar, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> opposite the sun. </DL> <A NAME="antispasmodic"> antispasmodic, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a drug or agent that prevents or relieves spasms. <DD>adj. that acts as an antispasmodic. </DL> <A NAME="antistate"> antistate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> antigovernment. Ex. ... his fear of being denounced by an informer for antistate activities (J. V. Davidson-Houston). </DL> <A NAME="antistatic"> antistatic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> designed to prevent or reduce static electricity, especially in synthetic and plastic products. Ex. antistatic sprays. </DL> <A NAME="antistokesline"> anti-Stokes line,<DL COMPACT><DD> a line in a spectrum of the same, or higher, frequency as that of the exciting light. It is due to a vibrating molecule's absorption of a light quantum. </DL> <A NAME="antistrophe"> antistrophe, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the part of an ancient Greek ode sung by the chorus when moving from left to right. <DD> 2. a stanza following a strophe and usually in the same meter. </DL> <A NAME="antistrophic"> antistrophic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an antistrophe. </DL> <A NAME="antisubmarine"> antisubmarine, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> for use against submarines. </DL> <A NAME="antisymmetric"> antisymmetric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Mathematics.) denoting a function which is transformed into its negative when its variables are interchanged in pairs. <DD> 2. (Physics.) denoting a system in which each point has properties opposite to those of a point symmetrically related to it. adv. antisymmetrically. </DL> <A NAME="antisymmetry"> antisymmetry, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antisymmetric state or condition. </DL> <A NAME="antisyphilitic"> antisyphilitic, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a drug or agent that prevents or cures syphilis. <DD>adj. that acts as an antisyphilitic. </DL> <A NAME="antitank"> antitank, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Military.) designed for use against armored vehicles, especially tanks. Ex. an antitank gun, antitank mines. </DL> <A NAME="antithesis"> antithesis, noun, pl. -ses.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the direct opposite. Ex. Hate is the antithesis of love. <DD> 2. opposition; contrast (of, between, or to). Ex. the antithesis of theory and fact. <DD> 3. anything opposed, or forming a contrast. <DD> 4. contrast of ideas; the expression in balanced constructions of opposed ideas. (Example:) "To err is human; to forgive, divine." <DD> 5. either of the two ideas contrasted. </DL> <A NAME="antithetic"> antithetic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or using antithesis. <DD> 2. contrasted; opposite. adv. antithetically. </DL> <A NAME="antithetical"> antithetical, adjective. =antithetic. Ex. The poetic image in which the tension of antithetical meanings is most effectively embodied is the metaphor (Observer). </DL> <A NAME="antithrombin"> antithrombin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antienzyme that inhibits the action of thrombin in blood serum, preventing the formation of fibrin. </DL> <A NAME="antithyroid"> antithyroid, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a drug or agent that prevents or relieves hyperthyroidism. <DD>adj. that acts as an antithyroid. </DL> <A NAME="antitorquerotor"> antitorque rotor,<DL COMPACT><DD> a subsidiary rotor, mounted on the tail of a helicopter, that rotates in a vertical plane so as to generate a thrust opposite to the torque of the main rotor. </DL> <A NAME="antitotalitarian"> antitotalitarian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. opposed to totalitarian government. Ex. The antitotalitarian group opposed the ... Law of State Security because it made lack of patriotism a crime and authorized the president to suspend constitutional guarantees (Amos E. Taylor). <DD>noun an antitotalitarian person. </DL> <A HREF="antitoxi.dic">NEXT</A>