English dictionary: words starting with ant - page 5

noun

A ridge or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downwards from the crest.

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Large-scale geological structures including anticlines, synclines, thrusts and faults formed during…

adverb

In the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move round.

Usage examples:

Stopcocks are opened by turning them anticlockwise

adjective

(of a direction) opposite to the way in which the hands of a clock move round.

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An anticlockwise direction

adjective

Having the effect of retarding or inhibiting the coagulation of the blood.

Usage examples:

Alcohol has two anticoagulant effects which make blood less likely to clot in the wrong place.

noun

An anticoagulant substance.

Usage examples:

For unstable angina the treatment is a daily 300 mg dose of aspirin, and injectable anticoagulants …

noun

An anticoagulant substance.

Usage examples:

For unstable angina the treatment is a daily 300 mg dose of aspirin, and injectable anticoagulants …

adjective

Having the effect of retarding or inhibiting the coagulation of the blood.

Usage examples:

Alcohol has two anticoagulant effects which make blood less likely to clot in the wrong place.

adjective

Based on or expressing the belief that the main purpose of music, movies, art, etc. is to produce something of artistic value rather than to make a lot of money

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All of these musicians initially had a strongly anti-commercial style., the movie is defiantly anti…

noun

The belief that quality, artistic value, or doing good is more important than advertising and making a profit

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Indie music was all about anti-commercialism., anti-commercialism activists were campaigning agains…

noun

Opposition to political systems based on communism (= the belief in a society without different social classes in which the methods of production are owned and controlled by all its members and everyone works as much as they can and receives what they need)

Usage examples:

This was a period of growing anti-communism, with the eastern bloc crumbling., the anti-communism o…

adjective

Opposed to communism.

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Anti-communist demonstrators

noun

A person who is opposed to communism.

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Yes, communists were liberals' friends; but more importantly, anti-communists were the liberals' en…

noun

A person who is opposed to communism.

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Yes, communists were liberals' friends; but more importantly, anti-communists were the liberals' en…

adjective

Opposed to communism.

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Anti-communist demonstrators

adjective

Opposed to doing things in the usual or traditional way

Usage examples:

They describe themselves as anti-conventional designers., their views are wildly anticonventional.

adjective

(chiefly of a drug) used to prevent or reduce the severity of epileptic fits or other convulsions.

Usage examples:

For decades children were given long term anticonvulsant drugs to prevent the recurrence of febrile…

noun

An anticonvulsant drug.

Usage examples:

The treatment drugs of choice are anticonvulsants and tricyclic antidepressants.

adjective

Relating to the prevention or treatment of corrosion (= slow damage to metal caused by water, rain, etc.)

Usage examples:

The anti-corrosion work will extend the life of the bridge., this car has a stainless steel exhaust…

adjective

Preventing or treating corrosion (= slow damage to metal caused by water, rain, etc.)

Usage examples:

Anti-corrosive paints, they studied the anticorrosive properties of epoxy resins., the liquid was f…

noun

A substance used to prevent or treat corrosion (= slow damage to metal caused by water, rain, etc.)

Usage examples:

The liquid was found to contain trace amounts of anti-corrosives.

adjective

Preventing or treating corrosion (= slow damage to metal caused by water, rain, etc.)

Usage examples:

Anti-corrosive paints, they studied the anticorrosive properties of epoxy resins., the liquid was f…

noun

A substance used to prevent or treat corrosion (= slow damage to metal caused by water, rain, etc.)

Usage examples:

The liquid was found to contain trace amounts of anti-corrosives.

adjective

Not supporting or allowing creative processes (= those that produce or use original and unusual ideas)

Usage examples:

Carrying out thorough research is not anti-creative., she despised the anticreative culture that pe…

plural noun

Foolish, outrageous, or amusing behaviour.

Usage examples:

The antics of our political parties

noun

Funny, silly, or strange behaviour

Usage examples:

But the rock star, whose stage antics used to include smashing guitars, is older and wiser now., th…

adjective

Opposing or directed against cults (= religious groups whose beliefs are considered by many people to be extreme or strange)

Usage examples:

Anti-cult groups warned people not to be lured into the organization., anti-cult activists/campaign…

noun

A weather system with high barometric pressure at its centre, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise (northern hemisphere) or anticlockwise (southern hemisphere) direction. anticyclones are associated with calm, fine weather.

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In summer, the weather associated with anticyclones is usually fine and cloud-free.

noun

A weather system with high barometric pressure at its centre, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise (northern hemisphere) or anticlockwise (southern hemisphere) direction. anticyclones are associated with calm, fine weather.

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In summer, the weather associated with anticyclones is usually fine and cloud-free.

adjective

(chiefly of a drug) used to alleviate depression.

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The review of the evidence highlights associations between the severity of depression and response …

noun

An antidepressant drug.

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The most commonly used drugs are antidepressants, mood stabilizers and antipsychotics.

noun

An antidepressant drug.

Usage examples:

The most commonly used drugs are antidepressants, mood stabilizers and antipsychotics.

adjective

(chiefly of a drug) used to alleviate depression.

Usage examples:

The review of the evidence highlights associations between the severity of depression and response …

adjective

Used to treat or helping to prevent diabetes (= a disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood)

Usage examples:

She is on anti-diabetic medication to help control her blood sugar level., this is believed to be t…

noun

A drug used to treat or help prevent diabetes (= a disease in which the body cannot control the level of sugar in the blood)

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The use of herbs as anti-diabetics in traditional medicine, drugs used as antidiabetics

noun

Opposition to the disestablishment of the church of england.

Usage examples:

I never realized that you leaned towards antidisestablishmentarianism

adjective

Opposed to fixed beliefs, especially fixed religious beliefs that people are expected to accept without any doubts

Usage examples:

They believed that true religion was antidogmatic., their anti-dogmatic approach to spirituality

noun

A medicine taken or given to counteract a particular poison.

Usage examples:

There is no known antidote to the poison of the pufferfish