All English words - page 293

Meanings of Anticholinergic:

adjective

(chiefly of a drug) inhibiting the physiological action of acetylcholine, especially as a neurotransmitter.

Usage examples:

Main outcome measures: numbers of elderly people with new prescriptions of highly anticholinergic a…

noun

An anticholinergic drug.

Usage examples:

Both antihistamines and anticholinergics can have anticholinergic side effects, including dry mouth…

Meanings of Antichrist:

noun

(in some christian teachings) a personal opponent of christ expected to appear before the end of the world.

Usage examples:

The battle between christ and the antichrist

Meanings of Antichristian:

adjective

Opposed to or directed against christianity or christians

Usage examples:

He would say that there is a great deal of anti-christian sentiment., he is neither anti-catholic n…

Meanings of Antichristianity:

noun

The strong dislike of christianity or the cruel and unfair treatment of christians

Usage examples:

He suggested that some politicians subscribed to a virulent form of anti-christianity., there were …

Meanings of Antichrists:

noun

(in some christian teachings) a personal opponent of christ expected to appear before the end of the world.

Usage examples:

The battle between christ and the antichrist

Meanings of Anticipate:

verb

Regard as probable; expect or predict.

Usage examples:

She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

Meanings of Anticipated:

verb

Regard as probable; expect or predict.

Usage examples:

She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

Meanings of Anticipates:

verb

Regard as probable; expect or predict.

Usage examples:

She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

Meanings of Anticipating:

verb

Regard as probable; expect or predict.

Usage examples:

She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

Meanings of Anticipation:

noun

The action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.

Usage examples:

Her eyes sparkled with anticipation

Meanings of Anticipations:

noun

The action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.

Usage examples:

Her eyes sparkled with anticipation

Meanings of Anticipatory:

adjective

Happening, performed, or felt in anticipation of something.

Usage examples:

An anticipatory flash of excitement

noun

An instruction to release someone on bail (= to release an arrested person after they have paid an amount of money, which they will lose if they do not return for trial) that is given before a person has been arrested

Usage examples:

Anticipatory bail cannot be granted as a matter of right., anticipatory bail becomes effective from…

Meanings of Anticity:

adjective

Opposed to cities or to city life

Usage examples:

Several factors combined to influence these anti-city policies., the demonstrations feel very anti-…

Meanings of Anticlassical:

adjective

Not following traditional ways or methods, or not having the traditional form

Usage examples:

An anti-classical hypothesis/analysis/approach, his painting is anti-classical and fresh., this typ…

Meanings of Anticlerical:

adjective

Opposed to the power or influence of the clergy, especially in politics.

Usage examples:

The church exploited to the full the political implications of anticlerical legislation.

noun

A person holding anticlerical views.

Usage examples:

Both clerics and anticlericals agree that slovenia's conservatives suffer from the loss of a genera…

Meanings of Anticlericalism:

noun

Opposition to organized religion having influence in politics and political life

Usage examples:

The traditional anticlericalism of the country's liberal party was reinforced by the church's suppo…

Meanings of Anticlimactic:

adjective

Causing disappointment at the end of an exciting or impressive series of events.

Usage examples:

It was an anticlimactic finish to the match

Meanings of Anticlimax:

noun

A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

Usage examples:

The rest of the journey was an anticlimax by comparison

Meanings of Anticlimaxes:

noun

A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

Usage examples:

The rest of the journey was an anticlimax by comparison

Meanings of Anticline:

noun

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

Usage examples:

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

Meanings of Anticlines:

noun

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

Usage examples:

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

Meanings of Anticlockwise:

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.

Usage examples:

An anticlockwise direction

Meanings of Anticoagulant:

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 …

Meanings of 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.

Meanings of Anticoagulation:

noun

Treatment with anticoagulant drugs to reduce the risk of the formation of blood clots.

Usage examples:

Current guidelines do not recommend oral anticoagulation in patients under age 60 without heart dis…