All English words - page 294
Meanings of Anticlockwise:
adverbIn 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:
adjectiveHaving 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.
nounAn anticoagulant substance.
Usage examples:
For unstable angina the treatment is a daily 300 mg dose of aspirin, and injectable anticoagulants …
Meanings of Anticoagulants:
nounAn anticoagulant substance.
Usage examples:
For unstable angina the treatment is a daily 300 mg dose of aspirin, and injectable anticoagulants …
adjectiveHaving 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:
nounTreatment 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…
Meanings of Anticodon:
nounA sequence of three nucleotides forming a unit of genetic code in a transfer rna molecule, corresponding to a complementary codon in messenger rna.
Usage examples:
Nucleotides corresponding to the anticodon are boxed.
Meanings of Anticommercial:
adjectiveBased 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
Usage examples:
All of these musicians initially had a strongly anti-commercial style., the movie is defiantly anti…
Meanings of Anticommercialism:
nounThe belief that quality, artistic value, or doing good is more important than advertising and making a profit
Usage examples:
Indie music was all about anti-commercialism., anti-commercialism activists were campaigning agains…
Meanings of Anticommunism:
nounOpposition 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…
Meanings of Anticommunist:
adjectiveOpposed to communism.
Usage examples:
Anti-communist demonstrators
nounA person who is opposed to communism.
Usage examples:
Yes, communists were liberals' friends; but more importantly, anti-communists were the liberals' en…
Anticommunists
ˌæn.tiˈkɒm.jə.nɪstMeanings of Anticommunists:
nounA person who is opposed to communism.
Usage examples:
Yes, communists were liberals' friends; but more importantly, anti-communists were the liberals' en…
adjectiveOpposed to communism.
Usage examples:
Anti-communist demonstrators
Meanings of Anticompetitive:
adjective(of regulations, practices, etc.) tending to suppress economic competition.
Usage examples:
Several industries are already under investigation after complaints of anticompetitive behaviour
Meanings of Anticonventional:
adjectiveOpposed to doing things in the usual or traditional way
Usage examples:
They describe themselves as anti-conventional designers., their views are wildly anticonventional.
Meanings of Anticonvulsant:
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…
nounAn anticonvulsant drug.
Usage examples:
The treatment drugs of choice are anticonvulsants and tricyclic antidepressants.
Meanings of Anticorrosion:
adjectiveRelating 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…
Meanings of Anticorrosive:
adjectivePreventing 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…
Meanings of Anticorrosives:
adjectivePreventing 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…
Meanings of Anticreative:
adjectiveNot 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…
Meanings of Antics:
plural nounFoolish, outrageous, or amusing behaviour.
Usage examples:
The antics of our political parties
Meanings of Anticult:
adjectiveOpposing 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…
Meanings of Anticyclone:
nounA 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.
Usage examples:
In summer, the weather associated with anticyclones is usually fine and cloud-free.
Meanings of Anticyclones:
nounA 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.
Usage examples:
In summer, the weather associated with anticyclones is usually fine and cloud-free.
Meanings of Antidemocratic:
adjectiveIn conflict with the principles of democracy.
Usage examples:
These anti-democratic measures have severely curtailed political freedom
Meanings of Antidepressant:
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 …
nounAn antidepressant drug.
Usage examples:
The most commonly used drugs are antidepressants, mood stabilizers and antipsychotics.
Meanings of Antidepressants:
nounAn 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 …
Meanings of Antidiabetic:
adjectiveUsed 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…
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