piower O r the grape-vine ; 
, ?$& V racd ^ 
anticorrosive 
anticorrosive (an"ti-ko-r6'siv), n. [< anti- + 
i-iirnixiri'.] Something used to prevent or rem- 
edy corrosion. 
Zinc has been shown ... to be an excellent anti-cor- 
rosive . . . where decomposed grease, or fatty acid, is tin- 
destroying agent. WorknlHtfi Rfct'iptx, -2d ser.. p. 44. 
anticosmetic (an"ti-koz-met'ik), a. [< anti- + 
cosmetic.] Acting against or counteracting the 
effects of cosmetics. 
I would have him apply his nnti<-i>*ui>-Hf wash to the 
painted face of female beauty. 
Lord Lj/ttelton, Misc. Works, II. 128. 
anticourt (an'ti-kort), a. [< anti- + court.] Op- 
posed to the court: as, "the anticourt party," 
.Sir J. Reresby, Memoirs, p. 153. [Rare.] 
anticourtier (an'ti-kor-tier), n. [< anti- + cour- 
tii'r.] One who opposes the court, or the acts of 
a monarch. [Rare.] 
antlCOUS (an-ti'kus), a. [< L. anticus, that is in 
front, < ante, before : see ante-, and of. antic, an- 
tique.] In bot. : (a) Facing 
anteriorly, away from the 
axis of the plant. (6) Turn- 
ed inward and facing the 
axis of the flower: applied 
to anthers, and equivalent 
to introrse. Also antical. 
anticreator (an ' ti - kre - a*- 
tor), n. [< anti- + creator.] 
A creator of something of 
no value. [Rare.] 
Let him ask the author of those toothless satires who 
was the maker, or rather the anticreator, of that universal 
foolery. Milton, Apol. for Smectymnuus. 
anticum (an-tl'kum), n.j pi. antica (-ka). [L. 
neut. of anticus, that is in front: see anticous.' 
In arch., an unnecessary name for the front o: 
a building, us distinguished from posticum, the 
rear of a building, etc. The name has been pro- 
posed, but without justification, for the pronaos or for a 
front porch. [Rare.] 
anticyclone (au'ti-si-klon), . [< anti- + cy- 
clone.] A meteorological phenomenon present- 
ing some features which are the opposites of 
those of a cyclone. It consists of a high barometric 
pressure over a limited region, the pressure being highest 
in the center, with light winds flowing outward from the 
center, and not inward as in the cyclone, accompanied 
with great cold in winter and with great heat in summer. 
See cyclone. 
Anticyclone* . . . are now known, by numerous statisti- 
cal averages, to be characterized by clear weather, cold in 
winter, warm in summer, with weak outflowing right- 
handed spiral winds at the surface. 
Amer. Meteor. Jour., III. 117. 
The cyclone and the anticyclone are properly to b re- 
garded as counterparts, belonging to one and the same 
great atmospheric disturbance. Encyc. Brit., III. 34. 
anticyclonic (an'ti-si-klon'ik), a. [< anticy- 
clone + -ic.] In meteorol., of, pertaining to, or of 
the nature of an anticyclone ; characterized by 
high barometric pressure and an outward flow 
of light winds from a center. 
Any region of relatively low pressure is called cyclonic, 
and any region of relatively high pressure, anticyclonic. 
Ure, Diet., IV. 946. 
anticyclonically (an*ti-si-klon'i-kal-i), adv. In 
an anticyclonic manner ; as an anticyclone. 
To circulate anticyclonically around the axis of maxi- 
mum pressure. Nature, XXX. 46. 
antidactyl (an'ti-dak-til), H. [< L. antidacty- 
lus, < Gr. dvnrfoKTtiXoc, < dvri, opposite to, + 6dn- 
rv/iof, dactyl: see dactyl.] A dactyl reversed ; 
an anapest ; a metrical foot consisting of two 
short syllables followed by a long one, as the 
Latin oculos. See anapest. 
antidemocratic (an"ti-dem-o-krat'ik), a. [< 
anti- + democratic.] 1. Opposing democracy 
or popular government. 2. In the United 
States, opposed or contrary to the principles of 
the Democratic party. 
antidemocratical (anti-dem-o-krat'i-kal), a. 
Same as antidemocratic. 
Antidicomarianite (an'ti-dik-o-ma'ri-an-it), n. 
[< LL. Antidicomarianita!, < Gr. dvridutoc, oppo- 
nent (< dvri, against, + ilia/, suit or action, 
right). + Maptdfi, Hiapla, L. Maria, Mary.] One 
of a Christian sect which originated in Arabia 
in the latter part of the fourth century, who de- 
nied the perpetual virginity of Mary, holding 
that she was the real wife of Joseph, and had 
children by him after the birth of Jesus. Also 
called Antimarian. 
Antidorcas (an-ti-dor'kas), n. [NL., < Gr. ami, 
corresponding to, like (see anti-), + dooxdc, a 
gazel.] A generic term applied by Sundevall 
to the springbok, a kind of gazel of Africa, Ga- 
zella (or Antidorcas) euehore. 
antidoron (an-ti-do'ron), n. [MGr. avridupov, < 
Gr. dvri, against, + iupov, a gift. ] In the Gr. I'll . , 
244 
bread forming part of the holy loaf, blessed in 
tlie prothesis, but not sacramentally consecrat- 
ed, and distributed at the close of the service 
to those who have not eommonioated. A similar 
praetiee IKIS IIIT\ ailed at times in the Western rhureh, tlie 
brrad hearing the name .it /</.'\\,'-/ /,,-,(/./. see <>i: t: iiu. 
antidotal (an'ti-do-tal), n. [< antidote + -al.] 
Pertaining to antidotes; having the quality of 
an antidote ; proof against poison or anything 
hurtful. 
Animals that can innoxiimsly digest these poisons Iie- 
eome antidotal to the poison digested. 
Sir '/'. Unimie, Vuli;. Err. 
Snake poison and <rn/i'<Mfi/ remedies. 
Tin- American, VI. 205. 
antidotally (an'ti-do-tal-i), adv. In the man- 
ner of au antidote ; by way of antidote. 
antidotaiium (an'ti-do-ta'ri-um), n.; pi. niiti- 
doturia (-a). [ML., neut. (also masc. antidota- 
rius (sc. liber, book), a treatise on antidotes) 
of antidotarius, (. L. antidotum: see antidote.] 
1 . A treatise on antidotes ; a pharmacopoaia. 
2. A place where medicines are prepared ; a dis- 
pensatory. Also called antidotary. 
antidotary (an-ti-do'ta-ri), a. and . [< ML. 
nntidotariun : see antidotarium.] I.t a. Same 
as antidotal. 
II. n.; pi. antidotaries (-riz). Same as imti- 
dotarium, 2. 
antidote (an'ti-dot), . [< F. antidote, < L. anti- 
datum, also antidotus, < Gr. avriiorav (sc. <pdp/ia- 
KOV, drug), neut., also aiT/ilorof (sc. tiootc,, dose), 
fern., an antidote, prop, an adj., < avri, against, 
+ rforof, given, verbal adj. of otUmu. give, = L. 
dare, give: see date.] 1. A medicine adapted 
to counteract the effects of poison or an at- 
tack of disease. 
Trust not the physician ; 
His antidote* are poison. Shot., T. of A., iv. 3. 
2. Whatever prevents or tends to prevent or 
counteract injurious influences or effects, 
whether physical or mental ; a 'counteracting 
power or influence of any kind. 
My death and life, 
My bane and antidote, are both before me : 
This in a moment brings me to an end ; 
But this informs me I shall never die. 
Adduon, Cato, v. 1. 
One passionate belief is an antidote to another. 
Froude, Sketches, p. 86. 
= Syn, Remedy, cure, counteractive, corrective. 
antidote (an'ti-dot), p. t. [< antidote, n.] To 
furnish with preservatives; preserve by anti- 
dotes ; serve as an antidote to ; counteract. 
[Rare.] 
Fill us with great ideas, full of heaven, 
And antidote the pestilential earth. 
Voting, Night Thoughts, ix. 
antidptical (an-ti-dot'i-kal), a. [< antidote.] 
Serving as an antidote ; antidotal. [Rare.] 
antidotically (an-ti-dot'i-kal-i), adv. By way 
of antidote; antidotally. [Rare.] 
antidotism (an'ti-do-tizm), . [< antidote + 
-ism.] The giving of antidotes. 
antidromal (an-tid'ro-mal), a. In bot., charac- 
terized by antidromy. 
antidromous (an-tid'ro-mus), a. [< NL. anti- 
dromus, < Gr. as if "avriSpo^of (cf. avrtdpo/itiv, 
run in a contrary direction), < dvri, against, + 
fpauclv, run.] Same as antidromal. 
antidromy (an-tid'ro-mi), n. [< Gr. as if *dv- 
TiSpo/iia, ("dvridpofjof : see an tidromoua. ] In bot. , 
a change in the direction of the spiral in the 
arrangement of the leaves upon the branches 
of a stem, or on the successive axes of a sym- 
podial stem. Also called heterodromy. 
antidysenteric (an"ti-dis-en-ter'ik), a. and n. 
[< anti- + dysenteric.] I. a. Of use against 
dysentery. 
II. n. A remedy for dysentery. 
antidysuric (an'ti-di-su'rik), a. [< anti- + 
dysuric.] Useful in relieving or counteracting 
dysury. 
anti-emetic (an'ti-e-met'ik), a. and n. Same 
as antemttic. 
antientt, antientryt, etc. Former spellings of 
ancient, ancientry, etc. 
anti-enthusiastic (an^ti-en-thu-zi-as'tik), . 
[< anti- + enthusiastic.] Opposed to enthusi- 
asm: as, "the antienthuftiastic poet's method," 
Shafteshuri/. 
anti-ephialtic (an"ti-ef-i-al'tik), a. and M. 
Same as antephialtk: 
anti-epileptic (an'ti-ep-i-lep'tik), a. and n. 
Same as antepileptic. 
anti-episcopal (an*ti-e-pis'ko-pal), a. [< anti- 
+ episcopal.] Opposed to episcopacy. 
Had I gratified their antiepitcopal faction at first, . . . 
I believe they would then have found no colourable ne- 
cessity of raising an army. Kikan Batililce, ix. 
Antigaster 
anti-evangelical (an'ti-e-van-jel'i-kal), a. [< 
anti- + erunrielical.] Opposed to evangelical 
principles. 
antiface (an'ti-fas), . [< Gr. avri, opposite, + 
fun:] An opposite face; a face of a totally 
different kind. B. Jonson. 
antifat (an'ti-fat), a. and n. [< anti- + fat.] 
I. '(. Useful in preventing or counteracting the 
formation of fat, or in lessening the amount of it. 
II. . Any substance which prevents or re- 
duces fatness. 
antifebrile (an-ti-feb'ril or -fe'bril), a. and it. 
[< 'anti- + fi'hrili:] I. . Having the property 
of abating fever ; opposing or tending to cure 
fever; antipyretic. 
II. . An antipyretic (which see). 
antifederal, Anti-Federal (an-ti-fed'e-ral), a. 
[<<inli- + fnli ;<//.] Opposed to federalism, or 
to a federal constitution or party Anti-Federal 
party, in / r . S. hist., the party which opposed the adop- 
tion and ratification of the Constitution of the I ' n i tl .states, 
and which, failing in this, strongly favored the strict ci in- 
struction of the Constitution. Its fundamental principle 
was opposition to the strengthening of the national gov- 
ernment at the expense of the States. After the close of 
Washington's tlrst administration (1793) the name Anti- 
Federal soon went out of use, Republican, and afterward 
Deiniieratic Republican (now usually Democratic alone), 
lakiiiL' its plaee. Also called Anti-fed^nif^f i><n-t>i. 
antifederalism, Anti-Federalism (an-ti-fed'- 
e-ral-izm), . [< fi- + federal + -ism.] Op- 
position to federalism; specifically, the prin- 
ciples of the Anti-Federal party. 
antifederalist, Anti-Federalist (an-ti-fed'e- 
ral-ist), H. [< anti- + federal + -ist.] One op- 
posed to federalism; a member of the Anti- 
Federal party. See antifederal. 
In the course of this discussion the Anti-Ffdernliatti 
urged the following as their chief objections to adopting 
the new Constitution : States would lie consolidated, and 
their sovereignty crushed ; personal liberty would be en- 
dangered, since no security was furnished for freedom of 
speech and the liberty of the press, nor assurance adequate 
against arbitrary arrest or forcible seizure and the denial 
of jury trials in civil cases; standing armies, too, were 
placed under too little restraint. Making the President 
re-eligible indefinitely was too much like giving a life ten- 
ure to the executive office. Schouler, Hist. U. S., I. 55. 
Anti-Federalist party. Same as Anti-Federal party 
(which see, under antifederal). 
antiferment (an-ti-fer'ment), M. [< anti- + 
ferment.] A substance or agent having the 
property of preventing or counteracting fer- 
mentation. 
antifermentative (an*ti-fer-men'ta-tiv), a. and 
n. [< anti- + fermentative.] I. a. Preventing 
or fitted to prevent fermentation. 
II. n. Same as antiferment. 
The speaker gave in these cases [dyspepsia], as an auti- 
fermentative., glycerine. N. Y. Med. Jour., XL. 682. 
antifouling (an-ti-foul'ing), a. [<.a>iti- + foul- 
ing. ] Adapted to prevent or counteract fouling. 
Applied to any preparation or contrivance intended to pre- 
vent the formation or accumulation of extraneous matter, 
as barnacles, seaweed, etc., on the immersed portion of 
ships, or fitted for removing such formations, or the scales 
from the interior of steam-boilers, powder from the bores 
of guns, etc. 
antifriction (an-ti-frik'shon), a. and . [< anti- 
+ friction.] I. o. Preventing friction; spe- 
cifically, in mech., overcoming or reducing that 
resistance to motion which arises from friction. 
Antifriction bearing, a hearing in which rolling fric- 
tion is substituted for that of sliding contact ; any form of 
bearing specially designed to reduce friction. Antifric- 
tion block, a pulley-block with antifriction wheels or 
roller iwarings. Antifriction box, the box which con- 
tains the rollers or balls of an antifriction tearing. Anti- 
friction compositions, lubricating compounds of oils, 
fats, or greases, usually combined, where the pressure is 
great, with certain metallic or mineral substances, as 
plumbago, sulphur, talc, steatite, etc. Antifriction 
metals, alloys which offer little frictional resistance to 
bodies sliding over them, and which are used in machinery 
for bearings. They are principally compounds of copper, 
antimony, and tin ; zinc or lead, or both, are sometimes 
added, and less frequently, or in smaller quantities, vari- 
ous other substances. 
II. . Anything that prevents friction; a 
lubricant. 
antigalactic (an-ti-ga-lak'tik), o. and n. [< Gr. 
avri, against, + ya^a (yahaKT-), milk: see galac- 
tic.] f. a. In med., opposed to the secretion of 
milk, or to diseases caused by the milk. Dun- 
II. M. Anything tending to diminish the se- 
cretion of milk. 
anti-Gallican (an-ti-gal'i-kan), a. and . [< 
anti-+ Gallican, French: see Gallican.] I. a. 
Hostile to France or the French, or to anything 
French ; specifically, opposed to the Gallican 
church. See Gallican. 
II. n. One who is hostile to the French, or to 
tlie Gallican church. 
Antigaster (an'ti-gas-ter), H. [NL., < Gr. avri, 
against, + yaaTi/p, stomach.] A generic name 
