antibacterial |
active in killing bacteria. |
antiballistic missile |
a missile designed to meet and destroy a ballistic missile in flight. |
antibiosis |
a relationship between two organisms that harms one of them. (Cf. symbiosis.) |
antibiotic |
any of various substances derived from fungi or other organisms and used to destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria or other disease-causing organisms. [2 definitions] |
antibody |
a protein in blood that reacts to particular toxic substances by neutralizing or destroying them, and thus provides immunity against them. |
anti-Bolshevik |
combined form of Bolshevik. |
antibourgeois |
combined form of bourgeois. |
anti-British |
being against the British nation or the British people. |
antibureaucratic |
combined form of bureaucratic. |
antiburglar |
combined form of burglar. |
antiburglary |
combined form of burglary. |
antibusing |
opposed to busing students between school districts in order to achieve racial balance in schools. |
antic |
(usu. pl.) playful or funny actions; pranks. [5 definitions] |
anticancer |
used to combat cancerous malignancy. |
anticapitalism |
combined form of capitalism. |
anticapitalist |
combined form of capitalist. |
anticarcinogen |
combined form of carcinogen. |
anticarcinogenic |
combined form of carcinogenic. |
anticaries |
combined form of caries. |
anti-Catholic |
combined form of Catholic. |
anti-Catholicism |
combined form of Catholicism. |