| 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. |
| anticellulite |
combined form of cellulite. |