anti coagu lant /.aentikau'aegjalant; NAmE -kou-/ noun {medical E)
a substance that stops the blood from becoming thick and forming clots anticonvulsant /.aentikan'vAlsant/ noun a drug used to prevent
epileptic fits or similar
illnesses fri ► anticonvulsant adj.
antics /'aentiks/ noun [pi.] 1 behaviour
which is silly and funny in a way that people usually like ft 5J % 1$ ^ it: The bank staff got up
to all sorts of antics to raise
money for charity, fg ff IR Mft ih## fel® %
M. # ♦ ik % tX
o 2 behaviour which is ridiculous or dangerous
anti cyc lone /.aenti'saiklaun; NAmE -'kloun/ noun an area of high air
pressure that produces calm weather conditions with clear skies EiHtfe ( A A W If!ft # ) — compare depression(5)
anti depres sant /.aentidi'presnt/ noun a drug used to treat depression ► anti-depres-sant1 adj. [only
before noun]: antidepressant drugs anti dote /'aentidaut; NAmE -dout/ noun ~ (to sth) 1 a substance that
controls the effects of a pdiison or disease :
There is no known antidote to
the poison, jk # It &? M ft A fk M „ 2 anything that takes away the effects of
sth unpleasant
A Mediterranean cruise was the perfect antidote to a
long cold winter.
anti-freeze /'aentifriiz/ noun [U] a chemical that
, is added to the water in the radiator
of cars and other vehicles to stop it from freezing , ijiMM ( in A
anti-gen /'aentid3an/ noun {medical E) a substance that enters the body and
starts a process that can cause disease. The body then usually produces antibodies to fight the antigens,
ffijg ( )
anti-grav-ity /.aenti'graeviti/ noun [u] {physics %)
an imaginary force that works against gravity
gfigj; g 31 A
'anti-hero
noun the
main character in a story, but one who does not have the qualities of a typical
hero, and is either more like an ordinary person or is morally bad
anti hista mine /.aenti'histamiin/ noun [C, U] a drug used to
treat allergies, especially
hay fever ( ^ fx.
M ) : antihistamine
cream/
injections/shots tn^jkf LW / ft It .anti-in flammatory adj. (of a drug M) used to reduce inflammation titA61
►
anti-inflam-
ma-tory noun {pi. -ies)
'anti-lock adj. [only before noun] anti-lock brakes stop the wheels of a vehicle
locking if you have to stop suddenly, and so make the vehicle easier to control
Kr : an anti-lock braking
system or ABS anti mat ter /'aentimaet0(r)/ noun [u] {physics %) matter that is made
up of antiparticles g^Jjfiftf ibgfftfft&JA ) an tim ony /'aentimani; NAmE -mooni/ noun [U] {symb Sb) a chemical element. Antimony is a
silver-white metal that breaks easily, used especially in making
ALLOYS.
antioxidant /.aenti’nksidant; NAmE -'a:ks-/ noun 1 {biology fi)
a substance such as vitamin C
or E that removes dangerous molecules,
etc., such as free
radicals from the body trLM.it C E,
2
{chemistry it) a
substance
that helps prevent oxidization, especially
one used to help prevent stored food products from going bad fcmtm () anti-par ticle /'sentipaitikl; NAmE -pa:rt-/ noun {physics #l) a very small part
of an atom that has the same mass as a normal particle but the opposite electrical
CHARGE g£rf {Mft^rftig )
anti
jf P M; 1 trCTTl APPETIZER, STARTER