Anti-desiccant
a substance or material applied to a plant, as by spraying, to inhibit moisture loss during transplanting.
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the act or process of ; growth; progress: child development; economic development. a significant consequence or event: recent developments in the field of science. a or advanced state or form: drama reached its highest development in the plays of shakespeare. music. the part of a movement or composition in which a theme or themes are […]
- Anti-diarrheal
an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations. n. late 14c., from old french diarrie, from late latin diarrhoea, from greek diarrhoia “diarrhea” (coined by hippocrates), literally “a flowing through,” from diarrhein “to flow through,” from dia- “through” (see dia-) + rhein “to flow” (see rheum). respelled 16c. from diarria on […]
- Anti-dogmatism
character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant -ssertion of opinions as truths. n. c.1600, but not in common use until 19c., from french dogmatisme (16c.), from medieval latin dogmatismus, from latin dogma (see dogma).
- Anti-draft
a drawing, sketch, or design. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, copying, etc. act of drawing; delineation. a current of air in any enclosed sp-ce, especially in a room, chimney, or stove. a current of air moving in an upward or downward direction. a device for regulating the current of […]
- Anti-ecclesiastical
of or relating to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular. contemporary examples literary history aside (or be d-mned), these anti-establishment, anti-ecclesiastical fabliaux are pure, unadulterated fun. read this and blush: naughty medieval french tales yunte huang june 12, 2013 historical examples wolsey fell when campeggio was recalled, and his fall involved the […]