Antibacchius
a foot of three syllables that in quant-tative meter consists of two long syllables followed by a short one, and that in accentual meter consists of two stressed syllables followed by an unstressed one.
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- Antibacterial
destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria. contemporary examples antibacterial soap is supposed to help you stay clean and healthy, right? antibacterial soap’s deadly secret kent sepkowitz may 20, 2014 xylitol nasal spray – xylitol is a sugar alcohol and has antibacterial properties. these are the 15 supplements to keep in your medicine cabinet […]
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an agreement between the u.s. and u.s.s.r., signed may 26, 1972, limiting the number of abm deployment areas, launchers, and interceptors.
- Antibaryon
the antiparticle of a , having −1 and charge, strangeness, and other quantum numbers opposite in sign to those of the . noun (physics) the antiparticle of any of the baryons antibaryon (ān’tē-bār’ē-ŏn’, ān’tī-) the antiparticle that corresponds to a baryon.
- Antibilious
serving to prevent or cure biliousness. historical examples he referred to various medicines, some of which he thinks were antibilious or otherwise sanatory. the indian in his wigwam henry r. schoolcraft the scoundrels have nearly demolished two dozen antibilious pills. the king’s own captain frederick marryat recommended as antibilious, cathartic, chemical family pills. cooley’s cyclopdia […]