ANT, ANTI: "against," "opposite"

Question 1

antagonist

Answer 1

one who is against, or contends with, another in a struggle, fight, or contest; opponent; adversary; foe

Question 2

antibiotic

Answer 2

substance obtained from tiny living organisms that works against harmful bacteria

Question 3

antibody

Answer 3

substance manufactured in the body that works against germs or poisons produced by germs

Question 4

antidote

Answer 4

1. remedy that acts against the effects of a poison
2. countermeasure

Question 5

antihistamine

Answer 5

drug used against certain allergies and cold symptoms

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antipathy

Answer 6

feeling against; distaste; repugnance; dislike; enmity

Question 7

antiseptic

Answer 7

(literally, “against decaying”) substance that prevents infection by checking the growth of microorganisms; germicide

Question 8

antitoxin

Answer 8

substance formed in the body as the result of the introduction of a toxin (poison) and capable of acting against that toxin

Question 9

antonym

Answer 9

word meaning the opposite of another word