n. (Wireless Teleg.) A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a telephone. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Opposing or destroying contagion. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. anti- + L. cor heart; cf. F. antic&unr_;ur. ] (Far.) A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. anticus in front, foremost, fr. ante before. ] (Bot.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily. [ 1913 Webster ]