Biology
- Alloantigen
Term: alloantigenLiterally meaning: ?other antigen?Origin: Anc Greek?????/????? (=other) > ???????? /alilizo (=be with others)+ ????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)Coined/History(?)DefinitionAlloantigen...
- Antimony (sb)
Term: antimony (Sb) Literally meaning: ?not alone, against aloneness? Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead)?????/monos (=alone) Coined/History Plini the Elder referred to male had female...
- Antagonist
Term: antagonistLiterally meaning: ?against fighter?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/antagonistis(= competitor, opponent, enemy) >????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????????/agonistis(=fighter,...
- Xenoantigen
Term: xenoantigen Literally meaning: ?antigen from foreigners? Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=foreign, stranger)+ ????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to) Coined/History(?)DefinitionXenoantigen...
- Antibiotic
Term: antibiotic Origin: Anc Greek ????/anti(=against) + ????????/biotic(=of life)> ????/bios(=life) > ???/bia(=haste, force) Coined : In 1928, while studying influenza, British microbiologist Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) noticed that...
Biology
anti-
????-/anti- =prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead
(before vowel ant-)
examples: antidote, antibiotic, antigen, antibacterial
- Alloantigen
Term: alloantigenLiterally meaning: ?other antigen?Origin: Anc Greek?????/????? (=other) > ???????? /alilizo (=be with others)+ ????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to)Coined/History(?)DefinitionAlloantigen...
- Antimony (sb)
Term: antimony (Sb) Literally meaning: ?not alone, against aloneness? Origin: Anc Greek????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead)?????/monos (=alone) Coined/History Plini the Elder referred to male had female...
- Antagonist
Term: antagonistLiterally meaning: ?against fighter?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/antagonistis(= competitor, opponent, enemy) >????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????????/agonistis(=fighter,...
- Xenoantigen
Term: xenoantigen Literally meaning: ?antigen from foreigners? Origin: Anc Greek?????/xenos(=foreign, stranger)+ ????-/anti- (=prefix meaning opposed to, against, instead) + ?????/geno(=produce, give birth to) Coined/History(?)DefinitionXenoantigen...
- Antibiotic
Term: antibiotic Origin: Anc Greek ????/anti(=against) + ????????/biotic(=of life)> ????/bios(=life) > ???/bia(=haste, force) Coined : In 1928, while studying influenza, British microbiologist Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) noticed that...