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51Antitoxin — An ti*tox in, Antitoxine An ti*tox ine, n. [Pref. anti + toxin.] A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain… …
52Antitoxine — Antitoxin An ti*tox in, Antitoxine An ti*tox ine, n. [Pref. anti + toxin.] A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from… …
53Contrastimulant — Con tra*stim u*lant, a. Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant. [1913 Webster] …
54Corrective — Cor*rect ive, n. 1. That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids; penalties are correctives of immoral conduct. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Limitation;… …
55Counteract — Coun ter*act (koun t?r ?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to… …
56Counteracted — Counteract Coun ter*act (koun t?r ?kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.] To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines;… …
57detoxification — n. 1. a medically supervised treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to rid the body of the addictive substances. [WordNet 1.5] 2. treatment for poisoning by counteracting its toxic properties. [WordNet 1.5] 3. conversion (of a… …
58efficacy — ef fi*ca*cy, n. [L. efficacia, fr. efficax. See {Efficacious}.] Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer.… …
59G suit — G suit G suit n. [gravity + suit. 1944[MW10]] (Aeronautics) A suit worn by aviators and astronauts, designed to counteract the effects of high accelerations experienced in aerial maneuvers, in particular to avoid unconsciousness; called also… …
60G-suit — G suit G suit n. [gravity + suit. 1944[MW10]] (Aeronautics) A suit worn by aviators and astronauts, designed to counteract the effects of high accelerations experienced in aerial maneuvers, in particular to avoid unconsciousness; called also… …
