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  • 31Vermifugal — Ver*mif u*gal, a. [L. vermis a worm + fugare to drive away, fr. fugere to flee. See {Worm}, and {Fugitive}.] (Med.) Tending to prevent, destroy, or expel, worms or vermin; anthelmintic. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 32antianxiety — adjective Date: 1962 tending to prevent or relieve anxiety < antianxiety drugs > …

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  • 33antiarrhythmic — adjective Date: 1954 tending to prevent or relieve cardiac arrhythmia < an antiarrhythmic agent > …

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  • 34antirejection — adjective Date: 1968 used or tending to prevent organ or tissue transplant rejection < antirejection drugs > < antirejection treatment > …

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  • 35antibiotic — I. adjective Date: 1894 1. tending to prevent, inhibit, or destroy life 2. of or relating to antibiotics or to antibiosis • antibiotically adverb II. noun Date: 1943 a substance produced by or a semisynthetic substance derived from a&#8230; …

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  • 36prophylactic — I. adjective Etymology: Greek prophylaktikos, from prophylassein to be on guard, from pro before + phylassein to guard, from phylak , phylax guard Date: 1574 1. guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection 2.&#8230; …

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  • 37Efficiency Movement — Part of the Politics series on Progressivism Schools American Progressivism Modern liberalism Progressive education Ideas Anti racism Civil liberties …

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  • 38Sitagliptin — drugbox IUPAC name = (3 R ) 3 amino 1 [9 (trifluoromethyl) 1,4,7,8 tetrazabicyclo [4.3.0] nona 6,8 d ien 4 yl] 4 (2,4,5 trifluorophenyl)butan 1 one width=254 CAS number = 790712 60 6 ATC prefix = A10 ATC suffix = BH01 PubChem = 4369359 DrugBank …

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  • 39antianxiety — /an tee ang zuy i tee, an tuy /, adj. tending to prevent or relieve anxiety. [1960 65; ANTI + ANXIETY] * * * …

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  • 40antifriction — antifrictional, adj. /an tee frik sheuhn, an tuy /, n. 1. something that prevents or reduces friction; lubricant. adj. 2. tending to prevent or reduce friction. [1830 40; ANTI + FRICTION] * * * …

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