anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
hydroponics aquiculture tank farming | a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients |
anti-G suit G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
aquarium fish tank marine museum | a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals |
cistern water tank | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
cooler tank | a cell for violent prisoners |
fragmentation bomb antipersonnel bomb anti-personnel bomb daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
gas tank gasoline tank petrol tank | a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle |
maillot tank suit | a woman's one-piece bathing suit |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
oil tanker oiler tanker tank ship | a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk |
septic tank | large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria |
stabilizer bar anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
tank storage tank | a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids |
tank army tank armored combat vehicle armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
tank car tank | a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk |
tank circuit | an oscillatory circuit |
tank destroyer | an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds |
tank engine tank locomotive | a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water, no tender is needed |
tank furnace | furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained |
tank iron | plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron |
tank shell | a shell fired by the cannon on a tank |
tank top | a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening, often worn over a shirt or blouse |
virility drug anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
water heater hot-water heater hot-water tank | a heater and storage tank to supply heated water |
anti-Semitism antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
Japanese Red Army JRA Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
think tank think factory | a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications |
tank farm | an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks |
anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
philistine anti-intellectual lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
tanker tank driver | a soldier who drives a tank |
anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |
tank tankful | as much as a tank will hold |
tank | treat in a tank, tank animal refuse |
tank | consume excessive amounts of alcohol |
tank | store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it |
racist antiblack anti-Semite(a) | discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion |
anti-intellectual philistine | smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values |