antideath

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ death

Adjective[edit]

antideath (comparative more antideath, superlative most antideath)

  1. Preventing death.
    • 1992, Chogyam Trungpa, The Lion's Roar: An Introduction to Tantra:
      Once you have the possibility of making love to this poisonous snake, it is fantastically pleasurable: you are churning out antideath potion on the spot.
  2. (biology) Preventing cell death.
    an antideath protein