1) Obsolete scientific theory
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Antiperistasis, in philosophy, is a general term for various processes, real or contrived, in which one quality heightens the force of another, opposing, quality. Historically, this explanation was applied to numerous phenomena, from the interaction of quicklime with cold water, to the origin of thunder and lightning. The term is Greek, ἀντι
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opposition or resistance
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• (n.) Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.
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An`ti·pe·ris'ta·sis noun [ Greek ...; ... against + ... a standing around, from ... to stand around; ... around + ... to stand.] Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.
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