iamatology
n. - medical study of remedies.
iatric(al)
adj. - medical. iatraliptics, n. medical treatment by rubbing with
oil. iatrochemistry, n. application of chemistry to medical theory and
treatment. iatrogenic, adj. applied to a disease or condition induced
in a patient by a doctor or medical treatment. iatrology, n. medical
science or treatise. iatrotechnics, n. practical therapeutics.
iatromisia
n. - dislike of doctors
ichnite
n. - fossil footprint.
ichnogram
n. - a footprint
ichnography
n. - map; ground plan; making of maps and plans. ichnographic(al), adj.
ichnology
n. - geological study of fossil footprints. ichnomancy, n. divination
by footprints.
ichor
n. - watery fluid discharged from wound; fluid supposed to fill veins
of Greek and Latin gods. ichorous, adj. ichorrhoea, n. discharge of
pus-like fluid.
ichthus, ichthys
n. - amulet or talismanic carving in shape of fish. ichthyic, adj.
pertaining to fishes. ichthyism, n. fish-poisoning. ichthyofauna, n.
fish life of region. ichthyography n. treatise on fishes. ichthyoid,
adj. fish-like. ichthyolatry, n. worship of fishes. ichthyolite, n.
fossil fish. ichthyology, n. study of fishes. ichthyomorphic, adj.
fish-shaped. ichthyophagy, n. eating of fish. ichthyophagist, n.
ichthyornis, n. toothed fossil bird of America. ichthyosaur(us), n.
large fossil marine reptile. ichthyosis, n. congenital disease
characterized by thickened, scaly skin. ichthyotoxism, n.
fish-poisoning.
ichthyomancy
n. - fortunetelling with fish offal
iconolagny
n. - sexual stimulation from pictures or statues
icteric
adj. - pertaining to jaundice; n. remedy for jaundice. icterine,
icteritious, icteritous, adj. yellowish. icteroid, adj. like jaundice;
yellow. icterus, n. jaundice.
ictus
n. - stress in verse; Medicine, fit; sudden pulsation or stroke. ictic, adj.
ideate
v. - form ideas; imagine; conceive. ideation, n. ideational, ideative, adj.
idee fixe
phr. - a fixed, obsessive idea; unyielded notion, conviction or focus
idem per idem
phr. - the same by the same: describing an allusion,illustration, or
reference that adds nothing to the understandingof a matter
idem sonans
phr. - sounding the same: the principle in law that themisspelling of
a word or name in a case, contract, etc., doesnot invalidate the
document
ideogeny
n. - study of origin of ideas. ideogenetic, adj. initiating ideas.
ideogenical, adj. ideogenous, adj. of mental origin.
ideogram, ideograph
n. - symbol in picture-writing representing idea of thing; any symbol
universally recognized. ideography, n.
ideopraxist
n. - one who puts ideas into practice
idioblast
n. - isolated cell differing greatly from surrounding cells or tissue.
idioblastic, adj.
idiochromatic
adj. - having characteristic coloration.
idiocrasy, idiocrasis
n. - constitutional peculiarity. idiocratic, adj.
idioelectric(al)
adj. - able to be electrified by friction.
idioglossia
n. - secret speech or language, especially invented by children;
psychological condition in which speech is so distorted as to be
unintelligible.
idiograph
n. - trademark. idiographic(al), adj. pertaining to or dealing with
the individual or unique.
idiolalia
n. - mental state characterized by use of inventedlanguage
idiolalla
n. - crazy condition in which the victim makes up his own language
idiomorphic, idiomorphous
adj. - having its own peculiar or proper form.
idiopathy
n. - peculiar characteristic; disease not caused by another.
idiopathetic, idiopathic(al), adj.
idioplasm
n. - part of protoplasm bearing hereditary characteristics; germ
plasm. idioplasmatic, idioplasmic, adj.
idiospasm
n. - localized cramp. idiospastic, adj.
idiothermous, idiothermic
adj. - warm-blooded. idiothermy, n.
idioticon
n. - a dialect dictionary
idolothyte
adj.,n. - (sacrifice) offered to idol. idolothytic, adj.
idolum
n. - (pl. -la) phantom; fallacy.
idoneous
adj. - apt; suitable
ignavia
n. - idleness; laziness
ignavy, ignavia
n. - laziness.
ignis fatuus
n. - (pl. ignes fatui ) 'foolish fire'; light produced over marshland;
will-o-the wisp; any misleading idea or thing.
ignoratio elenchi
phr. - ignorance of the refutation: the fallacy ofarguing astray from
the point at issue; stressing or 'proving'what is irrelevant
ignoscency
n. - forgiveness; a forgiving nature
ignotum per ignotius
phr. - the unknown (explained) by means of the more unknown: an
annoyingly obscure explanation
ileum
n. - last part of small intestine. ileac, adj. ileitis, n.
inflammation of ileum. ileus, n. complete obstruction of intestine.
ilium
n. - (pl. ilia) bone forming part of pelvis; hip bone. iliac, adj.
pertaining to the loins. iliacus, n. flexor muscle of thigh.
illachrymable
adj. - unable to cry
illaqueate
v. - to catch or trap
illation
n. - inference; act of inferring. illative, a.; n. such word (as therefore).
illeism
n. - affected or excessive use of the third-person pronoun'he' or
'one', esp. in reference to oneself
illicitator
n. - an auctioneer's shill
illinition
n. - act of rubbing on.
illocutionary
adj. - pertaining to or describing an utterance that,reflecting the
speaker's emotions, conveys more or something otherthan its literal
meaning, such as a question implyingdissatisfaction
illutation
n. - a mud bath
illuvium
n. - (pl. -iums, -ia) material removed from soil layer by rainwater
and deposited in lower layer. illuvial, adj. illuviate, v.i. undergo
illuviation. illuviation, n. accumulation of illuvium.
imago
n. - (pl. -goes, -gines ), adult form of insect.
imbat
n. - periodical cool wind of Cyprus and Levant.
imbonity
n. - lack of good qualities
imbreviate
v. - draw up as a brief; enrol.
imbricate
adj. - overlapping; v.i. & t. be or make imbricate. imbrication, n.
intricacy. imbricative, adj.
imbrue
v. - dye; soak.
imbrute
v. - degrade; become brutish.
immanent
adj. - indwelling; inherent; all-pervading. immanence, n.
immarcescible
adj. - indestructible
immeability
n. - state of being impassable or lacking power to pass.
immerd
v. - to cover with excrement
immerge
v. - plunge in; immerse oneself in something. immergence, n.
imminution
n. - diminution.
immorigerous
adj. - rude, boorish
immortelle
n. - everlasting dried flower.
immund
adj. - unclean; foul; filthy
immunoassay
n. - determination of presence and quantity of a substance through its
action as an antigen.
immure
v. - imprison; entomb.
impacable
adj. - not pacifiable.
impactite
n. - slag-like glassy object found on surface of the earth, probably
formed from rock melted by the impact of a meteor.
impanation
n. - introduction or embodiment of Christ's body in Communion bread.
impanate, adj.
imparity
n. - disparity. imparisyllabic, n. & a. (word) having different number
of syllables in different cases.
impasto
n. - application of pigment thickly, in painting; such pigment.
impavid
adj. - not afraid; fearless; undaunted
impeccant
adj. - sinless
impecunious
adj. - poor. impecuniosity, n.
impennate
adj. - flightless; pertaining to penguins; n. penguin.
imperator
n. - commander, ruler.
imperdible
adj. - incapable of being lost
imperscriptible
adj. - not recorded.
impetigo
n. - pustulous skin disease. impetiginous, adj.
impetrate
v. - ask for; obtaining by asking. impetration, n. impetrator, n.
impetrative, adj.
impignorate
v. - mortgage; pawn;, adj. pawned. impignoration, n.
impinguate
v. - to fatten
impostumate, imposthumate
v. - form or inflict an abscess. impostumation, n.
imprecate
v. - pray for (evil); curse. imprecation, n. imprecatory, adj.
improcreant
adj. - sexually impotent.
improlificate
v. - to impregnate
impropriate
v. - transfer (ecclesiastical revenue) to layman. impropriation,
impropriator, impropriatrix, n.
impudicity
n. - shamelessness.
in camera
phr. - 'in private chamber'; in secret; in private.
in esse
adj. - 'in existence'.
in invidiam
phr. - in ill-will or to excite prejudice
in malam partem
phr. - in bad part: in a bad sense
in media res
phr. - in the middle of the thing, or directly into thecourse of a
story of plot without any preliminaries
in posse
adj. - 'in possibility'.
inamorato
n. - (fem. -ta) lover; beloved person.
inaniloquent
adj. - loquacious, windy, garrulous
inanition
n. - emptiness; starvation; exhaustion.
incalescent
adj. - becoming warm or warmer. incalescence, incalescency, n.
incanous
adj. - covered with soft white hairs.
incardinate
v. - make cardinal; receive (priest) from another diocese.
incarnadine
adj. - crimson; flesh-colored; v.t. dye crimson.
inconcinnity
n. - unsuitableness; ineptitude
incondite
adj. - crude, unfinished
inconnu
n. - (fem. -ue) unknown person; stranger.
incrassate
v. - to make or become thick or thicker; to thicken;inspissate
increpation
n. - criticism, censure
incretion
n. - internal secretion; hormone. incretionary, incretory, adj.
incroyable
n. - fop.
incruental
adj. - bloodless
inculcate
v. - impress on mind by frequent repetition. inculcation, n.
inculcative, inculcatory, adj.
inculpate
v. - to blame, accuse, incriminate
incunabula
n. - (sing. -lum) early printed books, especially printed before AD
1500; any early or beginning period. incunabulist, n. student of
these. incunabular, adj.
incuse
adj.,n. - (impression, especially on coin) stamped in.
indaba
n. - palaver; conference.
indagate
v. - investigate. indagation, indagator, n.indagative, adj.
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
phr. - 'list of forbidden books' of the Roman Catholic Church. Index
Expurgatorius, list of books allowed only in expurgated form.
indictum sit
phr. - let it be unsaid
indite
v. - compose; write down; describe. inditement, n.
indoles
n. - inherent disposition.
induciae
n. -pl. pl. armistice.
indue
v. - put on; assume; endow; supply.
indumentum
n. - (pl. -ta, -ums) thick, woolly or hairy covering.
indurate
v. - harden. induration, n. indurative, adj.
indurated
adj. - obstinate, hardened, unyielding, made unfeeling
ineluctable
adj. - inevitable; irresistable
inenerrable
adj. - indescribable
inerm(ous)
adj. - Botany, without prickles.
inexpugnable
adj. - that cannot be taken by assault or storm; unconquerable; impregnable
inexsuperable
adj. - insurmountable, impassable
infandous
adj. - too horrible to mention, unspeakably awful
infandous
n. - something so bad it should never be mentioned
infarct
n. - portion of dead and scarred tissue in an organ resulting from
congestion or blockage of a blood vessel serving it. infarction, n.
inferiae
n. -pl. pl. sacrifices to beings of underworld.
infeudation
n. - granting of feoff; transfer of tithes to layman.
inficete
adj. - dull, unfunny, deadly serious, humorless
inflorescence
n. - flowering; arrangement of flowers in a plant; flower cluster or
head. inflorescent, adj.
infracaninophile
n. - champion of the underdog
infract
v. - infringe. infraction, n. violation, especially of law.
infucation
n. - putting on make-up
infumate(d)
adj. - blackish; smoky.
infundibular, infundibulate
adj. - funnel-shaped. infundibuliform, adj. infundibulum, n. (pl. -la)
Anatomy, funnel- shaped part.
infuscate(d)
adj. - brownish; obscured.
infusoria
n. -pl. pl. (sing, -ian) class of protozoa found in water. infusorial,
infusorian, adj. infusoriform, infusorioid, adj. like an infusorian.
ingannation
n. - deception; fraud
ingeminate
v. - repeat; reiterate; to emphasize by repetition
ingle
n. - fire in a fireplace
ingler
n. - crooked horse breeder
ingluvies
n. - bird's crop. ingluvial, adj.
ingluvious
adj. - gluttonous
ingravescent
adj. - continually becoming more severe.
ingravidate
v. - to impregnate
inguinal
adj. - pertaining to or near the groin.
ingurgitate
v. - swallow up; guzzle. ingurgitation, n.
ingustable
adj. - tasteless
inhere
v. -i. belong intimately and by nature; be a part of. inhesion,
inherence, n. inherent, adj. innate; fixed; settled; constituting an
inseparable part or attribute.
inhume
v. - bury. inhumation, n.
iniquitous
adj. - unjust; wicked. iniquity, n.
innascible
adj. - without a beginning
innoxious
adj. - harmless.
inopinate
adj. - unexpected.
inosculate
v. - unite; combine; blend. inosculation, n.
inquiline
adj. - living in another's nest or dwelling; n. such animal.
inquilinism, inquilinity, n. inquilinous, adj.
inquinate
v. - to corrupt
insalubrious
adj. - unhealthy, deleterious
insapory
adj. - tasteless
inscenation
n. - mise en scène.
insolate
v. - expose to sunlight. insolation, n. such exposure; sunstroke;
medical treatment by sun-bathing; radiation from sun.
insouciance
n. - indifference; carefreeness. insouciant, adj.
instauration
n. - restoration to former excellence. instaurator, n.
insufflate
v. - blow on or into; breathe upon. insufflation, n. insufflator, n.
insulse
adj. - tasteless, flat, insipid
insusurration
n. - whispering in the ear; insinuation
intarsia
n. - pattern of inlaid wood; art of making such patterns. intarsiate, adj.
intellection
n. - superhuman knowledge; act or exercise of intellect; synecdoche.
intemerate
adj. - undefiled.
intempestive
adj. - inopportune; out of season. intempestivity, n.
intenerate
v. - soften. inteneration, n.
intension
n. - intensity; intensification; exertion of mind or will; Logic,
properties implied by a concept or term.
inter alia
phr. - among other things
inter se
phr. - 'among themselves'.
interamnian
adj. - between rivers.
intercalary
adj. - inserted in the calendar; bissextile; leap (year);
interpolated. intercalate, v. intercalation, n.
intercalation
n. - an insertion or interposing, as of a word between other words in a sentence
intercardinal
adj.,n. - (point) half-way between two cardinal points of compass.
interciliary
adj. - between eyebrows.
intercolline
adj. - between hills.
intercosmic
adj. - between or among stars.
intercostal
adj. - between ribs.
interdigitate
v. - to interlace the fingers
interfenestral
adj. - between windows. interfenestration, n. such distance.
interfluvial
adj. - between two rivers flowing in same direction. interfluve, n. such area.
intergern
v. - to snarl back
interjacent
adj. - situated between; intervening. interjacence, interjacency, n.
interlunar
adj. - pertaining to period between old and new moon. interlunation,
n. such period; interval of darkness.
internecion
n. - mutual destruction
internuncio
n. - go-between; papal emissary.
interoceptor
n. - sensory receptor responding to stimuli arising within the body,
especially the viscera. interoceptive, adj.
interosculate
v. - intermix; have common biological characteristics. interosculant,
adj. intersecting. interosculation, n.
interpellate
v. - arraign or question for explanation. interpellant, adj.
interrupting; n. person interpellating. interpellation, n.
interpellating; interruption. interpellator, n.
interpellation
n. - a formal questioning or challenging regardingan action or policy
intersilient
adj. - suddenly emerging in the midst of something
intertessellation
n. - complicated interrelationship.
intertonic
adj. - between accented sounds or syllables.
intertrigo
n. - inflammation of skin caused by friction between moist surfaces.
intertriginous, adj.
intima
n. - (pl. -ae ) Anatomy, inner lining of organ or vessel.
intorsion
n. - twisting, twining. intort, v.i.
intrados
n. - interior curve of arch
intravasation
n. - Medicine, entrance of externally formed matter into vessels.
intra-vitam
adj. - during life.
introit
n. - psalm or hymn chanted at approach to altar of celebrant priest;
first part of Roman Catholic Mass.
introjection
n. - incorporation of external ideas and attitudes into one's own
personality. introject, v.
intromit
v. - insert; admit. intromission, n. intromittent, adj.
introrse
adj. - inward facing.
inula
n. - elecampane. inulaceous, inuloid, adj. like inula.
inunct
v. - anoint. inunction, n. act of anointing; ointment; rubbing of
ointment into skin. inunctum, n. lanolin ointment.
inusitate
adj. - obsolete
invaginate
v. - sheathe; infold; draw part of tube, etc., inside other part.
invagination, n. act of invaginating; part invaginated;
intussusception.
inveterate
adj. - confirmed; long-established. inveteracy, n.
invination
n. - inclusion or embodiment of blood of Christ in Communion wine.
inviscate
v. - make sticky; entrap with sticky substance. inviscation, n.
invita minerva
phr. - minerva being unwilling: without any naturaltalent or inspiration
involucre
n. - covering, especially whorl of bracts in plant. involucral, adj.
like an involucre. involucrate, adj. having an involucre.
involute
adj. - curved spirally inwards; complicated. involution, n.
invultuation
n. - stabbing of wax image of person to be injured as form of witchcraft.
iodoform
n. - antiseptic made from iodine and alcohol. iodotherapy, n. medical
treatment with iodine.
ipse dixit
phr. - he himself has said (it): an unsupported assertion, or a
presumption bearing no evidence of its truth or validity
ipsedixitism
n. - dogmatism
ipseity
n. - selfhood.
ipsism
n. - masturbation
ipsissima verba
phr. - the very words
iracund
adj. - easily provoked, quick-tempered, irascible
irade
n. - Muslim edict, especially sultan's decree.
irascent
adj. - becoming angry. irascible, adj. easily angered; irritable.
irascibility, n.
iridic
adj. - containing iridium; pertaining to iris of eye.
iridology
n. - diagnosis based on examining iris of eye. iridologist, n.
irisation
n. - iridescence. iriscope, n. apparatus producing iridescence.
iritis
n. - inflammation of iris of eye. iritic, adj.
irredenta
adj. - 'unredeemed'; applied to part of country under another's rule.
irredential, adj. irredentism, n. policy of attempting to recover such
region to country that has lost it. irredentist, n.
irrefragable
adj. - indisputable; unbreakable.
irrefrangible
adj. - that cannot or should not be broken; inviolable
irremeable
adj. - allowing of no return; irrevocable.
irreptitious
adj. - creeping stealthily
irrumation
n. - fellatio
irrupt
v. -i. burst in; enter violently. irruption, n. irruptive, adj.
isagoge
n. - introduction. isagogic(al), adj. isagogics, n. introductory study of Bible.
isagogic
adj. - introductory
isallobar
n. - line on map passing through all places with equal changes in
pressure over a certain period.
isanemone
n. - line on map connecting all places with same wind velocity.
isarithm
n. - line on map passing through places of same density of population.
ischialgia
n. - sciatica. ischialgic, adj.
ischidrosis
n. - suppression of perspiration.
ischium
n. - (pl. -ia) bone forming base of each half of pelvis.
isinglass
n. - form of gelatine made from fishes' air bladders; agar-agar.
isobath
n. - line of map passing through all points of equal depth below water.
isocheim
n. - line on map passing through all places with same average winter
temperature. isocheimal, isocheimenal, isocheimic, adj.
isochronous
adj. - lasting equal time; recurring at equal intervals. isochronal,
isochronic(al), adj. isochronize, v. isochronism, n. isochronon, n.
chronometer.
isochroous
adj. - of uniform color.
isoclinal
adj.,n. - (line on map passing through all places) with same magnetic
dip; having equal inclination. isoclinic, adj.
isocracy
n. - equal rule; possession of equal power by all. isocrat, n. isocratic, adj.
isocryme
n. - isotherm for coldest period of year. isocrymal, isocrymic, adj.
isodiabatic
adj. - pertaining to equal heat transmission.
isodynamic
adj. - pertaining to or having equal force. isodynamia, n.
isogenesis
n. - sameness of origin. isogenetic,, isogenic, isogenous, adj. isogeny, n.
isogeotherm
n. - line connecting points of equal temperature below the earth's surface.
isogloss
n. - a line of a dialect map delimiting localities in which some
feature of speech is found. isoglossal, adj.
isogonal
adj. - having equal angles. isogonic, a.; n. line on map passing
through all places with same magnetic declination.
isography
n. - imitation of other person's hand-writing. isographic(al), adj.
isohel
n. - line on map passing through all places with same hours of sunshine.
isohyet
n. - line on map passing through all places with same rainfall. isohyetal, adj.
isokeraunic
adj.,n. - (line on map connecting places) with equal or simultaneous
occurrence of thunderstorms.
isomer
n. - compound of same elements in same proportions by weight as
another, but having different structure and properties. isomeric, adj.
isomerize, v. isomerism, n. isomerous, adj. having same number of
parts, peculiarities, etc.
isonomy
n. - equality of legal rights. isonomic, isonomous, adj.
isonym
n. - word of same derivation or form as another; cognate word.
isonymic, adj. isonymy, n.
isopiestic
adj. - isobar(ic)
isopleth
n. - line on map passing through places with same numerical values for
a meteorological feature.
isopolity
n. - equality of political rights. isopolitical, adj.
isopsephic
adj. - numerically equal. isopsephism, n.
isopycnic
adj.,n. - (line passing through points) of equal density.
isorropic
adj. - of equal value.
isoseismal
adj.,n. - (line on map passing through places) of same intensity of
earthquake shock. isoseismic(al), adj.
isostasy
n. - state of equilibrium due to equal pressure on all sides. isostatic, adj.
isothere
n. - isotherm for average summer temperature. isotheral, adj.
isotron
n. - device for separating isotopes.
ithyphallic
adj. - indecent; pertaining to verse line of three trochees.
ixiodic
adj. - pertaining or due to ticks. ixiodian, ixiodid, n. & a.
(pertaining to) a tick.
izles
n. - sparks and soot coming out of a chimney
izzard
n. - ancient word for the letter Z
n. - medical study of remedies.
iatric(al)
adj. - medical. iatraliptics, n. medical treatment by rubbing with
oil. iatrochemistry, n. application of chemistry to medical theory and
treatment. iatrogenic, adj. applied to a disease or condition induced
in a patient by a doctor or medical treatment. iatrology, n. medical
science or treatise. iatrotechnics, n. practical therapeutics.
iatromisia
n. - dislike of doctors
ichnite
n. - fossil footprint.
ichnogram
n. - a footprint
ichnography
n. - map; ground plan; making of maps and plans. ichnographic(al), adj.
ichnology
n. - geological study of fossil footprints. ichnomancy, n. divination
by footprints.
ichor
n. - watery fluid discharged from wound; fluid supposed to fill veins
of Greek and Latin gods. ichorous, adj. ichorrhoea, n. discharge of
pus-like fluid.
ichthus, ichthys
n. - amulet or talismanic carving in shape of fish. ichthyic, adj.
pertaining to fishes. ichthyism, n. fish-poisoning. ichthyofauna, n.
fish life of region. ichthyography n. treatise on fishes. ichthyoid,
adj. fish-like. ichthyolatry, n. worship of fishes. ichthyolite, n.
fossil fish. ichthyology, n. study of fishes. ichthyomorphic, adj.
fish-shaped. ichthyophagy, n. eating of fish. ichthyophagist, n.
ichthyornis, n. toothed fossil bird of America. ichthyosaur(us), n.
large fossil marine reptile. ichthyosis, n. congenital disease
characterized by thickened, scaly skin. ichthyotoxism, n.
fish-poisoning.
ichthyomancy
n. - fortunetelling with fish offal
iconolagny
n. - sexual stimulation from pictures or statues
icteric
adj. - pertaining to jaundice; n. remedy for jaundice. icterine,
icteritious, icteritous, adj. yellowish. icteroid, adj. like jaundice;
yellow. icterus, n. jaundice.
ictus
n. - stress in verse; Medicine, fit; sudden pulsation or stroke. ictic, adj.
ideate
v. - form ideas; imagine; conceive. ideation, n. ideational, ideative, adj.
idee fixe
phr. - a fixed, obsessive idea; unyielded notion, conviction or focus
idem per idem
phr. - the same by the same: describing an allusion,illustration, or
reference that adds nothing to the understandingof a matter
idem sonans
phr. - sounding the same: the principle in law that themisspelling of
a word or name in a case, contract, etc., doesnot invalidate the
document
ideogeny
n. - study of origin of ideas. ideogenetic, adj. initiating ideas.
ideogenical, adj. ideogenous, adj. of mental origin.
ideogram, ideograph
n. - symbol in picture-writing representing idea of thing; any symbol
universally recognized. ideography, n.
ideopraxist
n. - one who puts ideas into practice
idioblast
n. - isolated cell differing greatly from surrounding cells or tissue.
idioblastic, adj.
idiochromatic
adj. - having characteristic coloration.
idiocrasy, idiocrasis
n. - constitutional peculiarity. idiocratic, adj.
idioelectric(al)
adj. - able to be electrified by friction.
idioglossia
n. - secret speech or language, especially invented by children;
psychological condition in which speech is so distorted as to be
unintelligible.
idiograph
n. - trademark. idiographic(al), adj. pertaining to or dealing with
the individual or unique.
idiolalia
n. - mental state characterized by use of inventedlanguage
idiolalla
n. - crazy condition in which the victim makes up his own language
idiomorphic, idiomorphous
adj. - having its own peculiar or proper form.
idiopathy
n. - peculiar characteristic; disease not caused by another.
idiopathetic, idiopathic(al), adj.
idioplasm
n. - part of protoplasm bearing hereditary characteristics; germ
plasm. idioplasmatic, idioplasmic, adj.
idiospasm
n. - localized cramp. idiospastic, adj.
idiothermous, idiothermic
adj. - warm-blooded. idiothermy, n.
idioticon
n. - a dialect dictionary
idolothyte
adj.,n. - (sacrifice) offered to idol. idolothytic, adj.
idolum
n. - (pl. -la) phantom; fallacy.
idoneous
adj. - apt; suitable
ignavia
n. - idleness; laziness
ignavy, ignavia
n. - laziness.
ignis fatuus
n. - (pl. ignes fatui ) 'foolish fire'; light produced over marshland;
will-o-the wisp; any misleading idea or thing.
ignoratio elenchi
phr. - ignorance of the refutation: the fallacy ofarguing astray from
the point at issue; stressing or 'proving'what is irrelevant
ignoscency
n. - forgiveness; a forgiving nature
ignotum per ignotius
phr. - the unknown (explained) by means of the more unknown: an
annoyingly obscure explanation
ileum
n. - last part of small intestine. ileac, adj. ileitis, n.
inflammation of ileum. ileus, n. complete obstruction of intestine.
ilium
n. - (pl. ilia) bone forming part of pelvis; hip bone. iliac, adj.
pertaining to the loins. iliacus, n. flexor muscle of thigh.
illachrymable
adj. - unable to cry
illaqueate
v. - to catch or trap
illation
n. - inference; act of inferring. illative, a.; n. such word (as therefore).
illeism
n. - affected or excessive use of the third-person pronoun'he' or
'one', esp. in reference to oneself
illicitator
n. - an auctioneer's shill
illinition
n. - act of rubbing on.
illocutionary
adj. - pertaining to or describing an utterance that,reflecting the
speaker's emotions, conveys more or something otherthan its literal
meaning, such as a question implyingdissatisfaction
illutation
n. - a mud bath
illuvium
n. - (pl. -iums, -ia) material removed from soil layer by rainwater
and deposited in lower layer. illuvial, adj. illuviate, v.i. undergo
illuviation. illuviation, n. accumulation of illuvium.
imago
n. - (pl. -goes, -gines ), adult form of insect.
imbat
n. - periodical cool wind of Cyprus and Levant.
imbonity
n. - lack of good qualities
imbreviate
v. - draw up as a brief; enrol.
imbricate
adj. - overlapping; v.i. & t. be or make imbricate. imbrication, n.
intricacy. imbricative, adj.
imbrue
v. - dye; soak.
imbrute
v. - degrade; become brutish.
immanent
adj. - indwelling; inherent; all-pervading. immanence, n.
immarcescible
adj. - indestructible
immeability
n. - state of being impassable or lacking power to pass.
immerd
v. - to cover with excrement
immerge
v. - plunge in; immerse oneself in something. immergence, n.
imminution
n. - diminution.
immorigerous
adj. - rude, boorish
immortelle
n. - everlasting dried flower.
immund
adj. - unclean; foul; filthy
immunoassay
n. - determination of presence and quantity of a substance through its
action as an antigen.
immure
v. - imprison; entomb.
impacable
adj. - not pacifiable.
impactite
n. - slag-like glassy object found on surface of the earth, probably
formed from rock melted by the impact of a meteor.
impanation
n. - introduction or embodiment of Christ's body in Communion bread.
impanate, adj.
imparity
n. - disparity. imparisyllabic, n. & a. (word) having different number
of syllables in different cases.
impasto
n. - application of pigment thickly, in painting; such pigment.
impavid
adj. - not afraid; fearless; undaunted
impeccant
adj. - sinless
impecunious
adj. - poor. impecuniosity, n.
impennate
adj. - flightless; pertaining to penguins; n. penguin.
imperator
n. - commander, ruler.
imperdible
adj. - incapable of being lost
imperscriptible
adj. - not recorded.
impetigo
n. - pustulous skin disease. impetiginous, adj.
impetrate
v. - ask for; obtaining by asking. impetration, n. impetrator, n.
impetrative, adj.
impignorate
v. - mortgage; pawn;, adj. pawned. impignoration, n.
impinguate
v. - to fatten
impostumate, imposthumate
v. - form or inflict an abscess. impostumation, n.
imprecate
v. - pray for (evil); curse. imprecation, n. imprecatory, adj.
improcreant
adj. - sexually impotent.
improlificate
v. - to impregnate
impropriate
v. - transfer (ecclesiastical revenue) to layman. impropriation,
impropriator, impropriatrix, n.
impudicity
n. - shamelessness.
in camera
phr. - 'in private chamber'; in secret; in private.
in esse
adj. - 'in existence'.
in invidiam
phr. - in ill-will or to excite prejudice
in malam partem
phr. - in bad part: in a bad sense
in media res
phr. - in the middle of the thing, or directly into thecourse of a
story of plot without any preliminaries
in posse
adj. - 'in possibility'.
inamorato
n. - (fem. -ta) lover; beloved person.
inaniloquent
adj. - loquacious, windy, garrulous
inanition
n. - emptiness; starvation; exhaustion.
incalescent
adj. - becoming warm or warmer. incalescence, incalescency, n.
incanous
adj. - covered with soft white hairs.
incardinate
v. - make cardinal; receive (priest) from another diocese.
incarnadine
adj. - crimson; flesh-colored; v.t. dye crimson.
inconcinnity
n. - unsuitableness; ineptitude
incondite
adj. - crude, unfinished
inconnu
n. - (fem. -ue) unknown person; stranger.
incrassate
v. - to make or become thick or thicker; to thicken;inspissate
increpation
n. - criticism, censure
incretion
n. - internal secretion; hormone. incretionary, incretory, adj.
incroyable
n. - fop.
incruental
adj. - bloodless
inculcate
v. - impress on mind by frequent repetition. inculcation, n.
inculcative, inculcatory, adj.
inculpate
v. - to blame, accuse, incriminate
incunabula
n. - (sing. -lum) early printed books, especially printed before AD
1500; any early or beginning period. incunabulist, n. student of
these. incunabular, adj.
incuse
adj.,n. - (impression, especially on coin) stamped in.
indaba
n. - palaver; conference.
indagate
v. - investigate. indagation, indagator, n.indagative, adj.
Index Librorum Prohibitorum
phr. - 'list of forbidden books' of the Roman Catholic Church. Index
Expurgatorius, list of books allowed only in expurgated form.
indictum sit
phr. - let it be unsaid
indite
v. - compose; write down; describe. inditement, n.
indoles
n. - inherent disposition.
induciae
n. -pl. pl. armistice.
indue
v. - put on; assume; endow; supply.
indumentum
n. - (pl. -ta, -ums) thick, woolly or hairy covering.
indurate
v. - harden. induration, n. indurative, adj.
indurated
adj. - obstinate, hardened, unyielding, made unfeeling
ineluctable
adj. - inevitable; irresistable
inenerrable
adj. - indescribable
inerm(ous)
adj. - Botany, without prickles.
inexpugnable
adj. - that cannot be taken by assault or storm; unconquerable; impregnable
inexsuperable
adj. - insurmountable, impassable
infandous
adj. - too horrible to mention, unspeakably awful
infandous
n. - something so bad it should never be mentioned
infarct
n. - portion of dead and scarred tissue in an organ resulting from
congestion or blockage of a blood vessel serving it. infarction, n.
inferiae
n. -pl. pl. sacrifices to beings of underworld.
infeudation
n. - granting of feoff; transfer of tithes to layman.
inficete
adj. - dull, unfunny, deadly serious, humorless
inflorescence
n. - flowering; arrangement of flowers in a plant; flower cluster or
head. inflorescent, adj.
infracaninophile
n. - champion of the underdog
infract
v. - infringe. infraction, n. violation, especially of law.
infucation
n. - putting on make-up
infumate(d)
adj. - blackish; smoky.
infundibular, infundibulate
adj. - funnel-shaped. infundibuliform, adj. infundibulum, n. (pl. -la)
Anatomy, funnel- shaped part.
infuscate(d)
adj. - brownish; obscured.
infusoria
n. -pl. pl. (sing, -ian) class of protozoa found in water. infusorial,
infusorian, adj. infusoriform, infusorioid, adj. like an infusorian.
ingannation
n. - deception; fraud
ingeminate
v. - repeat; reiterate; to emphasize by repetition
ingle
n. - fire in a fireplace
ingler
n. - crooked horse breeder
ingluvies
n. - bird's crop. ingluvial, adj.
ingluvious
adj. - gluttonous
ingravescent
adj. - continually becoming more severe.
ingravidate
v. - to impregnate
inguinal
adj. - pertaining to or near the groin.
ingurgitate
v. - swallow up; guzzle. ingurgitation, n.
ingustable
adj. - tasteless
inhere
v. -i. belong intimately and by nature; be a part of. inhesion,
inherence, n. inherent, adj. innate; fixed; settled; constituting an
inseparable part or attribute.
inhume
v. - bury. inhumation, n.
iniquitous
adj. - unjust; wicked. iniquity, n.
innascible
adj. - without a beginning
innoxious
adj. - harmless.
inopinate
adj. - unexpected.
inosculate
v. - unite; combine; blend. inosculation, n.
inquiline
adj. - living in another's nest or dwelling; n. such animal.
inquilinism, inquilinity, n. inquilinous, adj.
inquinate
v. - to corrupt
insalubrious
adj. - unhealthy, deleterious
insapory
adj. - tasteless
inscenation
n. - mise en scène.
insolate
v. - expose to sunlight. insolation, n. such exposure; sunstroke;
medical treatment by sun-bathing; radiation from sun.
insouciance
n. - indifference; carefreeness. insouciant, adj.
instauration
n. - restoration to former excellence. instaurator, n.
insufflate
v. - blow on or into; breathe upon. insufflation, n. insufflator, n.
insulse
adj. - tasteless, flat, insipid
insusurration
n. - whispering in the ear; insinuation
intarsia
n. - pattern of inlaid wood; art of making such patterns. intarsiate, adj.
intellection
n. - superhuman knowledge; act or exercise of intellect; synecdoche.
intemerate
adj. - undefiled.
intempestive
adj. - inopportune; out of season. intempestivity, n.
intenerate
v. - soften. inteneration, n.
intension
n. - intensity; intensification; exertion of mind or will; Logic,
properties implied by a concept or term.
inter alia
phr. - among other things
inter se
phr. - 'among themselves'.
interamnian
adj. - between rivers.
intercalary
adj. - inserted in the calendar; bissextile; leap (year);
interpolated. intercalate, v. intercalation, n.
intercalation
n. - an insertion or interposing, as of a word between other words in a sentence
intercardinal
adj.,n. - (point) half-way between two cardinal points of compass.
interciliary
adj. - between eyebrows.
intercolline
adj. - between hills.
intercosmic
adj. - between or among stars.
intercostal
adj. - between ribs.
interdigitate
v. - to interlace the fingers
interfenestral
adj. - between windows. interfenestration, n. such distance.
interfluvial
adj. - between two rivers flowing in same direction. interfluve, n. such area.
intergern
v. - to snarl back
interjacent
adj. - situated between; intervening. interjacence, interjacency, n.
interlunar
adj. - pertaining to period between old and new moon. interlunation,
n. such period; interval of darkness.
internecion
n. - mutual destruction
internuncio
n. - go-between; papal emissary.
interoceptor
n. - sensory receptor responding to stimuli arising within the body,
especially the viscera. interoceptive, adj.
interosculate
v. - intermix; have common biological characteristics. interosculant,
adj. intersecting. interosculation, n.
interpellate
v. - arraign or question for explanation. interpellant, adj.
interrupting; n. person interpellating. interpellation, n.
interpellating; interruption. interpellator, n.
interpellation
n. - a formal questioning or challenging regardingan action or policy
intersilient
adj. - suddenly emerging in the midst of something
intertessellation
n. - complicated interrelationship.
intertonic
adj. - between accented sounds or syllables.
intertrigo
n. - inflammation of skin caused by friction between moist surfaces.
intertriginous, adj.
intima
n. - (pl. -ae ) Anatomy, inner lining of organ or vessel.
intorsion
n. - twisting, twining. intort, v.i.
intrados
n. - interior curve of arch
intravasation
n. - Medicine, entrance of externally formed matter into vessels.
intra-vitam
adj. - during life.
introit
n. - psalm or hymn chanted at approach to altar of celebrant priest;
first part of Roman Catholic Mass.
introjection
n. - incorporation of external ideas and attitudes into one's own
personality. introject, v.
intromit
v. - insert; admit. intromission, n. intromittent, adj.
introrse
adj. - inward facing.
inula
n. - elecampane. inulaceous, inuloid, adj. like inula.
inunct
v. - anoint. inunction, n. act of anointing; ointment; rubbing of
ointment into skin. inunctum, n. lanolin ointment.
inusitate
adj. - obsolete
invaginate
v. - sheathe; infold; draw part of tube, etc., inside other part.
invagination, n. act of invaginating; part invaginated;
intussusception.
inveterate
adj. - confirmed; long-established. inveteracy, n.
invination
n. - inclusion or embodiment of blood of Christ in Communion wine.
inviscate
v. - make sticky; entrap with sticky substance. inviscation, n.
invita minerva
phr. - minerva being unwilling: without any naturaltalent or inspiration
involucre
n. - covering, especially whorl of bracts in plant. involucral, adj.
like an involucre. involucrate, adj. having an involucre.
involute
adj. - curved spirally inwards; complicated. involution, n.
invultuation
n. - stabbing of wax image of person to be injured as form of witchcraft.
iodoform
n. - antiseptic made from iodine and alcohol. iodotherapy, n. medical
treatment with iodine.
ipse dixit
phr. - he himself has said (it): an unsupported assertion, or a
presumption bearing no evidence of its truth or validity
ipsedixitism
n. - dogmatism
ipseity
n. - selfhood.
ipsism
n. - masturbation
ipsissima verba
phr. - the very words
iracund
adj. - easily provoked, quick-tempered, irascible
irade
n. - Muslim edict, especially sultan's decree.
irascent
adj. - becoming angry. irascible, adj. easily angered; irritable.
irascibility, n.
iridic
adj. - containing iridium; pertaining to iris of eye.
iridology
n. - diagnosis based on examining iris of eye. iridologist, n.
irisation
n. - iridescence. iriscope, n. apparatus producing iridescence.
iritis
n. - inflammation of iris of eye. iritic, adj.
irredenta
adj. - 'unredeemed'; applied to part of country under another's rule.
irredential, adj. irredentism, n. policy of attempting to recover such
region to country that has lost it. irredentist, n.
irrefragable
adj. - indisputable; unbreakable.
irrefrangible
adj. - that cannot or should not be broken; inviolable
irremeable
adj. - allowing of no return; irrevocable.
irreptitious
adj. - creeping stealthily
irrumation
n. - fellatio
irrupt
v. -i. burst in; enter violently. irruption, n. irruptive, adj.
isagoge
n. - introduction. isagogic(al), adj. isagogics, n. introductory study of Bible.
isagogic
adj. - introductory
isallobar
n. - line on map passing through all places with equal changes in
pressure over a certain period.
isanemone
n. - line on map connecting all places with same wind velocity.
isarithm
n. - line on map passing through places of same density of population.
ischialgia
n. - sciatica. ischialgic, adj.
ischidrosis
n. - suppression of perspiration.
ischium
n. - (pl. -ia) bone forming base of each half of pelvis.
isinglass
n. - form of gelatine made from fishes' air bladders; agar-agar.
isobath
n. - line of map passing through all points of equal depth below water.
isocheim
n. - line on map passing through all places with same average winter
temperature. isocheimal, isocheimenal, isocheimic, adj.
isochronous
adj. - lasting equal time; recurring at equal intervals. isochronal,
isochronic(al), adj. isochronize, v. isochronism, n. isochronon, n.
chronometer.
isochroous
adj. - of uniform color.
isoclinal
adj.,n. - (line on map passing through all places) with same magnetic
dip; having equal inclination. isoclinic, adj.
isocracy
n. - equal rule; possession of equal power by all. isocrat, n. isocratic, adj.
isocryme
n. - isotherm for coldest period of year. isocrymal, isocrymic, adj.
isodiabatic
adj. - pertaining to equal heat transmission.
isodynamic
adj. - pertaining to or having equal force. isodynamia, n.
isogenesis
n. - sameness of origin. isogenetic,, isogenic, isogenous, adj. isogeny, n.
isogeotherm
n. - line connecting points of equal temperature below the earth's surface.
isogloss
n. - a line of a dialect map delimiting localities in which some
feature of speech is found. isoglossal, adj.
isogonal
adj. - having equal angles. isogonic, a.; n. line on map passing
through all places with same magnetic declination.
isography
n. - imitation of other person's hand-writing. isographic(al), adj.
isohel
n. - line on map passing through all places with same hours of sunshine.
isohyet
n. - line on map passing through all places with same rainfall. isohyetal, adj.
isokeraunic
adj.,n. - (line on map connecting places) with equal or simultaneous
occurrence of thunderstorms.
isomer
n. - compound of same elements in same proportions by weight as
another, but having different structure and properties. isomeric, adj.
isomerize, v. isomerism, n. isomerous, adj. having same number of
parts, peculiarities, etc.
isonomy
n. - equality of legal rights. isonomic, isonomous, adj.
isonym
n. - word of same derivation or form as another; cognate word.
isonymic, adj. isonymy, n.
isopiestic
adj. - isobar(ic)
isopleth
n. - line on map passing through places with same numerical values for
a meteorological feature.
isopolity
n. - equality of political rights. isopolitical, adj.
isopsephic
adj. - numerically equal. isopsephism, n.
isopycnic
adj.,n. - (line passing through points) of equal density.
isorropic
adj. - of equal value.
isoseismal
adj.,n. - (line on map passing through places) of same intensity of
earthquake shock. isoseismic(al), adj.
isostasy
n. - state of equilibrium due to equal pressure on all sides. isostatic, adj.
isothere
n. - isotherm for average summer temperature. isotheral, adj.
isotron
n. - device for separating isotopes.
ithyphallic
adj. - indecent; pertaining to verse line of three trochees.
ixiodic
adj. - pertaining or due to ticks. ixiodian, ixiodid, n. & a.
(pertaining to) a tick.
izles
n. - sparks and soot coming out of a chimney
izzard
n. - ancient word for the letter Z
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