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iamatology study of remedies
iamb poetic foot consisting of
short then a long syllable
ianthine violet-coloured
iatraliptic treating diseases with
lotions and friction
iatramelia medical negligence
iatrapistia a lack of faith in the
medical system
iatrarchy government by physicians
iatrochemistry application of chemistry to
medical theory
iatrogenic pertaining to medical
problems caused by a doctor's treatment
iatrology treatise or text on medical
topics
iatromathematics archaic practice of
medicine in conjunction with astrology
iatromisia the dislike of doctors
iatrophobia the fear of going to the
doctor
ibidem in the same place
icarian 1. flying beyond a safe
height
icarian 2. unable to execute an
ambitious project
iceblink glare in the sky caused by
light reflected off ice
ichneumous parasitical
ichneutic of, like or pertaining to a
tracker or tracking
ichnite fossilized footprint
ichnogram a footprint
ichnography art of drawing ground plans
ichnology the study of fossilized
footprints
ichnomancy fortunetelling using
footprints
ichor an ethereal fluid taking
the place of blood in the veins of the Greek gods
ichthyic of, resembling or
pertaining to fish
ichthyoid fishlike
ichthyolatry the worship of fish
ichthyology study of fish
ichthyomancy fortunetelling by
inspecting fish entrails
ichthyomorphic shaped like a fish
ichthyophagous feeding on fish
ichthyopolist fish seller
icker a single ear of corn
iconoclasm attacking of established
beliefs
iconodule one who worships or serves
images, iconodulist
iconoduly the worship of images
iconography study of drawing symbols
iconolagny sexual stimulation from
pictures or statues
iconolatry image-worship
iconology study of icons; symbols
iconomancy fortunetelling using icons
iconomania obsession with icons or
portraits
iconomatic using pictures to represent
sounds of words
iconometer instrument for finding size
of object by measuring its image
iconophilism a taste for pictures and
symbols
iconoplast one who makes images or
icons
iconostasis screen or partition in
eastern churches with tiers of icons
icosahedron a polyhedron having 20
plane faces
icterical of, like or pertaining to
or suffering from jaundice; tinged with yellow
icterine of, like or pertaining to
orioles and related birds
icterine yellowish or marked with
yellow
icteritious jaundiced; yellow
icthyophobia the fear of fish
ictus stress or accent in poetry
or verse
idempotent quantity which does not
change when squared
ideogenous being of mental origin
ideogeny study of origins of ideas
ideogram symbol that stands for a
concept rather than a word
ideophone word that is spoken but not
written
ideopraxist one who is impelled to
carry out an idea
ides in the ancient Roman
calendar, the eighth day after the nones, i.e. the 15th of March, May,
July, October, and the 13th of the other months
idiochromatic having unique or
distinctive coloration
idiocrasis intrinsic peculiarity or
unique feature
idioglossia private language developed
between children
idiograph private mark; trademark
idiolalia a language invented and
spoken by only one or a very few people; often the private language of
twins; idioglossia; the use of a language invented by one's self
idiolect distinctive individual form
of speech
idiologism personal speech peculiarity
idiomology study of idiom, jargon or
dialect
idiomorphic having a unique or distinct
form
idiopathic 1. disease particular to an
individual
idiopathic 2. from an unknown cause
idiophone percussion instrument made
of naturally resonant material
idiorhythmic self-regulating
idiothermous warm-blooded
idioticon a dictionary of a dialect;
vocabulary of a particular district
idolomancy fortunetelling using idols
idolomania obsession or devotion to
idols
idolothyte sacrifice presented to an
idol
idolum mental image; logical
fallacy
idoneous suitable; appropriate
ifsoever if ever
igarape a stream wide enough for a
canoe
iggry Hurry up! also as n. in
phrase to get an iggri on
ignavia laziness; laxity
ignescent capable of emitting sparks;
of a volatile mood
ignicolist fire-worshipper
ignify to burn
ignipotent having control of or power
over fire
ignis fatuus deceptive goal or hope;
light from marsh gas
ignivomous vomiting or spewing forth
fire
ignominy deep personal humiliation
and disgrace; disgraceful or dishonorable conduct, quality or action
ignoratio elenchi the fallacy of ignoring the
point in question and arguing the wrong point
ignoscency forgiveness
ignotarian a person who avoids or
limits the acquisition of (new) information
ignotism a mistake due to ignorance
ignotum per ignotius the unknown (explained) by
means of the more unknown; an annoyingly obscure explanation
ikebana the Japanese art of formal
flower arrangement
ilastical propitiatory; expiatory
iliac of, like or pertaining to
the loins
ilicic of, like or pertaining to
holly
ilke kind or nature
illapse to glide in
illaqueable capable of being ensnared
illaqueate to entangle, entrap,
ensnare
illaqueation the act of entangling in a
snare; esp. an entangling argument
illation the act of inferring or
drawing conclusions
illative indicating movement into or
toward
illatration the act of barking at
someone or something
illaudable not praiseworthy
illecebrous alluring, enticing,
attractive, pretty
illeism the practice of referring
to oneself as "he" or "she", or by one's name
illeist one who refers to oneself
in the third person
illimitable limitlessly infinite
illinition act of rubbing against or
on
illiquation the melting of one thing
into another
illision the act of striking against
something
illocution an act which is performed
by speaking words
illth being poor or miserable
(the opposite of wealth)
illude to trick
illuminati people claiming to be
unusually enlightened with regard to a subject
illuminism belief in an inward
spiritual light
illusionism belief that the external
world is philosophy
illutation mud bath
illuvium material dissolved in water
and deposited in layers
illyngophobia the fear of vertigo
illywhacker a small time Australian
confidence trickster
imagism doctrine of use of precise
images with unrestricted subject
imago idealized mental image of a
person
imbibition the absorption of a liquid
by a solid or gel
imbonity the absence of good
qualities, want of goodness
imborsation an Italian mode of election
in which the names of the candidates were put into a bag to be drawn by
lot
imbreviate to enroll
imbricate to lay overlapping one
another
imbrication an overlapping of edges (as
of tiles)
imbroglio confusing or disturbing
situation; confused mass or heap
imbrue to wet or moisten
imbrute to degrade to the state of
a brute
imburse to put in a purse; to pay
immanation flowing in
immane huge; monstrous in
character
immanent inherent; permanently
pervading the universe
immanentism belief in an immanent or
permanent God
immanitous monstrous in size or
strength; immane
immarcescible unfading; imperishable
immaterialism the doctrine that there is
no material substance
immeability state of being impassable
or impermeable
immelmann a turn in which an airplane
in flight is first made to complete half of a loop and is then rolled
half of a complete turn
immerge to immerse; to dip into
water
immeritous undeserving
imminution lessening; decreasing
immiseration progressive impoverishment
or degradation
immission insertion; infusion
immix to commingle
immoralism rejection of morality
immorigerous obstinate, disobedient;
rude, uncivil
immortelle everlasting dried flower
immunifacient causing immunity
immunogenetics study of genetic
characteristics of immunity
immunogenic producing an immune
response
immunopathology study of immunity to
disease
immure to imprison; to shut in
impacable not able to be quieted or
appeased
impanate embodied in bread
imparidigitate having an odd number of
fingers on each limb
imparlance delay in pleading for
amicable adjustment
imparlibidinous relating to an unequal
state of desire between two people
impaste to lay paint or colours
thickly on
impavid fearless; undaunted
impeccant without sin; faultless
impecunious without money; penniless
impedimenta things that impede; baggage
impedimentary hindering; obstructing
impennate featherless; wingless
impercipience lack of perception
imperdible incapable of being
destroyed or lost; indestructible, impregnable
imperscriptible not recorded; unwritten
imperscrutable not capable of being
searched out; inscrutable
imperseverant lacking the power to
perceive
impest to infest with plague or
pestilence
impeticos any word written in a
dialogue with the intention of making its presenter look foolish
impetrate to obtain by entreaty,
request or prayer
impignorate to place in pawn; to pledge
or mortgage; pledged, pawned, mortgaged
impigrity quickness; diligence
impigrous quick; dilligent
impinguate to make fat; to fatten
impleach to intertwine
impletion filling; fullness;
fulfilment
implex not simple; involved;
complicated
implodent an implosive sound
implumous without feathers
imponent that which imposes an
obligation
importune to press or urge with
repeated requests
impostume abscess
imprecate call down by prayer; to
curse; to invoke evil on
imprecation the act of cursing; to
invoke evil upon
imprescriptible not subject to
prescription; inalienable; also, absolute
imprest a loan or advance of money
imprimatur official license to print a
book; sanction, approval
imprimis in the first place
imprimitive not primitive
impropriate to appropriate for private
use
improvident lacking foresight;
thoughtless
impudicity immodesty, shamelessness
impugn to oppose; to attack by
words or arguments
impuissant powerless
impulregafize to strain
imputation attribution of fault to
imsonic onomatopoetic
inadequation want of equivalence or
exact correspondence
inamorata a woman with whom one is in
love or has intimate relations
inamorato a male lover
inaniloquent speaking foolishly or
saying silly things
inanition emptiness; starvation;
lethargy
inappetent lacking desire or appetite
inapt unfit or unqualified
inaurate gilded; golden
inbeing inherence; inherent
existence
inboard inside the line of a ship's
bulwarks or hull
incalescence growing warm or ardent
incalescent growing warm
incanous covered with soft white
hair
incardination acceptance by a diocese of
clergyman from another diocese
incarnadine flesh-colored; red, esp.
blood red
incatenation harnessing; chaining
together
incede to advance majestically
incendivity the power of causing
ignition
incentivize to be given an incentive
incept to take into the body;
ingest
inceptive marking the beginning or
formation
inchoate undeveloped; just begun
incicurable that which cannot be tamed
incipient beginning; in an early
stage
incivism neglect of duty as a
citizen
inclinometer instrument for measuring
inclination to the horizontal of an axis
incogitable impossible to accept or
believe; unthinkable, inconceivable
incogitancy lack of thought or of the
power of thinking; thoughtlessness
incommiscible unable to be mixed or
intermingled
incommode to cause trouble or
inconvenience to
incommutable that cannot be commuted or
exchanged
incompossible not possible together;
wholly incompatible or inconsistent; hence, incompossibility
incompt lacking grace and
eloquence; messy
inconcinnity lack of suitability or
congruity; inelegance
incondite not well put together;
poorly constructed
inconscient unconscious; abstracted
inconsonance lack of harmony;
disagreement
incoronate crowned
incorpse to incorporate
incrassate to thicken or to swell
increscent waxing
incubus an evil spirit that lies on
[women] in their sleep; a nightmare
inculcate 1. implant in by persistent
urging
inculpate 2. to blame; to incriminate
incult uncultivated; coarse
incunabula a book which was printed
before 1500 AD, in the dawn of publishing
incunabulist one who collects early
books
incunabulum 1. a book printed from
movable type before 1501
incunabulum 2. artifact of an earlier
age
incuse impressed or stamped upon
indagate to search out; to
investigate
indagatrix a female searcher or
investigator
indehiscent not splitting open at
maturity; indehiscent fruit; hence, indehiscence
indevirginate unsullied (not devirginate)
indicia indicating marks or
symptoms
indifferentism the belief that all
religions are equally valid
indigence poverty; state of being
needy
indigeneity the quality of being
indigenous or native; indigenousness
indign unworthy, undeserving;
shameful, disgraceful
indigo deep blue-violet colour; a
blue-violet dye
indiscerptible not able to be separated
indite to compose
individualism belief that individual
interests and rights are paramount
indocible incapable of being taught;
unteachable; hence indocibility, indocibleness
indocile unwilling to be taught or
disciplined; intractable
indoles inherent disposition
induciae peace treaty or armistice
indue to supply; to endow
indulgence former Catholic pardon
granted for remission of punishment for sins
indult special temporary
dispensation granted by the Catholic church
indumentum total body covering of
hair, fur or feathers
indurate 1. to harden
indurate 2. to inure
indurate 3. to make callous
induviae withered leaves which
persist on plants
indwell to exist within as a
guiding force
ineffable unspeakable, indescribable
ineluctable against which it is useless
to struggle; inevitable
inenarrable incapable of being
narrated; indescribable
inerrancy exemption from error;
infallibility
inescatory of, like or pertaining to
baiting; adapted to bait
inesculent inedible
inessive indicating location within
ineunt entering
inexpiable that which cannot be
expiated or atoned for
inexpugnable impregnable, unassailable,
invincible; not able to be attacked or captured
inexpungible ineffaceable,
indestructible
infandous too horrible to mention,
unspeakably awful
infantocracy government by an infant
infarction necrosis; tissue dying due
to lack of blood flow
infaust unlucky; ill-omened
infelicific that which makes unhappy
infelicitous inappropriate in
application or expression
inferiae offerings to the spirits of
the dead
infibulation the act of fastening with
ring, clasp or stitches to prevent sexual intercourse
inficete unfacetious; not witty;
dull, unfunny, deadly serious, humorless
infixation the act of inserting (as a
sound or a letter) as an infix
inflorescence process of producing
flowers; flowering
influencive influential
influous when you see your horoscope
and ignore it; to avoid "astral influence"
infomania excessive devotion to
accumulating facts
infonesia the inability to remember
where one saw a piece of information
infovore a person who indulges in
and desires information gathering and interpretation
infra below; later in a text
infracaninophile one who supports or defends
the underdog
infrangible not able to be broken or
violated
infrendiate to gnash the teeth
infructuous not fruitful
infucate to apply cosmetics; to use
makeup. to paint your face
infucation the act of painting the
face
infumate smoky; blackened
infundibular having the form of a funnel
or cone
infundibuliform having the form or shape of
a funnel or cone
infuscate clouded or tinged with
brown; obscured; cloudy brown colour
ingannation deception
ingate inlet for molten metal in
founding
ingeminate to reiterate; to redouble
ingeminate to repeat, reiterate (a
word, statement, etc.), usually for the purpose of being emphatic or
impressive
ingenuous showing innocent or
childlike simplicity and candidness; lacking craft or subtlety
ingerence intrusion; interference
ingle a fire in a room; a
fireplace
inglenook alcove by a large open fire
ingluvies a crop or craw of birds
ingravescence a worsening or increase in
severity
ingravescent growing worse or more
severe
ingressant entering, ingoing
ingression pronounced with inhalation
rather than exhalation
inguinal of, like or pertaining to
the groin
ingurgitate to swallow; to guzzle
inhaust to drink in
inhebetate to make something dull or
blunt
inhere be inherent
inhumation burial; act of depositing
in the ground
inhumist referring to a society that
burns its dead
inimical hostile; unfriendly;
harmful, adverse
inimicitious inimical
iniquitous characterized by gross
injustice or wickedness; vicious
iniquity wickedness; gross injustice
inkhorn 1. ostentatiously learned;
pedantic; affected
inkhorn 2. portable case for ink
inkhornism pedantic word or expression
inlagation pardoning of an outlaw
inlapidate to petrify
inly inwardly; thoroughly
innitency state of leaning or resting
upon something
innominate having no name
innoxious harmless
innubilious cloudless
inoperculate without an operculum or lid
inopinate not thought of; unexpected
inosculate to join together with ducts
or openings; to blend or combine
inquiline living with another;
dwelling in another creature's lair
inquinate to corrupt or defile
inquirendo authority to inquire into
something
inquisiturient eager to act as an
inquisitor
inquorate not making up a quorum
insalubrious not conducive to health;
unwholesome
insangelous to be equal to the angels
inscenation staging; setting
inscient having little or no
knowledge
insculp to engrave, to cut or carve
from something
insectifuge insect repellent
insectivorous eating insects
insectology study of insects
insessorial adapted for perching
insidiate to conspire against; to
betray
insipience lack of wisdom or
intelligence; stupidity
insolate to treat by exposure to the
sun's rays
insouciance indifference; apathy
insouciant lighthearted and
unconcerned
inspan to bring or force into
service
inspissate to thicken or condense
instauration 1. renovation, restoration
instauration 2. an act of starting or
establishing something
institorial of, like or pertaining to
an agent or factor
instructive indicating means whereby
instrumental indicating means by which
instrumentalism doctrine that ideas are
instruments of action
insufflate to blow on or into; to
disseminate by blowing
insulse lacking wit; dull; stupid;
insipid
intaglio a figure engraved into a
gem or another substance
integument an external covering or
coating
intellection act of thinking; exercise
of the intellect
intellectualism belief that all knowledge
is derived from reason
intemerate pure; undefiled; unspoiled
intempestive unseasonable; untimely;
inopportune
intenerate to make tender; to soften
intenible not capable of holding or
retaining
interactionism belief that mind and body
act on each other
interamnian between two rivers
intercalary interpolated; inserted
between other things
intercalate to insert (as a day) in a
calendar
intercalation interpolation; insertion
between others
interciliary between the eyebrows
intercipient intercepting
interclude to block; to enclose; to
cut off
intercolline lying between hills
intercostal between the ribs
intercrural within or pertaining to the
area between the legs
interdigitate to interlock in the manner
of locked fingers
interdine to eat together
interfenestration spacing of windows; the art
of placing windows
interferometer instrument for analysing
spectra of light
interfluve area between two rivers
that flow in the same direction
intergrade to merge or shade by means
of intermediate steps
interim meanwhile
interjacent intervening; situated
between two things
interjaculate to ejaculate in
interruption
interlacustrine situated between lakes
interlaminate to insert between layers
interlocutor one who converses;
interpreter; participant in conversation
interlucation thinning of a forest to let
some light in
interlunation dark time between old moon
and new
intermure to wall in
internecine causing (mutual) destruction
; confliction within a group
internecion mutual destruction,
slaughter, massacre
internesia the inability to remember
either the location of or information contained on a web site
internuncio messenger between two
parties; low-ranking papal legate
interosculant possessing attributes
common to different groups
interpellate to question formally
concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct
interpellation question raised during the
course of debate
interpilaster space between two pilasters
interpunction insertion of punctuation
marks in writing
interramification interweaving of branches
interregnum the time during which a
throne is vacant between two reigns; a lapse in a continuous series
interrex one who rules during an
interregnum; regent
interrobang a punctuation mark {?!}
designed for use esp. at the end of an exclamatory rhetorical question
interscribe to write between
intersidereal between stars
interstice a gap or break in something
generally continuous
interstitial of, like or pertaining to
the space between things
intertesselation complex interrelationship
intertie short timber binding
together upright posts
intertrigo skin rash due to friction
of two moist surfaces
intertwingularity the complexity of
interrelations in human knowledge
intervallum between the ramparts
intervenient coming in incidentally or
extraneously; intervening; intermediary
intervolve to roll up or entwine with
one another
intinction administering communion by
dipping bread into wine
intitule to endow or furnish with a
title
intorted twisted inwards; involved
intrados undersurface of an arch or
vault
intrant entering; penetrating
intrapreneur a company employee who is
not bound by rules or policies and who is free to refine products
intrigante a woman who intrigues; a
busybody
intrinsicate intricate, involved,
entangled
introessive indicating motion into
introit psalm or hymn sung at
beginning of church service
intromit to introduce; to admit; to
insert
introrse turned or facing inward
introspectionism doctrine that knowledge of
mind must derive from introspection
introuvable immpossible to find;
specif. of books
introvenient coming in
intuitionism belief that the perception
of truth is by intuition
intumesce to enlarge; to swell; to
bubble
intussusception movement of one part of a
thing into another
inumbrate to cast a shadow upon; to
shade
inunct to apply ointment to
someone or something
inunction anointing, smearing or
rubbing with ointment
inurbanity lack of manners or
deportment; incivility
inusitate unwonted, unusual, out of
use, unfamiliar
inusitation disuse; disrepair
inustion burning in; cauterization
invaginate to sheathe; to draw in; to
enfold
inveigh to make an attack in speech
or writing
inveigle to entice; to wheedle
invenit invented it
inverecund shameless; unabashed
inveterate long-established; confirmed
invictive insurmountable;
undefeatable
invidious likely to excite
indignation against the performer
invigilate to keep watch; to supervise
students at an examination; supervise, monitor
invigilator someone who watches
examination candidates to prevent cheating; proctor
invination presence of Christ's blood
in sanctified wine
inviscate to entrap with sticky
material
invitatory psalm or anthem sung before
prayer during church service
invultuation the making of an image for
use in witchcraft
inwit conscience; reason,
intellect, understanding; wisdom
iophobia the fear of poison or being
poisoned; the fear of rust
ipsedixitism the practice of dogmatic
assertion
ipsedixitist a dogmatic person
ipseity selfhood; state of being
oneself
iracund inclined to become angry
iracundulous somewhat inclined to become
angry
irascent becoming enraged or angry
irenic conducive to or working
toward peace, moderation or conciliation
irenology the study or science of
peace
iridian having or suggestive of the
colours of a rainbow
iridic of, like or pertaining to
the iris of the eye
iridize to make iridescent
iridology the study of the iris as a
basis for diagnosis
iriscope instrument for exhibiting
the prismatic colours
irpe a fantastic grimace, or
contortion of the body
irradicate to fix firmly
irrecusable that cannot be rejected
irredentism advocating return of what
is now foreign land to the former occupants
irrefragable that cannot be refuted;
unanswerable
irrefrangible incapable of refraction
irremeable which cannot be returned;
irrevocable
irreption the irreption of
pseudoclassical plurals in technical language
irreptitious characterized by creeping
in, esp. into a text;
irriguous watered; wet; irrigating
irrision the act of laughing at
another
irrisory mocking; derisive
irroration watering a plant with
discharge of a sick person
irruption 1. a forcible or violent
rush; a breaking in
irruption 2. of a natural population;
a sudden upsurge in numbers
irruption 3. eruption
isabelline greyish yellow
isabnormal line connecting points of
equal deviation from mean temperature
isacoustic line connecting points of
equal acoustic quality
isagoge academic introduction to a
subject
isagogic introductory
isallobar line connecting points of
equal change in barometric pressure
isanemone line connecting points on
map having same wind velocity
isapostolic equal to or contemporary
with the apostles
isatis Arctic fox
iscariotic traitorous, treacherous
ischaemia lack of blood in a part of
the body due to an obstruction
ischial callosities the leather-like pads on a
monkey’s bum
ischiatic of or pertaining to the
ischium or hip
ischiorrhogic of an iambic line, having
spondees in the second, fourth or sixth place
ischuretic diuretic
ischuria retention of urine
iseidomal line connecting points of
equal visibility of a spectacle
isentropic line connecting points of
equal entropy
isepiptesis a line on a map or chart
connecting localitites reached at one date by different individuals of a
species of migratory bird (an isochronal line)
ishan prehistoric Iraqi mound
ishies hip-joints
ising meat sausage
isinglass firm semitransparent
substance used to make jellies
islandic of or pertaining to an
island
islesman inhabitant of a group of
islands
islomania craze or obsession for
islands
ismatic addicted to "isms" or
faddish theories
isness the fact of being; essence
isobar line connecting points of
same atmospheric pressure
isobase line connecting points of
equal land upheaval
isobath line connecting points of
equal underwater depth
isobathytherm line connecting points of
equal temperature and depth underground
isobront line connecting points of
simultaneous storm development
isocephaly arrangement of figures in
art so that their heads are at the same height
isochar line connecting points of
similar distinguishing characteristics of plant life
isochasm line connecting points of
equal frequency of aurorae
isocheim line connecting points of
same average winter temperature
isochlor line connecting points of
equal chlorine concentration
isochor line connecting points of
varying conditions under constant volume
isochrone line connecting points of
equal time difference or simultaneous occurrence
isochronous having the same duration;
recurring at equal intervals
isochroous having a uniform colour
isoclinal line connecting points of
same magnetic dip
isocracy a government in which
everyone has equal power
isocryme line connecting points of
equal winter temperature
isodiabatic having equal transmission
of heat
isodose line connecting points that
receive equal doses of radiation
isodynamic line connecting points of
equal magnetic intensity
isoflor line connecting points of
equal number of plant species
isogam line connecting points of
equal acceleration due to gravity
isogen line connecting points of
equal birthrates
isogeny sameness or similarity of
origin
isogeotherm line connecting points of
equal subterranean temperature
isogloss line connecting points of
similar regional dialect
isoglossal having similar speech
patterns or language
isogonal 1. having equal angles
isogonal 2. line connecting points
of equal magnetic declination
isograd line connecting points of
similar conditions during geological metamorphism
isogram line connecting points on a
map having some similar feature
isograph line connecting points of
same linguistic usage in some respect
isohaline line connecting points of
equal salinity
isohalsine line connecting points of
equal ocean salinity
isohel line connecting points of
equal sunlight
isohyet line connecting points of
equal rainfall
isokeraunic line connecting points of
equal occurrence of thunderstorms
isolex line connecting points of
same vocabulary usage
isoline line connecting points on a
map having some similar feature
isomagnetic line connecting points of
equal magnetic induction
isometric line connecting points of
equal variations of pressure
isomorph line connecting points of
same linguistic morphological forms
isonephelic line connecting points of
equal cloud cover
isonomy equal law; rights or
privileges
isonym word having the same
derivation or form as another
isopach line connecting points of
equal thickness of geological strata
isophene line connecting points of
the same phenotype or seasonal variation
isophote line connecting points of
equal light intensity from a given source
isopiestic line connecting points of
equal pressure but varying temperature and volume
isopiptesis line connecting points of
same arrival date of migratory species
isopleth line connecting points of
equal aspect of climate
isopolity reciprocity of rights of
citizenship in two communities
isopor line connecting points of
equal annual change in magnetic field
isopsephic equal in number
isopterophobia the fear of termites
isopycnic line connecting points of
equal density
isorithm line connecting points of
equal population density
isorropic of equal value
isoseismal line connecting points of
same earthquake intensity
isostasy condition of equilibrium in
the earth's crust
isostere line connecting points of
equal specific volume of a substance
isotac line joining points where
the ice melts at the same time of year
isotach line connecting points of
the same wind speed
isothere line connecting points of
equal summer temperature
isotherm line connecting points of
equal temperature
isothermobath line connecting points of
equal temperature at a given ocean depth
isotherombrose line connecting points of
equal ratio of summer rainfall to annual rainfall
isotropic having the same properties
in every direction
isovol line connecting points of
equal ratio of fixed to volatile carbon in coal
issles sparks; embers
issuant issuing from; in heraldry,
emerging from the bottom of a chief
ist one who holds to an 'ism'
isthmian living on or situated on an
isthmus
isthmoid resembling an isthmus
istle coarse tough Central
American fibre used to make cords and nets
itacism pronunciation of the Greek
letter eta as 'ee'
itai-itai disease caused by cadmium
poisoning and resulting in back pain
italiot person of Greek descent
dwelling in ancient Italy
italomania obsession with Italy or
Italians
item likewise; also
iter circuit; path; road or line
of travel
iterant repeating; echoing
iteration repetition
iterum again; afresh; anew
ithand to be busy, diligent or
uninterrupted
ithomiid tropical South American
butterfly
ithyphallic obscene; lewd; indecent;
salacious; lustful
itinerarian traveller
itinerarily in the course of wandering
ition the action of going
itis bodily condition or disease
iulan of the first growth of the
beard
iulus millipede
ivi Tahitian chestnut tree
ivoride imitation ivory
ivorine white and smooth like ivory
ivorist one who carves ivory
professionally
ivresse drunkenness
iwis surely; certainly
ixia South African beautiful
flowering plant
ixiodic of, like or pertaining to
ticks
ixora tropical evergreen shrub
with white flowers
izard goatlike antelope found in
the pyrenees
izles any sparks or embers which
rise from a chimney
izzard archaic name for the letter
z
izzat public esteem; honour;
prestige; reputation
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