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Indisputable

Not disputable; incontrovertible; too evident to admit of dispute.

Indissolvable

Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated; incapable of separation; perpetually firm and binding; indissoluble; as, an indissolvable bond of union.

Indistancy

Lack of distance or separation; nearness.

Indistinction

Lack of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination.

Indistinctly

In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly; dimly; as, certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended.

Indistinctness

The quality or condition of being indistinct; lack of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.

Indistinguishable

Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in form or color; the difference between them was indisguishable.

Indistinguishing

Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities.

Indisturbance

Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.

Inditch

To bury in, or cast into, a ditch.

Indite

To compose; to write, as a poem.

Indium

A rare metallic element, of atomic number 49, discovered in certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles aluminium or gallium (valence +3). Symbol In. Atomic weight, 114.82.

Individual

A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person.

Individualization

The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.

Individualize

To mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality; to give distinctive character to; to make distinctive; to enable differentiation from others of similar type; -- of properties of things.

Individually

In an individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by itself; as, every person must apply individually for admission.

Individuate

To distinguish from others of the species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals; to discriminate.

Individuation

The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization.

Indivinity

Lack or absence of divine power or of divinity.

Indivisibility

The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability.

Indo-Aryan

A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and narrow and prominent nose.

Indo-Briton

A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste.

Indo-English

Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India; Anglo-Indian.

Indo-European

Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or nations who speak these languages; as, the Indo-European or Aryan family.

Indoaniline

Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.

Indocibility

The state of being indocible; indocibleness; indocility.

Indocible

Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile.

Indocile

Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.

Indocility

The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness.

Indoctrinate

To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach; -- often followed by in.

Indoctrination

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information.

Indogen

A complex, nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.

Indogenide

Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that group as a nucleus.

Indoin

A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain isatogen compounds.

Indol Indole

A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction; chemically, it is 2,3-benzopyrrole, a bicyclic heterocyclic compound, having a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring. It is also formed from proteinaceous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora. It is produced in rich growth media by the intestinal bacterium Escherichia coli.

indoleacetic acid

A plant hormone (C10H9NO2) recognized as the principle growth regulator in higher plants; called also heteroauxin. Abbreviated IAA. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.

Indoles

Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.

Indolin

A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.

indomethacin

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic substance (C19H16ClNO4) prepared synthetically and used for the treatment of pain and arthritis. It blocks prostaglandin biosynthesis. Chemically, it is 1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-acetic acid.

Indomitable

Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.

Indomite

Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild.

Indonesian

A member of a race forming the chief pre-Malay population of the Malay Archipelago, and probably sprung from a mixture of Polynesian and Mongoloid immigrants. According to Keane, the autochthonous Negritos were largely expelled by the Caucasian Polynesians, themselves followed by Mongoloid peoples of Indo-Chinese affinities, from mixture with whom sprang the Indonesian race.

Indoor

Done or being within doors; within a house or institution; domestic; as, indoor work.

Indoors

Within the house; -- sometimes separated, in doors.

Indophenol

Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper, the parent compound of the dye series, is a quinonimine derivative with the formula C12H9NO2.

Indorsable

Capable of being indorsed; transferable; convertible.

Indorsee

The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.

Indoxyl

A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.

Indoxylic

Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; as, indoxylic acid.

Indraught

An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet.

Indrench

To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown.

indubitability

the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt; indubitableness.

Indubitable

Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit of doubt; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; as, an indubitable conclusion. That which is indubitable.

Indubitably

Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt.

Indubitate

To bring into doubt; to cause to be doubted.

induced

brought about or caused; not spontaneous; as, a case of steroid-induced weakness. Contrasted to spontaneous.

Inducer

One who, or that which, induces or incites.

Inducible

Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.

Inductance

Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.

Inducteous

Rendered electro-polar by induction, or brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.

Inductile

Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a metal; inelastic; tough.

Inductional

Pertaining to, or proceeding by, induction; inductive.

Inductometer

An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the degree or rate of electrical induction.

Induement

The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment.

Indulge

To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly, also, by to.

Indulgent

Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent.

Indulgential

Relating to the indulgences of the Roman Catholic Church.

Induline

Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue or violet, and represented by aniline violet. A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; -- called also aniline black.

Induplicate

Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; -- said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in /stivation. Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.

Induplicative

Having induplicate sepals or petals in /stivation. Having induplicate leaves in vernation.

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