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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.

Indurate

To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat.

Indurated

Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart.

Indusial

Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larv/ of certain insects.

Indusium

A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower. The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet. A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.

Industrial

Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights.

industrial park

An area designated in zoning regulations to be used by industry, often located in a suburban area, and having some park-like sections.

industrial revolution

The changes in the methods of production as well as the resulting changes in economic and social organization accompanying the replacement of hand labor by power-driven machinery. It started in England in about 1760, and spread to other countries with very varying time lags. The introduction of powered machinery such as the steam engine and power loom led to the concentration of large areas of manufacturing in large companies, and made some goods more plentiful and cheaper by mechanical production and economies of scale.

industrialize

To make industrial; to develop so that most of the working population is engaged in non-agricultural labor; to develop economically; -- of nations or geographical areas; as, to industrialize underdeveloped nations.

industriousness

persevering application; habitual and diligent occupation with productive activity.

Indutive

Covered; -- applied to seeds which have the usual integumentary covering.

Induviae

Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.

Induviate

Covered with induvi/, as the upper part of the trunk of a palm tree.

Indwell

To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.

Inebriant

Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.; an intoxicant.

Inebriate

One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard; as, an asylum for inebriates.

inebriated

under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk.

Inebriation

The condition of being inebriated; intoxication; figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything that exhilarates, as success.

Inebrious

Intoxicated, or partially so; intoxicating.

Inedible

Not edible; not fit for use as food.

Inedited

Not edited; unpublished; as, an inedited manuscript.

Inee

An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called also onaye.

Ineffability

The quality or state of being ineffable; ineffableness; unspeakableness.

Ineffable

Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.

Ineffableness

The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness.

Ineffably

In a manner not to be expressed in words; unspeakably.

Ineffaceable

Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable.

Ineffective

Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal; an ineffective herbal remedy.

Ineffectively

In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.

Ineffectual

Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient.

Ineffervescent

Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent.

Inefficacious

Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent.

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