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Inhalant

An apparatus also called an inhaler (which see); also, that which is to be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by inhalation.

Inhalation

The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.

Inhale

To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.

inhaled

drawn into the lungs; breathed in; as, inhaled smoke can damage the lungs. Inverse of exhaled.

Inhalent

Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct.

Inhearse

To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin.

Inhere

To be inherent; to stick (in); to be fixed in or permanently incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as attributes or qualities.

Inherency Inherence

The state of inhering; permanent existence in something; innateness; inseparable and essential connection.

Inherent

Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as, polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent right of men to life, liberty, and protection.

Inherit

To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.

Inheritability

The quality of being inheritable or descendible to heirs.

Inheritable

Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible; as, an inheritable estate or title.

inherited

tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; as, an inherited disease.

Inhesion

The state of existing, of being inherent, in something; inherence.

Inhiation

A gaping after; eager desire; craving.

inhibited

held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of uninhibited.

inhibiting

discouraging (a person) from action by threat of punishment; as, an overly strict or inhibiting discipline.

Inhibitor

That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory nerve.

Inhibitory

Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center.

Inhibitory-motor

A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions issue.

Inhive

To place in a hive; to hive.

Inhold

To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess.

Inhoop

To inclose in a hoop, or as in a hoop.

Inhospitality

The quality or state of being inhospitable; inhospitableness; lack of hospitality.

inhumane

not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used.

inhumaneness

the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others; the quality of being inhumane; inhumanity; -- of people or events.

Inhumanity

The quality or state of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty; barbarity.

Inhumanly

In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.

Inia

A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.

Inial

Pertaining to the inion.

Inimicality

The state or quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility; unfriendliness.

Inimitability

The quality or state of being inimitable; inimitableness.

Inimitable

Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited; beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless; unrivaled; exceptional; unique; as, an inimitable style; inimitable eloquence.

Inion

The external occipital protuberance of the skull.

Iniquitous

Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.

Inirritable

Not irritable; esp. (Physiol.), incapable of being stimulated to action, as a muscle.

Inirritative

Not accompanied with excitement; as, an inirritative fever.

Inisle

To form into an island; to surround.

Initial

To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.

initialize

to assign an initial value to (a variable or set of variables in a computer program); as, many bugs are caused by a failure to initialize variables.

Initially

In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the beginning.

Initials

The first letters of a person's first and last name, and sometimes also the first letters of the middle name or names; as, sign your initials in the margin; people identified only by their initials.

Initiate

One who is, or is to be, initiated.

Initiative

An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins.

injectable

capable of being conveniently injected; -- used of drug preparations, such as sterile lyophilize medicine in a serum-capped vial. Opposite of uninjectable.

Injection

The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible insertion of a liquid or gas, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.

Injector

One who, or that which, injects.

Injudicial

Not according to the forms of law; not judicial.

Injudicious

Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser.

Injudiciousness

The quality of being injudicious; lack of sound judgment; indiscretion.

Injunction

The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.

Injure

To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate. To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or character. To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue. To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to grieve; to annoy. To impair, as the intellect or mind.

injured

having received an injury;-- usually used of physical or mental injury to persons. Opposite of uninjured.

Injuria

Injury; invasion of another's rights.

Injurious

Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable.

Injuriously

In an injurious or hurtful manner; wrongfully; hurtfully; mischievously.

Injuriousness

The quality of being injurious or hurtful; harmfulness; injury.

Injury

Any damage or hurt done to a person or thing; detriment to, or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt; loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a severe injury; slander is an injury to the character.

Injustice

Lack of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.

Ink

To put ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink.

ink-jet printer

A type of printer used as a peripheral device for computers, in which the color is applied to the paper by spraying liquid ink onto paper through tiny orifices in a moving print head, to construct the desired pattern on the paper by placing one dot or several dots at a time on the paper.

Inker

One who, or that which, inks; especially, in printing, the pad or roller which inks the type.

Inkfish

A cuttlefish. See Cuttlefish.

Inkhorn

Learned; pedantic; affected.

Inkiness

The state or quality of being inky; blackness.

Inking

Supplying or covering with ink.

Inknot

To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together.

Inkstand

A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials.

Inkstone

A kind of stone containing native vitriol or sulphate of iron, used in making ink.

Inky

Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black.

Inlace

To work in, as lace; to embellish with work resembling lace; also, to lace or enlace.

Inlagation

The restitution of an outlawed person to the protection of the law; inlawing.

Inland

Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast.

Inlander

One who lives in the interior of a country, or at a distance from the sea.

Inlapidate

To convert into a stony substance; to petrify.

Inlaw

To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.

Inlay

Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety; as, ornamented with ivory inlay.

Inlayer

One who inlays, or whose occupation it is to inlay.

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