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Invariability

The quality of being invariable; invariableness; constancy; uniformity.

Invariance

The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied conditions.

Invariant

An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations.

Invasive

Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.

Invected

Having a border or outline composed of semicircles with the convexity outward; -- the opposite of engrailed.

Invective

An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to the person or thing affected; as, an invective against tyranny.

Inveigh

To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; -- with against; as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an abuse.

Inveigle

To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.

Inveiglement

The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; that which inveigles; enticement; seduction.

Inveil

To cover, as with a veil.

Invendibility

The quality of being invendible; invendibleness; unsalableness.

Inventive

Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at expedients; as, an inventive head or genius.

Inventor

One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver; especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new drugs, new processes, or other useful objects or procedures.

Inventory

To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods; as, a merchant inventories his stock.

inventorying

the act or process of making an inventory; making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand.

Inversely

In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to directly.

Invertase

An enzyme capable of effecting the inversion of cane suger, producing invert sugar. It is found in many plants and in the intestines of animals. By extension, any enzyme which splits cane sugar, milk sugar, lactose, etc., into monosaccharides.

Invertebrata

A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata.

Invertebrate

Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebr/; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata. One of the Invertebrata.

Invertin

An enzyme which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.

Invest

To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually followed by in.

Investigate

To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make investigation.

investigating

the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically.

Investigation

The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the moralist.

Investigative

Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.

investigatory

Of or pertaining to an investigation; accomplished by investigation; designed to find information or ascertain facts; as, investigatory committee; the investigatory excesses of the prosecutor.

investing

the act or process of expending resources, especially money, to achieve rewards.

Investment

The act of investing, or the state of being invested.

invigilation

keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating.

invigilator

someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating.

Invigorate

To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and energy to.

Invigoration

The act of invigorating, or the state of being invigorated.

Invincibility

The quality or state of being invincible; invincibleness.

Invincible

Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued; unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle.

Inviolability

The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness.

Inviolableness

The quality or state of being inviolable; as, the inviolableness of divine justice.

Inviolacy

The state or quality of being inviolate; as, the inviolacy of an oath.

Invirile

Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate.

Invirility

Absence of virility or manhood; effeminacy.

Inviscate

To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with glutinous matter.

Invisibility

The state or quality of being invisible; also, that which is invisible.

Invisible

An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the Supreme Being.

invisible ink

A fluid that has no color in the visible spectrum, but may be detected under certain conditions, as under ultraviolet light. It may be used to write notes not readable under normal light.

Invisibleness

The quality or state of being invisible; invisibility.

Invision

Lack of vision or of the power of seeing.

invitational

open only to persons issued an invitation; -- of gatherings, usually sports events; as, an invitational tournament.

Invitatory

That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a part of it used in worship.

Inviter

One who, or that which, invites.

Inviting

Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.

Invitrifiable

Not admitting of being vitrified, or converted into glass.

Invocate

To invoke; to call on, or for, in supplication; to implore.

Invocatory

Making or containing invocation; invoking.

Invoice

To make a written list or account of, as goods to be sent to a consignee; to insert in a priced list; to write or enter in an invoice.

Invoke

To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke His and blessing.

Involucel

A partial, secondary, or small involucre. See Illust. of Involucre.

Involucral

Pertaining to, possessing, or like, an involucrum.

Involucre

A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head. A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns. The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also involucrum.

Involucred

Having an involucre, as umbels, heads, etc.

Involuntarily

In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally or willingly.

Involuntariness

The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness; automatism.

Involute

A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute.

Involuted Involute

Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in /stivation.

Involvement

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

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