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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

infectious
infective adjective caused by infection or capable of causing infection; `viruses and other infective agents`; `a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease`

infective
morbific adjective able to cause disease; `infective agents`; `pathogenic bacteria`

infelicitous
unhappy adjective marked by or producing unhappiness; `infelicitous circumstances`; `unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes`- American Guide Series

infelicitously
adverb in an infelicitous manner; `he chose his words rather infelicitously`

infelicity
noun inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

inference
illation noun the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

inferential
illative adjective relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; `the illative faculty of the mind`

inferior
adjective lower than a given reference point; `inferior alveolar artery`

inferior alveolar artery
arteria alveolaris inferior noun the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth

inferior cerebellar artery
noun the inferior branch of the cerebellar artery

inferior cerebral vein
venae cerebrum inferior noun veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses

inferior colliculus
noun an essential auditory center in the midbrain

inferior conjunction
noun (astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun

inferior court
lower court noun any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court

inferior epigastric vein
vena epigastrica inferior noun empties into the external iliac vein

inferior labial artery
arteria labialis inferior noun a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lip

inferior labial vein
vena labialis inferior noun a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip

inferior mesenteric artery
noun arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine

inferior ophthalmic vein
noun a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket

inferior pulmonary vein
vena pulmanalis inferior noun either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs

inferior rectus muscle
inferior rectus noun the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially

inferior thalamostriate vein
striate vein noun tributaries to the basal vein

inferior thyroid vein
noun any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein

inferior vena cava
postcava noun receives blood from lower limbs and abdominal organs and empties into the posterior part of the right atrium of the heart; formed from the union of the two iliac veins

inferiority
low quality noun an inferior quality

inferiority
noun the quality of being a competitive disadvantage

inferiority complex
noun a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated

infernal
adjective characteristic of or resembling hell; `infernal noise`; `infernal punishment`

infernally
hellishly adverb extremely; `infernally clever`; `hellishly dangerous`

infest
verb invade in great numbers; `the roaches infested our kitchen`

infestation
plague noun a swarm of insects that attack plants; `a plague of grasshoppers`

infested
overrun adjective (often followed by `with` or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; `waters infested with sharks`; `shark-infested waters`; `the locust-overrun countryside`; `drug-plagued streets`

infidelity
unfaithfulness noun the quality of being unfaithful

infiltrate
penetrate verb enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; `The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor`

infiltration
noun a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)

infinite
adjective total and all-embracing; `God`s infinite wisdom`

infinite
adjective of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); `infinite verb form`

infinitely
endlessly adverb continuing forever without end; `there are infinitely many possibilities`

infiniteness
infinitude noun the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit

infinitesimal
minute adjective infinitely or immeasurably small; `two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm`; `reduced to a microscopic scale`

infinitival
adjective relating to or formed with the infinitive; `infinitival clause`

infinitive
noun the uninflected form of the verb

infix
noun an affix that is inserted inside the word

infix notation
noun a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands

inflame
stir up verb arouse or excite feelings and passions; `The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor`; `The refugees` fate stirred up compassion around the world`; `Wake old feelings of hatred`

inflamed
adjective resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened; `eyes inflamed with crying`

inflammation
inflaming noun arousal to violent emotion

inflammation
fervour noun the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; `his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled`; `he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation`

inflammatory
adjective characterized or caused by inflammation; `an inflammatory process`; `an inflammatory response`

inflatable
adjective designed to be filled with air or gas; `an inflatable mattress`; `an inflatable boat`

inflate
verb fill with gas or air; `inflate a balloons`

inflated
adjective expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; `an inflated balloon`

inflater
inflator noun an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)

inflation
noun the act of filling something with air

inflation therapy
noun therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air

inflationary
adjective associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation; `inflationary prices`

inflect
modulate verb vary the pitch of one`s speech

inflected
adjective (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch; `his southern Yorkshire voice was less inflected and singing than her northern one`

inflection
flection noun deviation from a straight or normal course

inflectional
adjective characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions; `inflectional morphology is used to indicate number and case and tense and person etc.`

inflectional ending
inflectional suffix noun an inflection that is added at the end of a root word

inflectional morphology
accidence noun the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words

inflexibility
noun a lack of physical flexibility

inflexible
rigid adjective incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; `a rigid disciplinarian`; `an inflexible law`; `an unbending will to dominate`

inflexibleness
noun a lack of physical flexibility

inflexibly
adverb in an inflexible manner; ``You will--because you must!,` Madam told her inflexibly`

inflict
bring down verb impose something unpleasant; `The principal visited his rage on the students`

infliction
noun the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

infliximab
Remicade noun an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one-month to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis

inflowing
influent adjective flowing inward

influence
noun causing something without any direct or apparent effort

influential
adjective having or exercising influence or power; `an influential newspaper`; `influential leadership for peace`

influentially
adverb exerting influence

infomercial
informercial noun a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary

inform
verb give character or essence to; `The principles that inform modern teaching`

informal
loose adjective not officially recognized or controlled; `an informal agreement`; `a loose organization of the local farmers`

informality
noun a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously

informally
adverb without formality; `he visited us informally`

information
selective information noun (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; `the signal contained thousands of bits of information`

information bulletin
noun a bulletin containing the latest information

information gathering
noun the act of collecting information

information return
noun a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability

information science
informatics noun the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information

information superhighway
noun an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form

information technology
IT noun the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information

information theory
noun (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing

information warfare
IW noun the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries; `not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare`

informational
adjective relating to or having the nature of information

informative
informatory adjective providing or conveying information

informatively
instructively adverb in an informative manner

informed
adjective having much knowledge or education; `an informed public`; `informed opinion`; `the informed customer`

informed consent
noun consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved

informer`s privilege
noun the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer

informing
making known noun a speech act that conveys information

informing
noun to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)

infra
adverb (in writing) see below; `vide infra`

infra dig(p)
adjective beneath your dignity; `considered helping with the dishes to be infra dig`

infrahuman
adjective belonging to a group below humans in evolutionary development; `infrahuman animals`

infrangible
adjective difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts; `an infrangible series`

infraorbital artery
arteria infraorbitalis noun originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip)