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

Ismailism
noun the branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy

isobar
noun (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time

isocarboxazid
Marplan noun a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression

isoceles
adjective (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length

isochronal
isochronous adjective equal in duration or interval; `the oscillations were isochronal`

isochrone
noun an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time

isoclinal
isoclinic adjective having equal magnetic inclinations

isoclinic line
isoclinal noun an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination

isoflurane
noun a widely used inhalation anesthetic

isogamete
noun either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure

isogonic
adjective having or making equal angles

isogonic line
isogonal line noun an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth`s surface where the magnetic declination is the same

isogram
isopleth noun a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable

isohel
noun an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine

isolable
adjective capable of being isolated or disjoined

isolate
insulate verb place or set apart; `They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates`

isolated
marooned adjective cut off or left behind; `an isolated pawn`; `several stranded fish in a tide pool`; `travelers marooned by the blizzard`

isolating(a)
adjective relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles

isolation
closing off noun the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others

isolationism
noun a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations

isolationist
isolationistic adjective of or relating to isolationism

isomeric
adjective of or relating to or exhibiting isomerism

isomerization
isomerisation noun the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself

isomerize
isomerise verb change into an isomer

isometric
isometrical adjective having equal dimensions or measurements

isometric line
isometric noun a line connecting isometric points

isometrics
isometric exercise noun muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)

isometry
noun equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.)

isomorphism
isomorphy noun (biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure

isomorphous
isomorphic adjective having similar appearance but genetically different

isoniazid
INH noun antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis

isopod
noun any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling

Isopoda
order Isopoda noun woodlice

isoproterenol
Isuprel noun drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart

Isoptera
order Isoptera noun order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota

isopteran
adjective relating to or characteristic of insects of the order Isoptera

isosorbide
Isordil noun drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure

Isospondyli
order Isospondyli noun most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon

isotherm
noun (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time

isothermal
adjective of a process or change taking place at constant temperature

isothermic
adjective of or relating to an isotherm

isotonic
isosmotic adjective (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure

isotonic exercise
noun exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change); `the classic isotonic exercise is lifting free weights`

isotopic
adjective of or relating to or having the relation of an isotope

isotropic
isotropous adjective invariant with respect to direction

isotropically
adverb in an isotropic manner

isotropy
noun (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions

Israeli
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people

Israeli Defense Force
IDF noun the ground and air and naval forces of Israel

issue
number noun one of a series published periodically; `she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist`s waiting room`

issue
issuance noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); `a new issue of stamps`; `the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago`

issue forth
verb come forth; `A scream came from the woman`s mouth`; `His breath came hard`

issuer
noun an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)

issuing
issuance noun the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); `a new issue of stamps`; `the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago`

Issus
battle of Issus noun a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

isthmian
adjective of or relating to or forming an isthmus

Isthmian Games
noun the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad

isthmus
band noun a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

Istiophoridae
family Istiophoridae noun sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins

Istiophorus
genus Istiophorus noun type genus of the Istiophoridae

Isuridae
family Isuridae noun in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae

Isurus
genus Isurus noun mako sharks

Italian
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language; `Italian cooking`

Italian bee
noun yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits

Italian bread
noun unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends

Italian dressing
noun a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill

Italian greyhound
noun a toy dog developed from the greyhound

Italian lira
noun formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi

Italian-speaking
adjective able to communicate in Italian

Italic
adjective of or relating to the Italic languages; `ancient Italic dialects`

italicize
italicise verb print in italics

itch
itchiness noun an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

itch mite
sarcoptid noun whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; `itch mites cause scabies`

itchy
adjective causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch; `he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite`

item
adverb (used when listing or enumerating items) also; `a length of chain, item a hook`-Philip Guedalla

iteration
noun doing or saying again; a repeated performance

iteration
noun (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; `the solution took hundreds of iterations`

iterative
reiterative adjective marked by iteration

itinerant
road adjective working for a short time in different places; `itinerant laborers`; `a road show`; `traveling salesman`; `touring company`

itinerate
verb travel from place to place, as for work; `an itinerating merchant`

itineration
noun journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour

itraconazole
Sporanox noun an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail disease

Ives
noun United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954)

ivied
ivy-covered adjective overgrown with ivy; `Harvard`s ivied buildings`

ivory gull
Pagophila eburnea noun white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick

ivory tower
noun a state of mind that is discussed as if it were a place; `he lived in the ivory tower of speculation`; `they viewed universities as ivory towers`

ivorybill
ivory-billed woodpecker noun large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct

Ivry
battle of Ivry noun a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne

Ivy League
noun a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige

Iwo
Iwo Jima noun a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)

Ixobrychus
genus Ixobrychus noun bitterns

Ixodes
genus Ixodes noun type genus of the family Ixodidae

Ixodes dammini
deer tick noun a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis

Ixodes dentatus
noun usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats

Ixodes neotomae
noun a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats

Ixodes pacificus
western black-legged tick noun feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California

Ixodes persulcatus
noun bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

Ixodes ricinus
noun parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

Ixodes scapularis
black-legged tick noun parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)

Ixodes spinipalpis
noun usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats