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<A NAME="inoculant">
<B>inoculant, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a substance used in inoculating. </DL>
<A NAME="inoculate">
<B>inoculate, </B>verb, <B>-lated,</B> <B>-lating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to give (to a person or animal) a preparation made from killed or weakened germs or viruses that causes a mild form of the disease. Thereafter the individual will not get that disease or will suffer only a very mild form of it. The preparation stimulates the body to produce antibodies to combat a germ, virus, or toxin. <BR> <I>Ex. You can take your child to the doctor to be inoculated against polio (New York Herald Tribune).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to put bacteria, serums, or other agents, into. Farmers inoculate the soil with bacteria that will take nitrogen from the air and change it so it can be used by plants. <DD><B> 3. </B>to introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) to fill (a person's mind) with ideas, opinions, feelings, or habits. <BR> <I>Ex. His parents inoculated him with a desire for knowledge.</I> (SYN) imbue. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Obsolete.) to graft by budding. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to use disease germs or a virus to prevent or cure diseases, usually by building up an immunity. Doctors inoculate against smallpox, diphtheria, typhoid fever, and other diseases. </DL>
<A NAME="inoculation">
<B>inoculation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act or process of inoculating, especially to prevent disease. <BR> <I>Ex. Inoculation has greatly reduced the number of deaths from diphtheria and typhoid fever.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the bacteria, serums, or other agents, used in inoculating. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) a filling the mind with ideas, opinions, feelings, or habits. <BR> <I>Ex. a thorough inoculation with patriotism.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inoculative">
<B>inoculative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with inoculation. </DL>
<A NAME="inoculator">
<B>inoculator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that inoculates. </DL>
<A NAME="inoculum">
<B>inoculum, </B>noun, pl. <B>-la.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the virus, bacteria, or other antigen used in inoculating. <BR> <I>Ex. Preparing an inoculum of penicillium spores ... at an antibiotic plant at Ulverston, Lancashire (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inodorous">
<B>inodorous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not odorous; odorless. noun <B>inodorousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="inoffensive">
<B>inoffensive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not offensive; not arousing objections; harmless. <BR> <I>Ex. an inoffensive animal, an inoffensive odor or taste, a mild, inoffensive man. "Please try to be quieter" is an inoffensive way of telling people to stop their noise.</I> (SYN) innocuous, unobjectionable. adv. <B>inoffensively.</B> noun <B>inoffensiveness.</B> </DL>
<B>inofficious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Law.) not in accordance with moral duty. <BR> <I>Ex. An inofficious testament or will is one which disposes of property contrary to the dictates of natural affection or to just expectations.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>without office or function. <DD><B> 3. </B>not operative. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Obsolete.) disobliging. </DL>
<A NAME="inomniaparatus">
<B>in omnia paratus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) prepared for all things; ready for anything. </DL>
<A NAME="inoperability">
<B>inoperability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being inoperable. </DL>
<A NAME="inoperable">
<B>inoperable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>unfit for a surgical operation, usually because of great extent of lesion or weakness of the patient; unable to be cured by surgery. <BR> <I>Ex. an inoperable tumor located deep in the brain.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>not operable; unworkable. <BR> <I>Ex. It has been cluttered up with so many restrictions and prohibitions that it is virtually inoperable (Harper's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inoperative">
<B>inoperative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>not operative; not working; without effect. <BR> <I>Ex. The circuit whose operation depends upon the gate being opened remains inoperative until the correct stimulus is applied to the gate (Science News Letter)</I> (SYN) ineffective. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Law.) without practical force; invalid. <BR> <I>Ex. The resolutions ... not having been so ratified, were inoperative (Law Times).</I> noun <B>inoperativeness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="inopportune">
<B>inopportune, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not opportune; coming at a bad time; unsuitable. <BR> <I>Ex. An inopportune telephone call delayed us just as we were about to begin our trip.</I> (SYN) untimely, unseasonable, inappropriate, inconvenient. adv. <B>inopportunely.</B> noun <B>inopportuneness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="inopportunity">
<B>inopportunity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being inopportune. </DL>
<A NAME="inorb">
<B>inorb, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Poetic.) to encircle. </DL>
<A NAME="inordinacy">
<B>inordinacy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>inordinate quality or condition. <DD><B> 2. </B>an inordinate act. </DL>
<A NAME="inordinate">
<B>inordinate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>much too great; not kept within proper limits; excessive. <BR> <I>Ex. He lost a fortune trying to satisfy his inordinate desire for gambling.</I> (SYN) immoderate, intemperate, unrestrained. <DD><B> 2. </B>not properly regulated; irregular; disorderly. <BR> <I>Ex. Marcus Antonius ... was indeed a voluptuous man, and inordinate (Francis Bacon).</I> adv. <B>inordinately.</B> noun <B>inordinateness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="inorg">
<B>inorg.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> inorganic. </DL>
<A NAME="inorganic">
<B>inorganic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>not organic; neither animal nor vegetable; not having the organized physical structure characteristic of animals and plants. Water and minerals are inorganic substances. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Chemistry.) not containing organic matter. Chemical compounds without hydrocarbons are usually inorganic. <DD><B> 3. </B>not characterized by the processes peculiar to living animals and plants. <DD><B> 4. </B>not belonging to the constitution or structure of a thing; not fundamental; extraneous. <DD><I>noun </I> an inorganic substance. adv. <B>inorganically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="inorganicchemistry">
<B>inorganic chemistry,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of chemistry dealing with inorganic compounds and elements, primarily compounds not containing carbon. </DL>
<A NAME="inorganization">
<B>inorganization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> lack of organization. </DL>
<A NAME="inorganized">
<B>inorganized, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not organized. </DL>
<B>inosculate, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-lated,</B> <B>-lating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to unite by openings. <BR> <I>Ex. to inosculate arteries with veins.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to join or connect so as to become or make continuous; blend. <BR> <I>Ex. to inosculate fibers.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to unite intimately. noun <B>inosculation.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="inosine">
<B>inosine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a compound of hypoxanthine and ribose obtained from the deamination of adenosine. </DL>
<A NAME="inosite">
<B>inosite, </B>noun. <B>=inositol.</B></DL>
<A NAME="inositol">
<B>inositol, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a white, crystalline alcohol found especially in certain muscle tissues and plants. It occurs in several isomeric forms and is one of the B-complex vitamins. </DL>
<A NAME="inotropic">
<B>inotropic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> influencing or modifying the contractility of muscles. <BR> <I>Ex. an inotropic agent or compound.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inoxidize">
<B>inoxidize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-dized,</B> <B>-dizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to keep from oxidizing. adj. <B>inoxidizable.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="inpaint">
<B>inpaint, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to repaint (a damaged part) in a painting. <BR> <I>Ex. The charred portions ... would have to be filled with gesso and inpainted (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inpartibusinfidelium">
<B>in partibus infidelium </B>or <B>in partibus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) in the regions of infidels; in countries inhabited by unbelievers. <BR> <I>Ex. bishops in partibus infidelium; ... churchmen serving in partibus (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inparvo">
<B>in parvo,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) <DD><B> 1. </B>in miniature. <BR> <I>Ex. Student governments often embody democracy in parvo.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) in little. </DL>
<A NAME="inpatient">
<B>inpatient, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a patient who is lodged and fed in a hospital while undergoing treatment. <BR> <I>Ex. A psychiatrist concluded that [she] needed more treatment than he could give her as an outpatient, but not enough to require admission to the full-time inpatient hospital (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inpectore">
<B>in pectore,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) <DD><B> 1. </B>undisclosed; secret; in petto. <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) in the breast. </DL>
<A NAME="inperpetuum">
<B>in perpetuum,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) <DD><B> 1. </B>forever. <BR> <I>Ex. By "all of this" he meant the first-class funeral, the giant wreaths, the large plot they had purchased in perpetuum (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>as a perpetual possession. </DL>
<A NAME="inperson">
<B>in-person, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> done directly by a person; personal. <BR> <I>Ex. an in-person appearance.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inpersonam">
<B>in personam,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) against a specific person; against persons (used especially of a legal proceeding). </DL>
<A NAME="inpetto">
<B>in petto,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) <DD><B> 1. </B>secret; not announced; undisclosed (used especially of cardinals appointed by the Pope but not named in consistory). <BR> <I>Ex. His very name had just become known in Rome, having been kept in petto by the dead Pontiff (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) in the breast. </DL>
<A NAME="inphase">
<B>inphase, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the same electric current phase. </DL>
<A NAME="inpig">
<B>in-pig, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of a pig) with young; pregnant. </DL>
<A NAME="inplant">
<B>in-plant, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a factory or plant. <BR> <I>Ex. in-plant inspection.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="inposse">
<B>in posse,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) in possibility; not yet actually existing; potentially. </DL>
