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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>INTRACUT</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="intractable"> intractable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. hard to handle or manage; stubborn. Ex. an intractable mule. When pain becomes so severe that doctors call it "intractable," they mean that it cannot be controlled by any safe and simple dosage of drugs (Time). (SYN) unruly, perverse, uncontrollable, refractory. <DD> 2. not easily treated. Ex. an intractable disease. noun intractableness. </DL> <A NAME="intractably"> intractably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an intractable manner; unmanageably. </DL> <A NAME="intracutaneous"> intracutaneous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the layers of the skin; intradermal. Ex. an intracutaneous injection. adv. intracutaneously. </DL> <A NAME="intracutaneoustest"> intracutaneous test, =scratch test.</DL> <A NAME="intracytoplasmic"> intracytoplasmic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the cytoplasm of a cell. </DL> <A NAME="intradermal"> intradermal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the layers of the skin. Ex. Injections were given to patients by various routes from intradermal to intravenous (Science News). adv. intradermally. </DL> <A NAME="intradisciplinary"> intradisciplinary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a particular field of study. Ex. an intradisciplinary conference of political scientists. </DL> <A NAME="intrados"> intrados, noun, pl. -dos, -doses.<DL COMPACT><DD> the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault. </DL> <A NAME="intraepithelial"> intraepithelial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within epithelial tissue. Ex. intraepithelial cancer. </DL> <A NAME="intrafamilial"> intrafamilial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a family; between members of the same family. Ex. Stature and intelligence ... were studied by Galton, but, apart from proving that there were general intrafamilial likenesses, the results were rather difficult to interpret (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="intrafamily"> intrafamily, adjective. =intrafamilial.</DL> <A NAME="intragalactic"> intragalactic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a galaxy. Ex. an intragalactic communication network, intragalactic travel. </DL> <A NAME="intragenic"> intragenic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a gene. Ex. intragenic recombinants. </DL> <A NAME="intragroup"> intragroup, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Sociology.) existing or arising within a group. Ex. intragroup conflicts, intragroup needs. </DL> <A NAME="intramammary"> intramammary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a mammary gland. Ex. Given by intramammary injection to cows, some of the chemical entered the milk (Alfred Byrne). </DL> <A NAME="intramarginal"> intramarginal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the margin, as of a leaf. </DL> <A NAME="intramarital"> intramarital, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the bonds of marriage. Ex. ... the distinctions between intramarital and extramarital relations (Listener). </DL> <A NAME="intramolecular"> intramolecular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> occurring or acting within a molecule or molecules. Ex. An acceptable sunscreen must ... not undergo any intramolecular changes that would affect its absorptive capacity (New Scientist). adv. intramolecularly. </DL> <A NAME="intramundane"> intramundane, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the world or the material universe. </DL> <A NAME="intramural"> intramural, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. carried on by members of the same school, college, or organization. Ex. Intramural games are played between the students of the same school. Following a stormy intramural debate, two of the League's members resigned. <DD> b. of or having to do with activities in the same school, college, or organization. Ex. Our class basketball team has first place in intramural standing. <DD> 2. within the walls or a wall, especially of an organ or cavity of the body. adv. intramurally. </DL> <A NAME="intramuros"> intra muros,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) within the walls, usually of a college or city. </DL> <A NAME="intramuscular"> intramuscular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within or into a muscle. Ex. an intramuscular injection. adv. intramuscularly. </DL> <A NAME="intranasal"> intranasal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the nasal cavity. Ex. intranasal surgery. </DL> <A NAME="intranational"> intranational, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a nation. </DL> <A NAME="intrans"> intrans.,<DL COMPACT><DD> intransitive. </DL> <A NAME="intrans"> in trans.,<DL COMPACT><DD> in transitu. </DL> <A NAME="intransigeance"> intransigeance, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) intransigence. </DL> <A NAME="intransigeant"> intransigeant, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) intransigent. </DL> <A NAME="intransigence"> intransigence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being intransigent; uncompromising hostility. Ex. The intransigence of one great power can unsettle the whole world. His intransigence made further negotiation futile. </DL> <A NAME="intransigency"> intransigency, noun. =intransigence.</DL> <A NAME="intransigent"> intransigent, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. unwilling to agree or compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable. Ex. The strong, intransigent spirit of the Puritans led them to emigrate from the Old World and found colonies in the New World. <DD>noun a person who is unwilling to agree or compromise, especially in politics. adv. intransigently. </DL> <A NAME="intransit"> in-transit, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> in the process of being transported. Ex. in-transit cargo. </DL> <A NAME="intransitable"> intransitable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not permitting passage or transit; impassable. Ex. A road along the coast would become lost in intransitable gorges of the coast range of mountains (Geographical Journal). </DL> <A NAME="intransitive"> intransitive, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. not taking a direct object. The verbs belong, go, and seem are intransitive. The verb run may be transitive or intransitive. In "I run to school" run is intransitive. In "I run the machine" run is transitive. <DD>noun an intransitive verb. adv. intransitively. noun intransitiveness. </DL> <A NAME="intrant"> intrant, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who enters (a college, a society, holy orders, or other group); entrant. </DL> <A NAME="intranuclear"> intranuclear, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the nucleus of an atom or cell. </DL> <A NAME="intraocular"> intraocular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the eye. Ex. intraocular tumor. adv. intraocularly. </DL> <A NAME="intraparty"> intraparty, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> occurring within a political party. Ex. intraparty rivalries. </DL> <A NAME="intraperitoneal"> intraperitoneal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the peritoneum. Ex. The drug was given in large doses by intraperitoneal injection (Science). adv. intraperitoneally. </DL> <A NAME="intrapreneur"> intrapreneur, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a corporation executive empowered to act as an entrepreneur in undertaking new ventures. Ex. Intrapreneurs, the people who start new businesses inside established companies, will soon be as big a catchword as entrepreneurs (Economist). noun intrapreneurship. </DL> <A NAME="intrapsychic"> intrapsychic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychology.) developed or occurring within the mind of an individual. adv. intrapsychically. </DL> <A NAME="intraregional"> intraregional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a region. Ex. intraregional trade. </DL> <A NAME="intraspecies"> intraspecies, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within one species; among members of a species; intraspecific. </DL> <A NAME="intraspecific"> intraspecific, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a species; involving members of the same species. Ex. intraspecific competition for food. adv. intraspecifically. </DL> <A NAME="intraspinal"> intraspinal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within the spinal column or spinal cord. </DL> <A NAME="intrastate"> intrastate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a state, especially within a state of the United States. Ex. intrastate commerce. </DL> <A NAME="intratelluric"> intratelluric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. located or formed far beneath the earth's surface. Ex. intratelluric rock. <DD> 2. noting the period in the formation of eruptive rock just before its appearance on the earth's surface. </DL> <A NAME="intrathecal"> intrathecal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> contained or enclosed in the theca, as of a polyp. </DL> <A NAME="intrathoracic"> intrathoracic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> situated, placed, or occurring within the thorax. Ex. The heart and the lungs are intrathoracic organs. </DL> <A NAME="intrauterine"> intrauterine, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. within the uterus. Ex. the intrauterine development of an embryo or fetus. <DD> 2. having to do with life within the uterus. Ex. the intrauterine period in an animal's life. </DL> <A NAME="intrauterinedevice"> intrauterine device,<DL COMPACT><DD> a loop, coil, ring, or the like, placed within the uterus as a physical barrier to implantation of a fertilized ovum. (Abbr:) IUD </DL> <A NAME="intravasation"> intravasation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Pathology.) the entrance into vessels of matters formed in the surrounding tissues. </DL> <A NAME="intravascular"> intravascular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> within a blood vessel or the blood vessels. Ex. intravascular obstruction. adv. intravascularly. </DL> <A NAME="intravehicular"> intravehicular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or used inside a space vehicle. Ex. the intravehicular space suit. </DL> <A HREF="intraven.dic">NEXT</A>