Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter I - Page 48
Innutritious (a.) 缺少養分的 Not nutritious; not furnishing nourishment.
Innutritive (a.) 缺乏養分的，營養不良的 Innutritious.
Innyard (n.) 客棧周圍的院庭 The yard adjoining an inn.
Inobedience (n.) 不服從，違抗；違反 [U] [（+to）] Disobedience. [Obs.] -- Wyclif. Chaucer.
Inobedient (a.) 不服從的，違抗命令的；違反（規則等）的 [（+to）] Not obedient; disobedient. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. -- In`o*be"di*ent*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Inobservable (a.) 不可觀察的 Not observable.
Inobservance (n.) 不注意，疏忽，不遵守 Lack or neglect of observance. -- Bacon.
Inobservant (a.) 不注意的，疏忽的，不遵守的 Not observant; regardless; heedless. -- Bp. Hurd. -- In`ob*serv"ant*ly, adv.
Inobservation (n.) Neglect or lack of observation. [R.]
Inobtrusive (a.) 不惹眼的 Not obtrusive; unobtrusive. -- In`ob*tru"sive*ly, adv. -- In`ob*tru"sive*ness, n.
Inocarpin (n.) (Chem.) A red, gummy, coloring matter, extracted from the colorless juice of the Otaheite chestnut ({Inocarpus edulis).
Inoccupation (n.) 無職業 Lack of occupation.
Inoceramus (n.) (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large, fossil, bivalve shells,allied to the mussels. The genus is characteristic of the Cretaceous period.
Inoculability (n.) 接種；注射；因接種（注射）而染的病 The quality or state of being inoculable.
Inoculable (a.) 可接種的；易因接種而染病的 Capable of being inoculated; capable of communicating disease, or of being communicated, by inoculation.
Inocular (a.) (Zool.) Inserted in the corner of the eye; -- said of the antenn[ae] of certain insects.
Inoculate (v. i.) To graft by inserting buds.
Inoculate (v. i.) To communicate disease by inoculation.
Inoculated (imp. & p. p.) of Inoculate
Inoculating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inoculate
Inoculate (v. t.) 【醫】預防接種，給……注射預防針；灌輸 To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant.
Inoculate (v. t.) To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.
Inoculate (v. t.) (Med.) To communicate a disease to (a person) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh, especially as a means of inducing immunological resistance to that or related diseases; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox, rabies, etc. See Vaccinate.
Inoculate (v. t.) Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity.
Inoculate (v. t.) (Microbiology) To introduce microorganisms into (a growth medium), to cause the growth and multiplication of the microorganisms; as, to inoculate a fermentation vat with an actinomycete culture in order to produce streptomycin.
Inoculate (v.) Introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs".
Inoculate (v.) Introduce a microorganism into.
Inoculate (v.) Perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation; "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school" [syn: immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate].
Inoculate (v.) Insert a bud for propagation.
Inoculate (v.) Impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune.
Inoculated (a.) Immunized, vaccinated, having been injected with a microorganism or virus.
Inoculation (n.) 【植】接芽 The act or art of inoculating trees or plants.
Inoculation (n.) (Med.) 【醫】預防接種 The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh, usually for the purpose of inducing immunity to the disease.
Note: The use was formerly limited to the intentional communication of the smallpox, but is now extended to include any similar introduction of modified virus; as, the inoculation of rabies by Pasteur. The organisms inoculated are usually an attentuated form of the disease-causing organism, which may multiply harmlessly in the body of the host, but induce immunity to the more virulent forms of the organism.
Inoculation (n.) 感染，灌輸（思想等） Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles, to the mind.
Inoculation (n.) (Microbiology) The introduction of microorganisms into a growth medium, to cause the growth and multiplication of the microorganisms.
Inoculation (n.) Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease [syn: inoculation, vaccination].
Inoculator (n.) 接種者；預防注射者；種苗者 One who inoculates; one who propagates plants or diseases by inoculation.
Inoculator (n.) A medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases [syn: inoculator, vaccinator].
Inodiate (v. t.) To make odious or hateful. [Obs.] -- South.
Inodorate (a.) 無氣味的 Inodorous; odorless. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Inodorous (a.) 沒有氣味的，無臭的 Emitting no odor; wthout smell; scentless; odorless. -- In*o"dor*ous*ness, n.
Inodorous (a.) Having no odor; "odorless gas"; "odorless flowers" [syn: odorless, odourless, inodorous] [ant: odorous].
Inoffensive (a.) 無害的；不傷人的；不觸犯人的 Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance.
Inoffensive (a.) Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. -- Dryden.
Inoffensive (a.) Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance. [R.] -- Milton.
So have I seen a river gently glide In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. -- Addison. -- In"of*fen"sive*ly, adv. -- In"of*fen"sive*ness, n.
Inoffensive (a.) Not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior" [syn: inoffensive, unoffending] [ant: offensive].
Inoffensive (a.) Giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant" [ant: offensive].
Inoffensive (a.) Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn: euphemistic, inoffensive] [ant: dysphemistic, offensive].
Inofficial (a.) 非官方的；非正式的 Not official; not having official sanction or authoriy; not according to the forms or ceremony of official business; as, inofficial intelligence.
Pinckney and Marshall would not make inofficial visits to discuss official business. -- Pickering.
Syn: Private; informal; unwarranted; unauthorizod; irregular; unceremonious; unprofessional.
Inofficially (adv.) Without the usual forms, or not in the official character ; unofficially.
Inofficious (a.) 無職務的；無用的 Indifferent to obligation or duty. [Obs.]
Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep. -- B. Jonson.
Inofficious (a.) Not officious; not civil or attentive. [Obs.] -- Jonhson.
Inofficious (a.) (Law) Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty; unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance. "The inofficious testament." -- Blackstone. "An inofficious disposition of his fortune." -- Paley.
Inofficious (), civil law. This word is frequently used with others; as, inofficious testament, inofficiosum testamentum; inofficious gift, donatio inofficiosa. An inofficious testament is one not made according to the rules of piety; that is, one made by which the testator has unlawfully omitted or disinherited one of his heirs. Such a disposition is void by the Roman civil law. Dig. 5, 2, 5; see Code, 3, 29; Nov. 115; Ayl. Pand. 405; Civil Code of Lo. art. 3522, n. 21.
Inofficiously (adv.) Not-officiously.
Inogen (n.) (Physiol.) 肌收縮原 A complex nitrogenous substance, which, by Hermann's hypothesis, is continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles, during their life.
Inoperation (n.) Agency; influence; production of effects. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Inoperative (a.) Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes. Inopercular
Inoperative (a.) Not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law" [ant: operative].
Inopercular (a.) Alt. of Inoperculate
Inoperculate (a.) (Zool.) Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.
Inopinable (a.) Not to be expected; inconceivable. [Obs.] "Inopinable, incredible . . . sayings." -- Latimer.
Inopinate (a.) Not expected or looked for. [Obs.]
Inopportune (a.) 失去時機的；不適當的 Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an inopportune occurrence, remark, etc.
No visit could have been more inopportune. -- T. Hook.
Inopportune (a.) Not opportune; "arrived at a most inopportune hour"; "an inopportune visit" [ant: opportune].
Inopportunely (adv.) 失去時機地 Not opportunely; unseasonably; inconveniently.
Inopportunely (adv.) At an inconvenient time; "he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner"; "she answered malapropos" [syn: inopportunely, malapropos] [ant: opportunely].
Inopportunity (n.) Lack of opportunity; unseasonableness; inconvenience. [R.]
Inoppressive (a.) Not oppressive or burdensome. -- O. Wolcott.
Inopulent (a.) Not opulent; not affluent or rich.
Inordinacy (n.) The state or quality of being inordinate; excessiveness; immoderateness; as, the inordinacy of love or desire. -- Jer.
Taylor.
Inordinate (a.) Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds; irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world. "Inordinate desires." -- Milton. "Inordinate vanity." -- Burke. -- In*or"di*nate*ly, adv. -- In*or"di*nate*ness, n.
Inordinate (a.) Beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands" [syn: excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonable].
Inordination (n.) Deviation from custom, rule, or right; irregularity; inordinacy. [Obs.] -- South.
Every inordination of religion that is not in defect, is properly called superstition. -- Jer. Taylor.
Inorganic (a.) Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds are inorganic substances.
Inorganic (a.) (Chem.) Of or pertaining to compounds that are not derivatives of hydrocarbons; not organic [5].
Note: The term inorganic is used to denote any one the large series of substances (as minerals, metals, etc.), which are not directly connected with vital processes, either in origin or nature, and which are broadly and relatively contrasted with organic substances. See Organic [5].
Inorganic Chemistry. See under Chemistry.
Inorganic (a.) Relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis; "hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances" [ant: organic].
Inorganic (a.) Lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms [ant: organic].
Inorganical (a.) Inorganic. -- Locke.
Inorganically (adv.) In an inorganic manner.
Inorganically (adv.) Not involving carbon compounds; "inorganically bound molecules" [ant: organically].
Inorganity (n.) Quality of being inorganic. [Obs.] "The inorganity of the soul." -- Sir T. Browne.
Inorganization (n.) The state of being without organization.
Inorganized (a.) Not having organic structure; devoid of organs; inorganic.
Inorthography (n.) Deviation from correct orthography; bad spelling. [Obs.] -- Feltham.
Inosculated (imp. & p. p.) of Inosculate
Inosculating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inosculate
Inosculate (v. i.) To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose.
Inosculate (v. i.) To intercommunicate; to interjoin.
The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate, but not the several volumes. -- De Quincey.
Inosculate (v. t.) To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal body. -- Berkeley.
Inosculate (v. t.) To unite intimately; to cause to become as one.
They were still together, grew (For so they said themselves) inosculated. -- Tennyson.
Inosculate (v.) Come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose" [syn: anastomose, inosculate].
Inosculate (v.) Cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" [syn: anastomose, inosculate].
Inosculation (n.) The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as, inosculation of veins, etc. -- Ray.
Inosculation (n.) A natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous [syn:
anastomosis, inosculation].
Inosinic (a.) (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, inosite; as, inosinic acid.
Inosite (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) Same as inositol.
Inositol (n.) (Physiol. Chem.) A white crystalline substance ({C6H12O6) with a sweet taste, widely distributed in certain animal tissues and fluids, particularly in the muscles of the heart and lungs, and also in some plants, as in unripe pease, beans, potato sprouts, etc. Although isomeric with dextrose, it has no carbonyl (aldehyde or ketone) group, and is therefore not a carbohydrate, but a derivative of cyclohexane. Called also inosite, cyclohexitol, cyclohexanehexol, hexahydroxycyclohexane and phaseomannite. There are nine possible steroisomers, not all of which are found naturally.
The predominate natural form is cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol, also called myo-inositol. The naturally occurring phytic acid in plants is the hexaphosphate of inositol, from which inositol may be manufactured; phytin is the calcium-magnesium salt of phytic acid. It is also a component of phosphatidylinositol. -- MI11
Inoxidizable (a.) (Chem.) Incapable of being oxidized; as, gold and platinum are inoxidizable in the air.
Inoxidize (v. i.) To prevent or hinder oxidation, rust, or decay; as, inoxidizing oils or varnishes.
Inpatient (n.) 住院病人 A patient who receives lodging and food, as well as treatment, in a hospital or an infirmary; -- distinguished from outpatient.
Inpatient (n.) A patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated [syn: inpatient, inmate] [ant: outpatient].
In posse () [L.] In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or come to pass; -- contradistinguished from in esse.
Posse (n.) See Posse comitatus.
In posse. See In posse in the Vocabulary.
Posse (n.) A temporary police force [syn: posse, posse comitatus].
POSSE. This word is used substantively to signify a possibility. For example, such a thing is in posse, that is, such a thing may possibly be; when the thing is in being, the phrase to express it is, in esse. (q.v.)
Inquartation (n.) Quartation.
Quartation (n.) (Chem. & Assaying) The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting.
Inquest (n.) （有陪審團員列席的）驗屍；審訊；審理 [（+on/ into）]；調查死因的陪審團
[G]；陪審團關於死因的裁決 Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] -- Spenser.
The laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul must make after science. --
South.
Inquest (n.) (Law) Judicial inquiry; official examination, esp. before a jury; as, a coroner's inquest in case of a sudden death.
Inquest (n.) (Law) A body of men assembled under authority of law to inquire into any matterm civil or criminal, particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The grand jury is sometimes called the grand inquest. See under Grand.
Inquest (n.) (Law) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.
Coroner's inquest, An inquest held by a coroner to determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious death. See Coroner.
Inquest of office, An inquiry made, by authority or direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the rights and interests of the crown or of the state. -- Craig. Bouvier.
Inquest (n.) An inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death.
Inquest, () A body of men appointed by law to inquire into certain matters; as, the inquest examined into the facts connected with the alleged murder; the grand jury, is sometimes called the grand inquest. The judicial inquiry itself is also called an inquest. The finding of such men, upon an investigation, is also called an inquest or an inquisition.
Inquest (n.) An inquest of office was bound to find for the king upon the direction of the court. The reason given is that the inquest concluded no man of his right, but only gave the king an opportunity to enter so that he could have his right tried. Moore, 730; Vaughan, 135; 3 H. VII. 10; 2 H. IV. 5; 3 Leon. 196.
Inquiet (v. t.) To disquiet. [Obs.] -- Joye.
Inquietation (n.) Disturbance. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Elyot.
Inquietness (n.) Unquietness. [Obs.] -- Joye.
Inquietude (n.) Disturbed state; uneasiness either of body or mind; restlessness; disquietude. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Inquietude (n.) Feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable [syn: edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude].
Inquiline (n.) (Zool.) A gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other insects.
Inquinate (v. t.) To defile; to pollute; to contaminate; to befoul. [Obs.] -- Sir T. Browne.
Inquination (n.) A defiling; pollution; stain. [Obs.] -- Bacon.
Inquirable (a.) Capable of being inquired into; subject or liable to inquisition or inquest. -- Bacon.
Inquirance (n.) Inquiry. [Obs.] -- Latimer.
Inquired (imp. & p. p.) of Inquire
Inquiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inquire
Inquire (v. i.) To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries.
We will call the damsel, and inquire. -- Gen. xxiv. 57.
Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him. -- 1 Sam. xxiii. 4.
Inquire (v. i.) To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means of knoledge; to make examination.
And inquire Gladly into the ways of God with man. -- Miltom.
Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked; as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by concerning, after, or about, before the subject of inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning his welfare. "Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning
this." -- Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when search is made for particular knowledge or information; as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is followed by for or after when a place or person is sought, or something is missing. "Inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus." -- Acts ix. 11.
Inquire (v. t.) To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make examination or inquiry respecting.
Having thus at length inquired the truth concerning law and dispense. -- Milton.
And all obey and few inquire his will. -- Byron.
Inquire (v. t.) To call or name. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Syn: To ask; question. See Question.
Inquire (v.) Inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times" [syn: ask, inquire,
enquire].
Inquire (v.) Have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder, inquire,
enquire].
Inquire (v.) Conduct an inquiry or investigation of; "The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities"; "inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady" [syn: investigate, inquire, enquire].
Inquirent (a.) Making inquiry; inquiring; questioning. [Obs.] -- Shenstone.
Inquirer (n.) One who inquires or examines; questioner; investigator. -- Locke.
Inquiring (a.) 打聽的；愛追根究底的；懷疑的 Given to inquiry; disposed to investigate causes; curious; as, an inquiring mind.
Inquiring (a.) Given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind" [ant: uninquiring, uninquisitive].
Inquiring (n.) A request for information [syn: questioning, inquiring].
Compare: Questioning
Questioning (n.) [U] 審問 The situation in which the police ask someone questions about a crime.
// Three suspects were taken in by police for questioning.
Inquiringly (adv.) 好奇地；探詢地 In an inquiring manner.
Inquiringly (adv.) In an inquiring manner; "Tom Swift looked at his cabin mates inquiringly" [syn: inquiringly, enquiringly].
Inquiries (n. pl. ) Of Inquiry
Inquiry (n.) 詢問，打聽；質詢 [C] [U] [（+about/ into）]；調查 [C] [（+into）] The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
He could no path nor track of foot descry, Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. -- Spenser.
The men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate. -- Acts x. 17.