Name Report For First Name IRA:

IRA

First name IRA's origin is Hebrew. IRA means "descendant". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with IRA below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of ira.(Brown names are of the same origin (Hebrew) with IRA and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with IRA - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming IRA

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES ÝRA AS A WHOLE:

moira amirah bahira bashirah munirah mushirah nadirah nasira nazirah samira yasirah siran sagira subira tahirah deianira hilaeira metanira sapphira adira zemira virag abhirati angirasa bhagiratha bhairavi kirati cira trandafira abdiraxman tamirat siraj-al-leil firas siraj jirair adiran chenzira indira airavata adaira akira almira altaira amira bashira cahira caira casimira coira delmira desirae desirat dezirae elvira elzira erendira freira gaira iraida iratze jacira jadira kaira kasimira keira kira kiran leira maira malmuira mira mirabella miranda muira munira nathaira nira palmira ramira samirah shakira sheiramoth teiran terceira tira zaira zamira zemirah abiram asliraf keaira keiran viraj nadira aviram cleirach shira semira atira thira moirai mirabelle elmira sabirah sadira sagirah zafirah zahirah viradecthis condwiramurs girard ashira kefira meira temira tsifira zehira amiram chiram hiram jaira

NAMES RHYMING WITH ÝRA (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (ra) - Names That Ends with ra:

asura aurora azmera chinara efra iyangura japera katura nadra sanura tandra zuhura estra soumra adra aludra alzubra badra bushra johara noura thara' yusra gadara adora chamorra senora thora dendera kakra mukamutara mukantagara shukura zahra azura ceara abdera aethra aldara ara astra calandra cassandra cleopatra clytemnestra cynara cyra cythera dora electra fedora hemera hera hydra hypermnestra isadora isaura kleopatra lysandra madora marmara musidora pandora phaedra pheodora theodora theora thera vara afra candra chaitra chandara chandra kawindra nidra odra pandara sakra saura sitara zudora tara allegra genevra maura pietra teodora xiomara dumitra lacramioara marioara teadora aleksandra camara diara gabra jawara yera boukra

NAMES RHYMING WITH ÝRA (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (ir) - Names That Begins with ir:

irena irenbend irene irenke irfan irin irina irini iris irisa irm irma irmgard irmigard irmina irmine irmuska irta irune irus irven irvetta irvette irvi irvin irvine irving irvyn irwin irwyn

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH ÝRA:

First Names which starts with 'i' and ends with 'a':

ianthina ibernia ibolya ica ichtaca ida idaia idalia idelisa idetta idla idna idoia idola idrissa ifeoma ignacia ikaika ila ilana ilasha ileana ileanna ilena ilhicamina ilia iliona ilithia ilithya ilka ilona ilsa iluminada imala imanuela imara imelda immaculada ina inatha inaya inda india indiana inesa inga ingria iniga inina inoceneia inocenta intisara intiza intizara ioana iola iolana iolanda iolantha iona ionanna ionela ionia iphegenia isa isabela isabella isana isha isidora ismitta isolda issa istaqa ita itotia ituha iulia iva ivana ivanna ivona ixaka iyanna iyanuoluwa iyonna izabela izabella izarra izusa

English Words Rhyming IRA

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES ÝRA AS A WHOLE:

acquirabilitynoun (n.) The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.

acquirableadjective (a.) Capable of being acquired.

admirabilitynoun (n.) Admirableness.

admirableadjective (a.) Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.
 adjective (a.) Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of persons or things.

admirablenessnoun (n.) The quality of being admirable; wonderful excellence.

admiralnoun (n.) A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.
 noun (n.) The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
 noun (n.) A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.

admiralshipnoun (n.) The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral.

admiraltynoun (n.) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
 noun (n.) The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
 noun (n.) The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
 noun (n.) The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.
 noun (n.) The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.

admirancenoun (n.) Admiration.

admirationnoun (n.) Wonder; astonishment.
 noun (n.) Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue.
 noun (n.) Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy.

admirativeadjective (a.) Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder.

ammiralnoun (n.) An obsolete form of admiral.

antirachiticadjective (a.) Good against the rickets.

aspirantnoun (n.) One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment.
 adjective (a.) Aspiring.

aspiratingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aspirate

aspiratenoun (n.) A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.
 noun (n.) A mark of aspiration (/) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
 noun (n.) An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.
 adjective (a.) Alt. of Aspirated
 verb (v. t.) To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound; as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a vowel or a liquid consonant.

aspiratedadjective (a.) Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.
  (imp. & p. p.) of Aspirate

aspirationnoun (n.) The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.
 noun (n.) The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.
 noun (n.) The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.

aspiratornoun (n.) An apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed vessel, by means of suction.
 noun (n.) An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood.

aspiratoryadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to breathing; suited to the inhaling of air

bairamnoun (n.) The name of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other seventy days after the fast.
 noun (n.) Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the Lesser Bairam) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and the other (the Greater Bairam) seventy days after the fast.

biradiateadjective (a.) Alt. of Biradiated

biradiatedadjective (a.) Having two rays; as, a biradiate fin.

biramousadjective (a.) Having, or consisting of, two branches.

bulliragnoun (n.) To intimidate by bullying; to rally contemptuously; to badger.

centumviraladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the centumviri, or to a centumvir.

centumviratenoun (n.) The office of a centumvir, or of the centumviri.

chiragranoun (n.) Gout in the hand.

chiragricaladjective (a.) Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease.

conspiracynoun (n.) A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement, between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason; a plot.
 noun (n.) A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to one event, as if by agreement.
 noun (n.) An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use unlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy.

conspirantadjective (a.) Engaging in a plot to commit a crime; conspiring.

conspirationnoun (n.) Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy.

conspiratornoun (n.) One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter.

cuirassnoun (n.) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the neck to the girdle
 noun (n.) The breastplate taken by itself.
 noun (n.) An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a cuirass.

cuirassedadjective (a.) Wearing a cuirass.
 adjective (a.) Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a cuirass; -- said of certain fishes.

cuirassiernoun (n.) A soldier armed with a cuirass.
 noun (n.) In modern armies, a soldier of the heaviest cavalry, wearing a cuirass only when in full dress.

clairaudiencenoun (n.) Act of hearing, or the ability to hear, sounds not normally audible; -- usually claimed as a special faculty of spiritualistic mediums, or the like.

clairaudientnoun (n.) One alleged to have the power of clairaudience.
 adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, clairaudience.

decemviraladjective (a.) Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome.

decemviratenoun (n.) The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.
 noun (n.) A body of ten men in authority.

deliracynoun (n.) Delirium.

deliramentnoun (n.) A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy.

delirancynoun (n.) Delirium.

delirantadjective (a.) Delirious.

delirationnoun (n.) Aberration of mind; delirium.

desirabilitynoun (n.) The state or quality of being desirable; desirableness.

desirablenessnoun (n.) The quality of being desirable.

diradiationnoun (n.) The emission and diffusion of rays of light.

duumviraladjective (a.) Of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH ÝRA (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 2 Letters (ra) - English Words That Ends with ra:


abracadabranoun (n.) A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.

acciaccaturanoun (n.) A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short appoggiatura.

acetabuliferanoun (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda.

agoranoun (n.) An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.

agouaranoun (n.) The crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), found in the tropical parts of America.

algebranoun (n.) That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude.
 noun (n.) A treatise on this science.

alhambranoun (n.) The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.

almagranoun (n.) A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the sil atticum of the ancients. Under the name of Indian red it is used for polishing glass and silver.

amphineuranoun (n. pl.) A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.

amphoranoun (n.) Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.

anaphoranoun (n.) A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.

angoranoun (n.) A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.

anisopleuranoun (n. pl.) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.

anomuranoun (n. pl.) Alt. of Anomoura

anomouranoun (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.

anopluranoun (n. pl.) A group of insects which includes the lice.

anouranoun (n.) See Anura.

anuranoun (n. pl.) One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads.

aparanoun (n.) See Mataco.

aphanipteranoun (n. pl.) A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See Flea.

aplacophoranoun (n. pl.) A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setae, but is without shelly plates.

appoggiaturanoun (n.) A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.

apteranoun (n. pl.) Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnaen order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders.

aranoun (n.) The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion.
 noun (n.) A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna), native of South America.

araranoun (n.) The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (Microglossus aterrimus).

arthrogastranoun (n. pl.) A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated, including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi.

arthropleuranoun (n.) The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.

asuranoun (n.) An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and giants.

auranoun (n.) Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of flowers, etc.
 noun (n.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head, a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.

auroranoun (n.) The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises.
 noun (n.) The rise, dawn, or beginning.
 noun (n.) The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew.
 noun (n.) A species of crowfoot.
 noun (n.) The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights).

baccaranoun (n.) Alt. of Baccarat

barbaranoun (n.) The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism whose three propositions are universal affirmatives.

basommatophoranoun (n. pl.) A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the tentacles, including the common pond snails.

brachelytranoun (n. pl.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles.

brachypteranoun (n. pl.) A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.

brachyuranoun (n. pl.) A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs, characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt Brachyoura.] See Crab, and Illustration in Appendix.

branchiuranoun (n. pl.) A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice (Argulus).

bravuranoun (n.) A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music.

buckranoun (n.) A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
 adjective (a.) White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.

caesuranoun (n.) A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the caesural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.

calyptranoun (n.) A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering body.

cameranoun (n.) A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The camera obscura when used in photography. See Camera, and Camera obscura.

capibaranoun (n.) See Capybara.

capranoun (n.) A genus of ruminants, including the common goat.

capybaranoun (n.) A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog.

caracaranoun (n.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called carrion buzzards.

caracoranoun (n.) A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc., and by the Dutch in the East Indies.

carnivoranoun (n. pl.) An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear, seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting flesh, and the jaws powerful.

cathedranoun (n.) The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in high authority.

cephalophoranoun (n. pl.) The cephalata.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH ÝRA (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 2 Letters (ir) - Words That Begins with ir:


iracundadjective (a.) Irascible; choleric.

iradenoun (n.) A decree of the Sultan.

irannoun (n.) The native name of Persia.

iraniannoun (n.) A native of Iran; also, the Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family of languages.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Iran.

iranicadjective (a.) Iranian.

irascibilitynoun (n.) The quality or state of being irascible; irritability of temper; irascibleness.

irascibleadjective (a.) Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger; choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood.

irateadjective (a.) Angry; incensed; enraged.

irenoun (n.) Anger; wrath.

irefuladjective (a.) Full of ire; angry; wroth.

irefulnessnoun (n.) Wrathfulness.

irenarchnoun (n.) An officer in the Greek empire having functions corresponding to those of a justice of the peace.

irenicadjective (a.) Alt. of Irenical

irenicaladjective (a.) Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful.

ireniconnoun (n.) A proposition or device for securing peace, especially in the church.

irenicsnoun (n.) That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches; -- called also Irenical theology.

irestonenoun (n.) Any very hard rock.

irianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris.

iricismnoun (n.) Irishism.

iridaceousadjective (a.) Alt. of Irideous

irideousadjective (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants (Iridaceae), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia, Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others.

iridaladjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow; prismatic; as, the iridal colors.

iridectomynoun (n.) The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in order to form an artificial pupil.

iridescencenoun (n.) Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl.

iridescentadjective (a.) Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.

iridianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow.

iridiatedadjective (a.) Iridescent.

iridicadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.

iridioscopenoun (n.) A kind of ophthalmoscope.

iridiousadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to iridium; -- applied specifically to compounds in which iridium has a low valence.

iridiumnoun (n.) A rare metallic element, of the same group as platinum, which it much resembles, being silver-white, but harder, and brittle, and indifferent to most corrosive agents. With the exception of osmium, it is the heaviest substance known, its specific gravity being 22.4. Symbol Ir. Atomic weight 192.5.

iridizingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Iridize

iridolinenoun (n.) A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series, and is probably identical with lepidine.

iridosminenoun (n.) Alt. of Iridosmium

iridosmiumnoun (n.) The native compound of iridium and osmium. It is found in flattened metallic grains of extreme hardness, and is often used for pointing gold pens.

irisnoun (n.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods.
 noun (n.) The rainbow.
 noun (n.) An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of colors.
 noun (n.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.
 noun (n.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce.
 noun (n.) See Fleur-de-lis, 2.
 noun (n.) Inner circle of an oscillated color spot.

irisatedadjective (a.) Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised; iridescent.

iriscopenoun (n.) A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by means of thin films.

irisedadjective (a.) Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent.

irishnoun (n. sing. & pl.) The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic natives or their descendants.
 noun (n. sing. & pl.) The language of the Irish; the Hiberno-Celtic.
 noun (n. sing. & pl.) An old game resembling backgammon.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced in Ireland.

irishismnoun (n.) A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism.

irishmannoun (n.) A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.

irishrynoun (n.) The Celtic people of Ireland.

iritisnoun (n.) An inflammation of the iris of the eye.

irksomeadjective (a.) Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks.
 adjective (a.) Weary; vexed; uneasy.

ironnoun (n.) The most common and most useful metallic element, being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other substances.
 noun (n.) An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc.
 noun (n.) Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles.
 noun (n.) Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with a rod of iron.
 noun (n.) Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar, dust.
 noun (n.) Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness.
 noun (n.) Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of endurance, insensibility, etc.;
 noun (n.) Rude; hard; harsh; severe.
 noun (n.) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution.
 noun (n.) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will.
 noun (n.) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.
 noun (n.) An iron-headed club with a deep face, chiefly used in making approaches, lifting a ball over hazards, etc.
 verb (v. t.) To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with out.
 verb (v. t.) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff.
 verb (v. t.) To furnish or arm with iron; as, to iron a wagon.

ironingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Iron
 noun (n.) The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot flatirons.
 noun (n.) The clothes ironed.

ironboundadjective (a.) Bound as with iron; rugged; as, an ironbound coast.
 adjective (a.) Rigid; unyielding; as, ironbound traditions.

ironcladnoun (n.) A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot.
 adjective (a.) Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare.
 adjective (a.) Rigorous; severe; exacting; as, an ironclad oath or pledge.

ironernoun (n.) One who, or that which, irons.

ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH ÝRA:

English Words which starts with 'i' and ends with 'a':

ianthinanoun (n.) Any gastropod of the genus Ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail.

ichorhaemianoun (n.) Infection of the blood with ichorous or putrid substances.

ichthyocollanoun (n.) Fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of certain fishes.

ichthyomorphanoun (n. pl.) The Urodela.

ichthyophthiranoun (n. pl.) A division of copepod crustaceans, including numerous species parasitic on fishes.

ichthyopsidanoun (n. pl.) A grand division of the Vertebrata, including the Amphibia and Fishes.

ichthyopterygianoun (n. pl.) See Ichthyosauria.

ichthyosaurianoun (n. pl.) An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied forms; -- called also Ichthyopterygia. They have not been found later than the Cretaceous period.

icosandrianoun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants, having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx.

ideanoun (n.) The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or spiritual.
 noun (n.) A general notion, or a conception formed by generalization.
 noun (n.) Hence: Any object apprehended, conceived, or thought of, by the mind; a notion, conception, or thought; the real object that is conceived or thought of.
 noun (n.) A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or controlling principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of development.
 noun (n.) A plan or purpose of action; intention; design.
 noun (n.) A rational conception; the complete conception of an object when thought of in all its essential elements or constituents; the necessary metaphysical or constituent attributes and relations, when conceived in the abstract.
 noun (n.) A fiction object or picture created by the imagination; the same when proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a standard to be reached; one of the archetypes or patterns of created things, conceived by the Platonists to have excited objectively from eternity in the mind of the Deity.

idioplasmanoun (n.) That portion of the cell protoplasm which is the seat of all active changes, and which carries on the function of hereditary transmission; -- distinguished from the other portion, which is termed nutritive plasma. See Hygroplasm.

iguananoun (n.) Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidae. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.

imbrocatanoun (n.) Alt. of Imbroccata

imbroccatanoun (n.) A hit or thrust.

impallanoun (n.) The pallah deer of South Africa.

imperforatanoun (n. pl.) A division of Foraminifera, including those in which the shell is not porous.

implacentalianoun (n. pl.) A primary division of the Mammalia, including the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.

impresanoun (n.) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like.

improperianoun (n. pl.) A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass of the Roman ritual.

inamoratanoun (n.) A woman in love; a mistress.

incanoun (n.) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun.
 noun (n.) The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe.

inclusanoun (n. pl.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer (Teredo navalis) is an example.

incognitanoun (n.) A woman who is unknown or in disguise.
 noun (n.) The state of being in disguise; -- said of a woman.

indianoun (n.) A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or Hindostan.

indicianoun (n. pl.) Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications; appearances.

indigoferanoun (n.) A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil.

inertianoun (n.) That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called vis inertiae.
 noun (n.) Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness.
 noun (n.) Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

infantanoun (n.) A title borne by every one of the daughters of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest.

inferobranchiatanoun (n. pl.) A suborder of marine gastropod mollusks, in which the gills are between the foot and the mantle.

influenzanoun (n.) An epidemic affection characterized by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever.

infulanoun (n.) A sort of fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others among the ancient Romans. It was generally white.

infusorianoun (n. pl.) One of the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of species, all of minute size.

ingenanoun (n.) The gorilla.

ingestanoun (n. pl.) That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; -- opposed to egesta.

inghallanoun (n.) The reedbuck of South Africa.

inianoun (n.) A South American freshwater dolphin (Inia Boliviensis). It is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.

injurianoun (n.) Injury; invasion of another's rights.

insectanoun (n. pl.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of tracheae, opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.
 noun (n.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See Hexapoda.
 noun (n.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.

insectivoranoun (n. pl.) An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.
 noun (n. pl.) A division of the Cheiroptera, including the common or insect-eating bats.

insignianoun (n. pl.) Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor; badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty or of an order.
 noun (n. pl.) Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a trade.

insomnianoun (n.) Want of sleep; inability to sleep; wakefulness; sleeplessness.

intermaxillanoun (n.) See Premaxilla.

invertebratanoun (n. pl.) A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all except the Vertebrata.

iotanoun (n.) The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (/) corresponding with the English i.
 noun (n.) A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle.

ipecacuanhanoun (n.) The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).

ipomoeanoun (n.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.

isonandranoun (n.) A genus of sapotaceous trees of India. Isonandra Gutta is the principal source of gutta-percha.

isopleuranoun (n. pl.) A subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is symmetrical, the right and left sides being equal.

isopodanoun (n. pl.) An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure.

italanoun (n.) An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version).

ittrianoun (n.) See Yttria.

ixianoun (n.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers.

iconomanianoun (n.) A mania or infatuation for icons, whether as objects of devotion, bric-a-brac, or curios.

impedimentanoun (n. pl.) Things which impede or hinder progress; incumbrances; baggage;
 noun (n. pl.) the supply trains which must accompany an army.