Isoprene (n.) An oily, volatile hydrocarbon, obtained by the distillation of caoutchouc or guttaipercha.
Isopycnic (a.) Having equal density, as different regions of a medium; passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an isopycnic line or surface.
Isopycnic (n.) A line or surface passing through those points in a medium, at which the density is the same.
Isorcin (n.) A crystalline hydrocarbon derivative, metameric with orcin, but produced artificially; -- called also cresorcin.
Isorropic (a.) Of equal value.
Isosceles (a.) Having two legs or sides that are equal; -- said of a triangle.
Isospondyli (n. pl.) An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons, herrings, and many allied forms.
Isospondylous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Isospondyli; having the anterior vertebrae separate and normal.
Isosporic (a.) Producing but one kind of spore, as the ferns and Equiseta. Cf. Heterosporic.
Isostemonous (a.) Having exactly as many stamens as petals.
Isostemony (n.) The quality or state of being isostemonous.
Isosulphocyanate (n.) A salt of isosulphocyanic acid.
Isosulphocyanic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, HNCS, isomeric with sulphocyanic acid.
Isotheral (a.) Having the nature of an isothere; indicating the distribution of temperature by means of an isothere; as, an isotheral chart or line.
Isothere (n.) A line connecting points on the earth's surface having the same mean summer temperature.
Isotherm (n.) A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface having the same temperature. This may be the temperature for a given time of observation, or the mean temperature for a year or other period. Also, a similar line based on the distribution of temperature in the ocean.
Isothermal (a.) Relating to equality of temperature.
Isothermal (a.) Having reference to the geographical distribution of temperature, as exhibited by means of isotherms; as, an isothermal line; an isothermal chart.
Isothermobath (n.) A line drawn through points of equal temperature in a vertical section of the ocean.
Isothermobathic (a.) Of or pertaining to an isothermobath; possessing or indicating equal temperatures in a vertical section, as of the ocean.
Isotherombrose (n.) A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface, which have the same mean summer rainfall.
Isotonic (a.) Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
Isotrimorphic (a.) Isotrimorphous.
Isotrimorphism (n.) Isomorphism between the three forms, severally, of two trimorphous substances.
Isotrimorphous (a.) Having the quality of isotrimorphism; isotrimorphic.
Isotropic (a.) Having the same properties in all directions; specifically, equally elastic in all directions.
Isotropism (n.) Isotropy.
Isotropous (a.) Isotropic.
Isotropy (n.) Uniformity of physical properties in all directions in a body; absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically, equal elasticity in all directions.
Isouric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, isomeric with uric acid.
Israelite (n.) A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.
Israelitic (a.) Alt. of Israelitish
Israelitish (a.) Of or pertaining to Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish; Hebrew.
Issuable (a.) Leading to, producing, or relating to, an issue; capable of being made an issue at law.
Issuable (a.) Lawful or suitable to be issued; as, a writ issuable on these grounds.
Issuably (adv.) In an issuable manner; by way of issue; as, to plead issuably.
Issuance (n.) The act of issuing, or giving out; as, the issuance of an order; the issuance of rations, and the like.
Issuant (a.) Issuing or coming up; -- a term used to express a charge or bearing rising or coming out of another.
Issue (n.) The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house.
Issue (n.) The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery; issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding officer; the issue of money from a treasury.
Issue (n.) That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.
Issue (n.) Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.
Issue (n.) Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits.
Issue (n.) A discharge of flux, as of blood.
Issue (n.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.
Issue (n.) The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event; hence, contest; test; trial.
Issue (n.) A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between which to choose or decide.
Issue (n.) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned.
Issued (imp. & p. p.) of Issue
Issuing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Issue
Issue (v. i.) To pass or flow out; to run out, as from any inclosed place.
Issue (v. i.) To go out; to rush out; to sally forth; as, troops issued from the town, and attacked the besiegers.
Issue (v. i.) To proceed, as from a source; as, water issues from springs; light issues from the sun.
Issue (v. i.) To proceed, as progeny; to be derived; to be descended; to spring.
Issue (v. i.) To extend; to pass or open; as, the path issues into the highway.
Issue (v. i.) To be produced as an effect or result; to grow or accrue; to arise; to proceed; as, rents and profits issuing from land, tenements, or a capital stock.
Issue (v. i.) To close; to end; to terminate; to turn out; as, we know not how the cause will issue.
Issue (v. i.) In pleading, to come to a point in fact or law, on which the parties join issue.
Issue (v. t.) To send out; to put into circulation; as, to issue notes from a bank.
Issue (v. t.) To deliver for use; as, to issue provisions.
Issue (v. t.) To send out officially; to deliver by authority; as, to issue an order; to issue a writ.
Issueless (a.) Having no issue or progeny; childless.
Issuer (n.) One who issues, emits, or publishes.
-ist () A noun suffix denoting an agent, or doer, one who practices, a believer in; as, theorist, one who theorizes; socialist, one who holds to socialism; sensualist, one given to sensuality.
Is't () A contraction of is it.
Isthmian (a.) Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece.
Isthmuses (pl. ) of Isthmus
Isthmus (n.) A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.
Istle (n.) Same as Ixtle.
Isuret (n.) An artificial nitrogenous base, isomeric with urea, and forming a white crystalline substance; -- called also isuretine.
It (pron.) The neuter pronoun of the third person, corresponding to the masculine pronoun he and the feminine she, and having the same plural (they, their or theirs, them).
It (pron.) As a substance for any noun of the neuter gender; as, here is the book, take it home.
It (pron.) As a demonstrative, especially at the beginning of a sentence, pointing to that which is about to be stated, named, or mentioned, or referring to that which apparent or well known; as, I saw it was John.
It (pron.) As an indefinite nominative for a impersonal verb; as, it snows; it rains.
It (pron.) As a substitute for such general terms as, the state of affairs, the condition of things, and the like; as, how is it with the sick man?
It (pron.) As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or after a substantive used humorously as a verb; as, to foot it (i. e., to walk).
Itacism (n.) Pronunciation of / (eta) as the modern Greeks pronounce it, that is, like e in the English word be. This was the pronunciation advocated by Reu/hlin and his followers, in opposition to the etacism of Erasmus. See Etacism.
Itacist (n.) One who is in favor of itacism.
Itacolumite (n.) A laminated, granular, siliceous rocks, often occurring in regions where the diamond is found.
Itaconic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H6O4, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by decomposing aconitic and other organic acids.
Itala (n.) An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version).
Italian (a.) Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.
Italian (n.) A native or inhabitant of Italy.
Italian (n.) The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.
Italianate (v. t.) To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize.
Italianate (a.) Italianized; Italianated.
Italianism (n.) A word, phrase, or idiom, peculiar to the Italians; an Italicism.
Italianism (n.) Attachment to, or sympathy for, Italy.
Italianized (imp. & p. p.) of Italianize
Italianizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Italianize
Italianize (v. i.) To play the Italian; to speak Italian.
Italianize (v. i.) To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate.
Italic (a.) Relating to Italy or to its people.
Italic (a.) Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called because dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500.
Italics (pl. ) of Italic
Italic (n.) An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters.
Italicism (n.) A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language; to Italianism.
Italicism (n.) The use of Italics.
Italicized (imp. & p. p.) of Italicize
Italicizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Italicize