Words starting with i

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ice means: a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating

ice means: a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine

ice means: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

ice means: a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)

ice means: a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes

ice means: the frozen part of a body of water

ice means: diamonds

ice means: water frozen in the solid state

ice means: put ice on or put on ice

ice means: cause to become ice or icy

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brevibloc means: intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias

cat's eye means: any of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape

creeping oxalis means: creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan

drawing table means: a worktable with adjustable top

e. b. white means: United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

egyptian empire means: an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament

erato means: (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry

expansively means: in an ebullient manner

expansively means: in an impressively expansive manner

geometry means: the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

herring salad means: based on pickled herring

lysogenicity means: the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material

magnetic bubble memory means: a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers

metacarpophalangeal joint means: a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

nibbler means: a biter who takes dainty repeated bites

nuclear engineering means: the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors

police matron means: a woman policeman

rock crab means: crab of eastern coast of North America

sift means: distinguish and separate out

sift means: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements