Iceland moss
— Noun
– English
~ lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
io moth
— Noun
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~ large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
imperial moth
— Noun
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~ large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
irrational motive
— Noun
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~ a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic
iron mould
— Noun
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~ a spot caused the staining with rust or ink
Iraqi Mukhabarat
— Noun
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~ the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities"
interactive multimedia
— Noun
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~ a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together
Iris Murdoch
— Noun
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~ British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999)
involuntary muscle
— Noun
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~ a muscle that contracts without conscious control and found in walls of internal organs such as stomach and intestine and bladder and blood vessels (excluding the heart)
intercostal muscle
— Noun
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~ muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration
inky-cap mushroom
— Noun
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~ having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured
instrumental music
— Noun
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~ music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments
instrumental music
— Noun
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~ music produced by playing a musical instrument
incidental music
— Noun
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~ music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes
indian mustard
— Noun
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~ Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
Indian mustard
— Noun
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~ leaves eaten as cooked greens
insertional mutagenesis
— Noun
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~ (genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome
Indian Mutiny
— Noun
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~ discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)
inclusion body myositis
— Noun
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~ myositis characterized by weakness of limb muscles (especially the thighs and wrists and fingers); sometimes involves swallowing muscles; onset after 50 and slowly progressive; seen more often in men than in women