2. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Same as Indican, 2.
INDIGOMETERIn`di*gom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Indigo + -meter.]
Defn: An instrument for ascertaining the strength of an indigo solution, as in volumetric analysis. Ure.
INDIGOMETRYIn`di*gom"e*try, n.
Defn: The art or method of determining the coloring power of indigo.
INDIGOTICIn`di*got"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. indigotique.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid.
INDIGOTINIn"di*go*tin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: See Indigo blue, under Indigo.
INDIGRUBINIn`dig*ru"bin, n. Etym: [Indigo + L. ruber red.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Same as Urrhodin.
INDIHUMINIn`di*hu"min, n. Etym: [Indican + humin.] (Chem.)
Defn: A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained from indican.
INDILATORYIn*dil"a*to*ry, a.
Defn: Not dilatory. [Obs.]
INDILIGENCEIn*dil"i*gence, n. Etym: [L. indiligentia: cf. F. indiligence.]
Defn: Want of diligence. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
INDILIGENTIn*dil"i*gent, a. Etym: [L. indiligens: cf. F. indiligent. SeeDiligent.]
Defn: Not diligent; idle; slothful. [Obs.] Feltham.— In*dil"i*gent*ly, adv. [Obs.]
INDIMINISHABLEIn`di*min"ish*a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being diminished. [R.] Milton.
INDINIn"din, n. Etym: [From Indigo.] (Chem.)
Defn: A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo blue, and obtained from isatide and dioxindol.
INDIRECTIn`di*rect", a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + direct: cf. F. indirect.]
1. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.
2. Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal. By what bypaths and indirect, crooked ways I met this crown. Shak.
3. Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive. Indirect dealing will be discovered one time or other. Tillotson.
4. Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims.
5. (Logic & Math.)
Defn: Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc. Indirect claims, claims for remote or consequential damage. Such claims were presented to and thrown out by the commissioners who arbitrated the damage inflicted on the United States by the Confederate States cruisers built and supplied by Great Britain. — Indirect demonstration, a mode of demonstration in which proof is given by showing that any other supposition involves an absurdity (reductio ad absurdum), or an impossibility; thus, one quantity may be proved equal to another by showing that it can be neither greater nor less. — Indirect discourse. (Gram.) See Direct discourse, under Direct. — Indirect evidence, evidence or testimony which is circumstantial or inferential, but without witness; — opposed to direct evidence. — Indirect tax, a tax, such as customs, excises, etc., exacted directly from the merchant, but paid indirectly by the consumer in the higher price demanded for the articles of merchandise.
INDIRECTEDIn`di*rect"ed, a.
Defn: Not directed; aimless. [Obs.]
INDIRECTIONIn`di*rec"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indirection.]
Defn: Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness. "By indirections find directions out." Shak.
INDIRECTLYIn`di*rect"ly, adv.
Defn: In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not inexpress terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence, unfairly;wrongly.To tax it indirectly by taxing their expense. A. Smith.Your crown and kingdom indirectly held. Shak.
INDIRECTNESSIn`di*rect"ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity; deviousness; crookedness.
2. Deviation from an upright or straightforward course; unfairness; dishonesty. W. Montagu.
INDIRETINIn`di*re"tin, n. Etym: [Indian + Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: A dark brown resinous substance obtained from indican.
INDIRUBINIn`di*ru"bin, n. Etym: [Indigo + L. ruber red.] (Chem.)
Defn: A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue, and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial production.
INDISCERNIBLE In`dis*cern"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + discernible: cf. F. indiscernable.]
Defn: Not to be discerned; imperceptible; not discoverable orvisible.Secret and indiscernible ways. Jer. Taylor.— In`dis*cern"i*ble*ness, n.— In`dis*cern"i*bly, adv.
INDISCERPIBILITY; INDISCERPTIBILITYIn`dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty, In`dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being indiscerpible. [Obs.] Dr. H.More.
INDISCERPIBLE; INDISCERPTIBLEIn`dis*cerp"i*ble, In`dis*cerp"ti*ble, a.
Defn: Not discerpible; inseparable. [Obs.] Bp. Butler.— In`dis*cerp"i*ble*ness, n., In`dis*cerp"ti*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] —In`dis*cerp"ti*bly, adv. [Obs.]
INDISCIPLINABLE In*dis"ci*plin*a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + disciplinable: cf. F. indisciplinable.]
Defn: Not disciplinable; undisciplinable. [R.]
INDISCIPLINEIn*dis"ci*pline, n. Etym: [L. indisplina: cf. F. indiscipline. SeeIn- not, and Discipline.]
Defn: Want of discipline or instruction. [R.]
INDISCOVERABLEIn`dis*cov"er*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not discoverable; undiscoverable. J. Conybeare.
INDISCOVERYIn`dis*cov"er*y, n.
Defn: Want of discovery. [Obs.]
INDISCREET In`dis*creet", a. Etym: [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr. L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See In- not, and Discreet, and cf. Indiscrete.]
Defn: Not discreet; wanting in discretion.So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer. Shak.
Syn.— Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash; hasty; incautious;heedless; undiscerning; foolish.— In`dis*creet"ly, adv.— In`dis*creet"ness, n.
INDISCRETEIn`dis*crete", a. Etym: [L. indiscretus unseparated. See Indiscreet.]
1. Indiscreet. [Obs.] Boyle.
2. Not discrete or separated; compact; homogenous. An indiscrete mass of confused matter. Pownall.
INDISCRETION In`dis*cre"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + discretion: cf. F. indiscrétion.]
1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence.
2. An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior. Past indiscretion is a venial crime. Cowper.
INDISCRIMINATEIn`dis*crim"i*nate, a.
Defn: Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous. "Blind or indiscriminate forgiveness." I. Taylor. The indiscriminate defense of right and wrong. Junius. — In`dis*crim"i*nate*ly, adv. Cowper.
INDISCRIMINATINGIn`dis*crim"i*na`ting, a.
Defn: Not discriminating.— In`dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly, adv.
INDISCRIMINATIONIn`dis*crim`i*na"tion, n.
Defn: Want of discrimination or distinction; impartiality. Jefferson.
INDISCRIMINATIVEIn`dis*crim"i*na*tive, a.
Defn: Making no distinction; not discriminating.
INDISCUSSED In`dis*cussed", a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + discuss: cf. L. indiscussus.]
Defn: Not discussed. [Obs.] Donne.
INDISPENSABILITYIn`dis*pen`sa*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indispensabilité.]
Defn: Indispensableness.
INDISPENSABLE In`dis*pen"sa*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dispensable: cf. F. indispensable.]
1. Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release orexemption. [R.]The law was moral and indispensable. Bp. Burnet.
3. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] Fuller.
INDISPENSABLENESSIn`dis*pen"sa*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely necessary. S. Clarke.
INDISPENSABLYIn`dis*pen"sa*bly, adv.
Defn: In an indispensable manner. "Indispensably necessary." Bp.Warburton.
INDISPERSEDIn`dis*persed", a.
Defn: Not dispersed. [R.]
INDISPOSEIn`dis*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indisposed; p. pr. & vb. n.Indisposing.] Etym: [OE. indispos indisposed, feeble, or F. indisposéindisposed. See In- not, and Dispose.]
1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.
2. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat. Shak. It made him rather indisposed than sick. Walton.
3. To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties. The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples. Clarendon.
INDISPOSEDNESSIn`dis*pos"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The condition or quality of being indisposed. [R.] Bp. Hall.
INDISPOSITIONIn*dis`po*si"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indisposition.]
1. The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the indisposition of two substances to combine. A general indisposition towards believing. Atterbury.
2. A slight disorder or illness. Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set sickness. Hayward.
INDISPUTABILITYIn*dis`pu*ta*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indisputabilité.]
Defn: Indisputableness.
INDISPUTABLE In*dis"pu*ta*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + disputable: cf. F. indisputable.]
Defn: Not disputable; incontrovertible; too evident to admit of dispute.
Syn.— Incontestable; unquestionable; incontrovertible; undeniable;irrefragable; certain; positive; undoubted; sure; infallible.— In*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness, n.— In*dis"pu*ta*bly, adv.
INDISPUTEDIn`dis*put"ed, a.
Defn: Undisputed.
INDISSIPABLEIn*dis"si*pa*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable o
INDISSOLUBILITYIn*dis`so*lu*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indissolubilité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being indissoluble.
INDISSOLUBLEIn*dis"so*lu*ble, a. Etym: [L. indissolubilis: cf. F. indissoluble.See In- not, and Dissoluble, and cf. Indissolvable.]
1. Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved, melted, or liquefied; insoluble; as few substances are indissoluble by heat, but many are indissoluble in water. Boyle.
2. Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved; perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an indissoluble league or covenant. To the which my duties Are with a most indissoluble tie Forever knit. Shak.
INDISSOLUBLENESSIn*dis"so*lu*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Indissolubility. Sir M. Hale.
INDISSOLUBLYIn*dis"so*lu*bly, adv.
Defn: In an indissoluble manner.On they move, indissolubly firm. Milton.
INDISSOLVABLEIn`dis*solv"a*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dissolvable. Cf.Indissoluble.]
Defn: Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated; incapable oas, an indissolvable bond of union. Bp. Warburton.
INDISSOLVABLENESSIn`dis*solv"a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Indissolubleness.
INDISTANCYIn*dis"tan*cy, n.
Defn: Want of distance o [Obs.] Bp. Pearson.
INDISTINCT In`dis*tinct", a. Etym: [L. indistinctus: cf. F. indistinct. See In- not, and Distinct.]
1. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance. "Indistinct as water is in water." Shak.
2. Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection. When we come to parts too small four our senses, our ideas of these little bodies become obscure and indistinct. I. Watts. Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim. Cowper.
Syn. — Undefined; indistinguishable; obscure; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; uncertain; confused.
INDISTINCTIBLEIn`dis*tinc"ti*ble, a.
Defn: Indistinguishable. [Obs.] T. Warton.
INDISTINCTIONIn`dis*tinc"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indistinction.]
Defn: Want of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion; uncertainty; indiscrimination. The indistinction of many of the same name . . . hath made some doubt. Sir T. Browne. An indistinction of all persons, or equality of all orders, is far from being agreeable to the will of God. Sprat.
INDISTINCTIVEIn`dis*tinc"tive, a.
Defn: Having nothing distinctive; common.— In`dis*tinc"tive*ness, n.
INDISTINCTLYIn`dis*tinct"ly, adv.
Defn: In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly; dimly; as, certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended. In its sides it was bounded distinctly, but on its ends confusedly an indistinctly. Sir I. Newton.
INDISTINCTNESSIn`dis*tinct"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or condition of being indistinct; want of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.
INDISTINGUISHABLEIn`dis*tin"guish*a*ble, a.
Defn: Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in form or color; the difference between them was indisguishable.
INDISTINGUISHABLYIn`dis*tin"guish*a*bly, adv.
Defn: In a indistinguishable manner. Sir W. Scott.
INDISTINGUISHEDIn`dis*tin"guished, a.
Defn: Indistinct. [R.] "That indistinguished mass." Sir T. Browne.
INDISTINGUISHINGIn`dis*tin"guish*ing, a.
Defn: Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities. [Obs.] Johnson.
INDISTURBANCEIn`dis*turb"ance, n.
Defn: Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy; indifference.
INDITCHIn*ditch", v. t.
Defn: To bury in, or cast into, a ditch. Bp. Hall.
INDITE In*dite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indited; p. pr. & vb. n. Inditing.] Etym: [OE. enditen to indite, indict, OF. enditer to indicate, show, dictate, write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare to show, to accuse, fr. L. indicere to proclaim, announce; pref. in- in + dicere to say. The word was influenced also by L. indicare to indicate, and by dictare to dictate. See Diction, and cf. Indict, Indicate, Dictate.]
1. To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt.My heart is inditing a good matter. Ps. xlv. 1.Could a common grief have indited such expressions South.Hear how learned Greece her useful rules indites. Pope.
2. To invite or ask. [Obs.] She will indite him so supper. Shak.
3. To indict; to accuse; to censure. [Obs.] Spenser.
INDITEIn*dite", v. i.
Defn: To compose; to write, as a poem.Wounded I sing, tormented I indite. Herbert.
INDITEMENTIn*dite"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Indictment.]
Defn: The act of inditing. Craig.
INDITERIn*dit"er, n.
Defn: One who indites. Smart.
INDIUMIn"di*um, n. Etym: [NL. See Indigo.] (Chem.)
Defn: A rare metallic element, discovered in certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles aluminium or gallium. Symbol In. Atomic weight, 113.4.
INDIVERTIBLEIn`di*vert"i*ble, a.
Defn: Not to be diverted or turned aside. [R.] Lamb.
INDIVIDABLEIn`di*vid"a*ble, a.
Defn: Indivisible. [R.] Shak.
INDIVIDEDIn`di*vid"ed, a.
Defn: Undivided. [R.] Bp. Patrick.
INDIVIDUALIn`di*vid"u*al, a. Etym: [L. individuus indivisible; pref. in- not +dividuus divisible, fr. dividere to divide: cf. F. individuel. SeeDivide.]
1. Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual man, animal, or city. Mind has a being of its own, distinct from that of all other things, and is pure, unmingled, individual substance. A. Tucker. United as one individual soul. Milton.
2. Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as, individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual peculiarities.
INDIVIDUALIn`di*vid"u*al, n.
1. A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its identity; especially, a human being; a person. Cowper. An object which is in the strict and primary sense one, and can not be logically divided, is called an individual. Whately. That individuals die, his will ordains. Dryden.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a compound animal. (b) The product of a single egg, whether it remains a single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.
INDIVIDUALISMIn`di*vid"u*al*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. individualisme.]
1. The quality of being individual; individuality; personality.
2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal interest; self- interest; selfishness. The selfishness of the small proprietor has been described by the best writers as individualism. Ed. Rev.
INDIVIDUALISTICIn`di*vid`u*al*is"tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism. LondonAthenæum.
INDIVIDUALITY In`di*vid`u*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Individualities. Etym: [Cf. F. individualité.]
1. The quality or state of being individual or constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness; unity. Arbuthnot. They possess separate individualities. H. Spencer.
2. The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked individuality.
INDIVIDUALIZATIONIn`di*vid`u*al*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. individualization.]
Defn: The act of individualizing; the state of being individualized; individuation.
INDIVIDUALIZE In`di*vid"u*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individualized; p. pr. & vb. n. Individualizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. individualiser.]
Defn: The mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others bypeculiar properties; to invest with individuality.The peculiarities which individualize and distinguish the humor ofAddison. N. Drake.
INDIVIDUALIZERIn`di*vid"u*al*i`zer, n.
Defn: One who individualizes.
INDIVIDUALLYIn`di*vid"u*al*ly, adv.
1. In an individual manner or relation; as individuals; separately; each by itself. "Individually or collectively." Burke. How should that subsist solitarily by itself which hath no substance, but individually the very same whereby others subsist with it Hooker.
2. In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably; indivisibly; as, individuallyhe same. [Omniscience], an attribute individually proper to the Godhead. Hakewill.
INDIVIDUATEIn`di*vid"u*ate, a. Etym: [See Individual.]
Defn: Undivided. [Obs.]
INDIVIDUATEIn`di*vid"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Individuated (p. pr. & vb. n.Individuating.]
Defn: To distinguish from others from others of the species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals; to discriminate. The soul, as the prime individuating principle, and the said reserved portion of matter as an essential and radical part of the individuation, shall . . . make up and restore the same individual person. South. Life is individuated into infinite numbers, that have their distinct sense and pleasure. Dr. H. More.
INDIVIDUATIONIn`di*vid`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. individuation.]
Defn: The act of individuating or state of being individuated; individualization. H. Spencer.
INDIVIDUATORIn`di*vid"u*a`tor, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, individuates. Sir K. Digby.
INDIVIDUITYIn`di*vi*du"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. individuitas.]
Defn: Separate existence; individuality; oneness. Fuller.
INDIVINITY In`di*vin"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + divinity: cf. F. indivinité.]
Defn: Want or absence of divine power or of divinity. [Obs.] Sir T.Browne.
INDIVISIBILITYIn`di*vis`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indivisibilité.]
Defn: The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable; inseparability. Locke.
INDIVISIBLEIn`di*vis"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indivisibilis: cf. F. indivisible. SeeIn- not, and Divisible.]
1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point of time." Dryden.
2. (Math.)
Defn: Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable.
INDIVISIBLEIn`di*vis"i*ble, n.
1. That which is indivisible. By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of natural bodies. Digby.
2. (Geom.)
Defn: An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division. Method of indivisibles, a kind of calculus, formerly in use, in which lines were considered as made up of an infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an infinite number of surfaces.
INDIVISIBLENESSIn`di*vis"i*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being indivisible; indivisibility. W. Montagu.
INDIVISIBLYIn`di*vis"i*bly, adv.
Defn: In an indivisible manner.
INDIVISIONIn`di*vi"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + division: cf. F. indivision,LL. indivisio.]
Defn: A state of being not divided; oneness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
INDO-In"do-. Etym: [From L. Indus East Indian.]
Defn: A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.
INDOANILINEIn`do*an"i*line, n. Etym: [Indigo + aniline.] (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.
INDO-ARYANIn`do-Ar"yan, a.
Defn: Pert. to the Indo-Aryans, or designating, or of, the Aryan languages of India.
INDO-ARYANIn`do-Ar"yan, n.
Defn: A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly, fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and narrow and prominent nose.
INDO-BRITONIn`do-*Brit"on, n. Etym: [Indo- + Briton.]
Defn: A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a half-caste. Malcom.
INDO-CHINESEIn`do-Chi*nese", a. Etym: [Indo- + Chinese.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or India beyond the Ganges).
INDOCIBILITYIn*doc`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state of being indocible; indocibleness; indocility.
INDOCIBLEIn*doc"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indocibilis. See In- not, and Docible.]
Defn: Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile. Bp. Hall. — In*doc"i*ble*ness, n.
INDOCILEIn*doc"ile, a. Etym: [L. indocilis: cf. F. indocile. See In- not, andDocile.]
Defn: Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.
INDOCILITYIn`do*cil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. indocilitas: cf. F. indocilité.]
Defn: The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of intellect; unteachableness; intractableness. The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. W. Montagu.
INDOCTRINATEIn*doc"tri*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indoctrinated; p. pr. & vb. n.Indoctrinating.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F.endoctriner.]
Defn: To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to instruct in, or imbue with, principles or doctrines; to teach; — often followed by in. A master that . . . took much delight in indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite. Clarendon.
INDOCTRINATIONIn*doc`tri*na"tion, n.
Defn: The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or system of belief; information. Sir T. Browne.
INDO-DO-CHINESE LANGUAGESIn`do-do-Chinese languages.
Defn: A family of languages, mostly of the isolating type, although some are agglutinative, spoken in the great area extending from northern India in the west to Formosa in the east and from Central Asia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the south.
INDO-ENGLISHIn`do-Eng"lish, a. Etym: [Indo- + English.]
Defn: Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in India;Anglo-Indian.
INDO-EUROPEANIn`do-Eu`ro*pe"an, a.
Defn: Aryan; — applied to the languages of India and Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also, pertaining to the people or nations who speak these languages; as, the Indo- European or Aryan family. The common origin of the Indo-European nations. Tylor.
INDOGENIn"do*gen, n. Etym: [Indigo + -gen.] (Chem.)
Defn: A complex, nitrogenous radical, C8H5NO, regarded as the essential nucleus of indigo.
INDOGENIDEIn"do*gen*ide, n. (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that group as a nucleus.
INDO-GERMANICIn`do-Ger*man"ic, a. Etym: [Indo- + Germanic.]
1. Same as Aryan, and Indo-European.
2. Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan language.
INDOINIn"do*in, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially from certain isatogen compounds.
INDOLIn"dol, n. Etym: [Indigo + -ol of phenol.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction. It is also formed from albuminous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora.
INDOLENCE In"do*lence, n. Etym: [L. indolentia freedom from pain: cf. F. indolence.]
1. Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care, grief, etc. [Obs.] I have ease, if it may not rather be called indolence. Bp. Hough.
2. The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity. Life spent in indolence, and therefore sad. Cowper. As there is a great truth wrapped up in "diligence," what a lie, on the other hand, lurks at the root of our present use of the word "indolence"! This is from "in" and "doleo," not to grieve; and indolence is thus a state in which we have no grief or pain; so that the word, as we now employ it, seems to affirm that indulgence in sloth and ease is that which would constitute for us the absence of all pain. Trench.
INDOLENCYIn"do*len*cy, n.
Defn: Indolence. [Obs.] Holland.
INDOLENT In"do*lent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p. pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See Dolorous.]
1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]
2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man. To waste long nights in indolent repose. Pope.
3. (Med.)
Defn: Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumor.
Syn.— Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive; inert. SeeIdle.
INDOLENTLYIn"do*lent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indolent manner.Calm and serene you indolently sit. Addison.
INDOLESIn"do*les, n. Etym: [L. Cf. Adolescence.]
Defn: Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.
INDOLINIn"do*lin, n. Etym: [See Indol.] (Chem.)
Defn: A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained by the reduction of indigo white.
INDOMABLE In*dom"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. indomabilis; pref. in- not + domabilis tamable.]
Defn: Indomitable. [Obs.]
INDOMITABLE In*dom"i*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. indomitabilis; pref. in- not + domitare, intens. fr. domare to tame. See Tame.]
Defn: Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable will, courage, animal.
INDOMITEIn*dom"ite, a. Etym: [L. indomitus.]
Defn: Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild. [Obs.] J. Salkeld.
INDOMPTABLEIn*domp"ta*ble, a. Etym: [F. indomptable, L. indomitabilis.]
Defn: Indomitable. [Obs.] Tooke.
INDONESIANIn`do*ne"sian, a. [Indo- + Gr. island.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Indonesia or Indonesians.
INDONESIANIn`do*ne"sian, n.
Defn: A member of a race forming the chief pre-Malay population of the Malay Archipelago, and probably sprung from a mixture of Polynesian and Mongoloid immigrants. According to Keane, the autochthonous Negritos were largely expelled by the Caucasian Polynesians, themselves followed by Mongoloid peoples of Indo-Chinese affinities, from mixture with whom sprang the Indonesian race.
The term Indonesian, introduced by Logan to designate the light- colored non-Malay inhabitants of the Eastern Archipelago, is now used as a convenient collective name for all the peoples of Malaysia and Polynesia who are neither Malay nor Papuans, but of Caucasic type. . . . The true Indonesians are of tall stature (5 ft. 10 in.), muscular frame, rather oval features, high, open forehead, large straight or curved nose, large full eyes always horizontal and with no trace of the third lid, light brown complexion (cinnamon or ruddy brown), long black hair, not lank but often slightly curled or wavy, skull generally brachycephalous like that of the melanochroic European. A. H. Keane.
The Indonesians [of the Philippines], with the tribal population of some 251, 200, live almost exclusively on the great island of Mindanao. They are not only physically superior to the Negritos, but to the peoples of the Malayan race as well, and are, as a rule, quite intelligent. Rep. Phil. Com. , 1902.
INDOORIn"door`, a.
Defn: Done or being within doors; within a house or institution; domestic; as, indoor work.
INDOORSIn"doors`, adv.
Defn: Within the house; — usually separated, in doors.
INDOPHENOLIn`do*phe"nol, n. Etym: [Indigo + phenol.] (Chem.)
Defn: Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper has not yet been isolated.
INDORSABLEIn*dors"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being indorsed; transferable; convertible.
INDORSATIONIn`dor*sa"tion, n.
Defn: Indorsement. [Obs.]
INDORSEIn*dorse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indorsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Indorsing.]Etym: [LL. indorsare. See Endorse.] [Written also endorse.]
1. To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.] Elephants indorsed with towers. Milton.
2. To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.
3. (Law & Com.)
Defn: To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a
4. To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion. To indorse in blank, to write one's name on the back of a note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.
INDORSEDIn*dorsed", a. (Her.)
Defn: See Addorsed.
INDORSEEIn`dor*see", n.
Defn: The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by indorsement.
INDORSEMENT In*dorse"ment, n. Etym: [From Indorse; cf. Endorsement.] [Written also endorsement.]
1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.
2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is assigned and transferred. Story. Byles. Burrill.
3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct. Blank indorsement. See under Blank.
INDORSER; INDORSORIn*dors"er, In*dors"or, n.
Defn: The person who indorses. [Written also endorser.]
INDOWIn*dow", v. t.
Defn: See Endow.
INDOWMENTIn*dow"ment, n.
Defn: See Endowment.
INDOXYLIn*dox"yl, n. Etym: [Indigo + hydroxyl.] (Chem.)
Defn: A nitrogenous substance, C8H7NO, isomeric with oxindol, obtained as an oily liquid.
INDOXYLICIn`dox*yl"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; as, indoxylic acid.
INDRAUGHTIn"draught`, n.
1. An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
2. A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.
INDRAWNIn"drawn`, a.
Defn: Drawn in.
INDRENCHIn*drench", v. t.
Defn: To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown. [Obs.] Shak.
INDRIS; INDRIIn"dris, In"dri, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.
Note: Several species are known, all of them natives of Madagascar, as the diadem indris (I. diadema), which has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris (I. laniger); and the short-tailed or black indris (I. brevicaudatus), which is black, varied with gray.
INDUBIOUSIn*du"bi*ous, a. Etym: [L. indubius. See In- not, and Dubious.]
1. Not dubious or doubtful; certain.
2. Not doubting; unsuspecting. "Indubious confidence." Harvey.
INDUBITABLEIn*du"bi*ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. indubitabilis: cf. F. indubitable. SeeIn- not, and Dubitable.]
Defn: Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit of doubt; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; as, an indubitable conclusion. — n.
Defn: That which is indubitable.
Syn. — Unquestionable; evident; incontrovertible; incontestable; undeniable; irrefragable.
INDUBITABLENESSIn*du"bi*ta*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being indubitable.
INDUBITABLYIn*du"bi*ta*bly, adv.
Defn: Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt.Oracles indubitably clear and infallibly certain. Barrow.
INDUBITATE In*du"bi*tate, a. Etym: [L. indubitatus; pref. in- not + dubitatus, p. p. of dubitare to doubt.]
Defn: Not questioned or doubtful; evident; certain. [Obs.] Bacon.
INDUBITATE In*du"bi*tate, v. t. Etym: [L. indubitatus, p. p. of indubitare; pref. in- in + dubitare to doubt.]
Defn: To bring into doubt; to cause to be doubted. [Obs.]To conceal, or indubitate, his exigency. Sir T. Browne.
INDUCEIn*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Induced; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducing.]Etym: [L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere to lead. SeeDuke, and cf. Induct.]
1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.] The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad. Pope.
2. To draw on; to overspread. [A Latinism] Cowper.
3. To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence. Shak. He is not obliged by your offer to do it, . . . though he may be induced, persuaded, prevailed upon, tempted. Paley. Let not the covetous desire of growing rich induce you to ruin your reputation. Dryden.
4. To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by fatigue or exposure. Sour things induces a contraction in the nerves. Bacon.
5. (Physics)
Defn: To produce, or cause, by proximity without contact or transmission, as a particular electric or magnetic condition in a body, by the approach of another body in an opposite electric or magnetic state.
6. (Logic)
Defn: To generalize or conclude as an inference from all the particulars; — the opposite of deduce.
Syn. — To move; instigate; urge; impel; incite; press; influence; actuate.
INDUCED CURRENTIn*duced" cur"rent. (Elec.)
Defn: A current due to variation in the magnetic field surrounding its conductor.
INDUCEMENTIn*duce"ment, n. Etym: [From Induce.]
1. The act of inducing, or the state of being induced.
2. That which induces; a motive or consideration that leads one to action or induces one to act; as, reward is an inducement to toil. "Mark the inducement." Shak.
3. (Law)
Defn: Matter stated by way of explanatory preamble or introduction to the main allegations of a pleading; a leading to.
Syn.— Motive; reason; influence. See Motive.
INDUCERIn*du"cer, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, induces or incites.
INDUCIBLEIn*du"ci*ble, a.
1. Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.
2. Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable.
INDUCTIn*duct", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inducting.]Etym: [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See Induce.]
1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in. The independent orator inducting himself without further ceremony into the pulpit. Sir W. Scott.
2. To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living, or of any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies. The prior, when inducted into that dignity, took an oath not to alienate any of their lands. Bp. Burnet.
INDUCTANCEIn*duc"tance, n. (Elec.)
Defn: Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.
The unit of inductance is the henry.
INDUCTANCE COILIn*duc"tance coil. (Elec.)
Defn: A choking coil.
INDUCTEOUSIn*duc"te*ous, a. (Elec.)
Defn: Rendered electro-polar by induction, or brought into the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.
INDUCTILEIn*duc"tile, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + ductile: cf. F. inductile.]
Defn: Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a metal; inelastic; tough.
INDUCTILITYIn`duc*til"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being inductile.
INDUCTIONIn*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. inductio: cf. F. induction. See Induct.]
1. The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement. I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this time, as the affair now stands, the induction of your acquaintance. Beau. & Fl. These promises are fair, the parties sure, And our induction dull of prosperous hope. Shak.
2. An introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a preface; a prologue. [Obs.] This is but an induction: I will dMassinger.
3. (Philos.)
Defn: The act or process of reasoning from a part to a whole, from particulars to generals, or from the individual to the universal; also, the result or inference so reached. Induction is an inference drawn from all the particulars. Sir W. Hamilton. Induction is the process by which we conclude that what is true of certain individuals of a class, is true of the whole class, or that what is true at certain times will be true in similar circumstances at all times. J. S. Mill.
4. The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of an official into a office, with appropriate acts or ceremonies; the giving actual possession of an ecclesiastical living or its temporalities.
5. (Math.)
Defn: A process of demonstration in which a general truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases, one of which is known to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is made to depend on the preceding one; — called also successive induction.
6. (Physics)
Defn: The property by which one body, having electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in another body without direct contact; an impress of electrical or magnetic force or condition from one body on another without actual contact. Electro-dynamic induction, the action by which a variable or interrupted current of electricity excites another current in a neighboring conductor forming a closed circuit. — Electro-magnetic induction, the influence by which an electric current produces magnetic polarity in certain bodies near or around which it passes. — Electro-static induction, the action by which a body possessing a charge of statical electricity develops a charge of statical electricity of the opposite character in a neighboring body. — Induction coil, an apparatus producing induced currents of great intensity. It consists of a coil or helix of stout insulated copper wire, surrounded by another coil of very fine insulated wire, in which a momentary current is induced, when a current (as from a voltaic battery), passing through the inner coil, is made, broken, or varied. The inner coil has within it a core of soft iron, and is connected at its terminals with a condenser; — called also inductorium, and Ruhmkorff's coil. — Induction pipe, port, or valve, a pipe, passageway, or valve, for leading or admitting a fluid to a receiver, as steam to an engine cylinder, or water to a pump. — Magnetic induction, the action by which magnetic polarity is developed in a body susceptible to magnetic effects when brought under the influence of a magnet. — Magneto-electric induction, the influence by which a magnet excites electric currents in closed circuits. Logical induction, (Philos.), an act or method of reasoning from all the parts separately to the whole which they constitute, or into which they may be united collectively; the operation of discovering and proving general propositions; the scientific method. — Philosophical induction, the inference, or the act of inferring, that what has been observed or established in respect to a part, individual, or species, may, on the ground of analogy, be affirmed or received of the whole to which it belongs. This last is the inductive method of Bacon. It ascends from the parts to the whole, and forms, from the general analogy of nature, or special presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or weakened by subsequent experience and experiment. It relates to actual existences, as in physical science or the concerns of life. Logical induction is founded on the necessary laws of thought; philosophical induction, on the interpretation of the indications or analogy of nature.
Syn. — Deduction. — Induction, Deduction. In induction we observe a sufficient number of individual facts, and, on the ground of analogy, extend what is true of them to others of the same class, thus arriving at general principles or laws. This is the kind of reasoning in physical science. In deduction we begin with a general truth, which is already proven or provisionally assumed, and seek to connect it with some particular case by means of a middle term, or class of objects, known to be equally connected with both. Thus, we bring down the general into the particular, affirming of the latter the distinctive qualities of the former. This is the syllogistic method. By induction Franklin established the identity of lightning and electricity; by deduction he inferred that dwellings might be protected by lightning rods.
INDUCTIONALIn*duc"tion*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or proceeding by, induction; inductive.
INDUCTION GENERATORIn*duc"tion gen"er*a`tor.
Defn: A machine built as an induction motor and driven above synchronous speed, thus acting as an alternating-current generator; - - called also asynchronous generator. Below synchronism the machine takes in electrical energy and acts as an induction motor; at synchronism the power component of current becomes zero and changes sign, so that above synchronism the machine (driven for this purpose by mechanical power) gives out electrical energy as a generator.
INDUCTION MOTORInduction motor. (Elec.)
Defn: A type of alternating-current motor comprising two wound members, one stationary, called the stator, and the other rotating, called the rotor, these two members corresponding to a certain extent to the field and armature of a direct-current motor.
INDUCTIVEIn*duct"ive, a. Etym: [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif. See Induce.]
1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; — usually followed by to. A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve. Milton.
2. Tending to induce or cause. [R.] They may be . . . inductive of credibility. Sir M. Hale.
3. Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.
4. (Physics) (a) Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical machine. (b) Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon by induction; as certain substances have a great inductive capacity. Inductive embarrassment (Physics), the retardation in signaling on an electric wire, produced by lateral induction. — Inductive philosophy or method. See Philosophical induction, under Induction. — Inductive sciences, those sciences which admit of, and employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany, chemistry, etc.
INDUCTIVELYIn*duct"ive*ly, adv.
Defn: By induction or inference.
INDUCTOMETERIn`duc*tom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Induction + -meter.] (Elec.)
Defn: An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the degree or rate of electrical induction.
INDUCTORIn*duct"or, n. Etym: [L., one who stirs up or rouses. See Induce.]
1. The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.
2. (Elec.)
Defn: That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which is the inducing charge or current.
INDUCTORIUM In`duc*to"ri*um, n.; pl. E. Inductoriums, L. Inductoria. Etym: [NL., fr. E. induction.] (Elec.)
Defn: An induction coil.
INDUCTRIC; INDUCTRICALIn*duc"tric, In*duc"tric*al, a. (Elec.)
Defn: Acting by, or in a state of, induction; relating to electrical induction.
INDUE In*due", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indued; p. pr. & vb. n. Induing.] [Written also endue.] Etym: [L. induere to put on, clothe, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + a root seen also in L. exuere to put off, divest, exuviae the skin of an animal, slough, induviae clothes. Cf. Endue to invest.]
1. To put on, as clothes; to draw on. The baron had indued a pair of jack boots. Sir W. Scott.
2. To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply with moral or mental qualities. Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies. Dryden. Indued with intellectual sense and souls. Shak.
INDUEMENTIn*due"ment, n. Etym: [From Indue; cf. Indument, Enduement.]
Defn: The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment; endowment. W. Montagu.
INDULGE In*dulge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indulged; p. pr. & vb. n. Indulging.] Etym: [L. indulgere to be kind or tender to one; cf. OIr. dilgud, equiv. to L. remissio, OIr. dligeth, equiv. to L. lex, Goth. dulgs debt.]
1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain; (a) when said of a habit, desire, etc.: to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; (b) when said of a person: to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in pleasure. Hope in another life implies that we indulge ourselves in the gratifications of this very sparingly. Atterbury.
2. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request. Persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners. Jer. Taylor. Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night! Pope.
Note: It is remarked by Johnson, that if the matter of indulgence is a single thing, it has with before it; if it is a habit, it has in; as, he indulged himself with a glass of wine or a new book; he indulges himself in idleness or intemperance. See Gratify.
INDULGEIn*dulge", v. i.
Defn: To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or questionable act without restraint; — followed by in, but formerly, also, by to. "Willing to indulge in easy vices." Johnson.
INDULGEMENTIn*dulge"ment, n.
Defn: Indulgence. [R.] Wood.
INDULGENCEIn*dul"gence, n. Etym: [L. indulgentia: cf. F. indulgence.]
1. The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control. If I were a judge, that word indulgence should never issue from my lips. Tooke. They err, that through indulgence to others, or fondness to any sin in themselves, substitute for repentance anything less. Hammond.
2. An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification. If all these gracious indulgences are without any effect on us, we must perish in our own folly. Rogers.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.
INDULGENCEIn*dul"gence, v. t.
Defn: To grant an indulgence to.
INDULGENCYIn*dul"gen*cy, n.
Defn: Indulgence. Dryden.
INDULGENTIn*dul"gent, a. Etym: [L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of indulgere: cf.F. indulgent. See Indulge.]
Defn: Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent parent. Shak. The indulgent censure of posterity. Waller. The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. Dryden.
INDULGENTIALIn`dul*gen"tial, a.
Defn: Relating to the indulgences of the Roman Catholic Church.Brevint.
INDULGENTLYIn*dul"gent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably. Dryden.
INDULGERIn*dul"ger, n.
Defn: One who indulges. W. Montagu.
INDULGIATEIn*dul"gi*ate, v. t.
Defn: To indulge. [R.] Sandys.
INDULINE In"du*line, n. Etym: [Perh. fr. indigo.] (Chem.) (a) Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue or violet, and represented by aniline violet. (b) A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; — called also aniline black.
INDULT; INDULTOIn*dult", In*dul"to, n. Etym: [L. indultum indulgence, favor, fr.indultus, p. p. of indulgere: cf. It. indulto, F. indult. SeeIndulge.]
1. A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a dispensation granted by the pope.
2. (Spain)
Defn: A duty levied on all importations.
INDUMENTIn"du*ment, n. Etym: [L. indumentum a covering. See Indue, and cf.Induement.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Plumage; feathers.
INDUPLICATE In*du"pli*cate, a. (Bot.) (a) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; — said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in æstivation. (b) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; — said of leaves in vernation.
INDUPLICATIVE In*du"pli*ca*tive, a. (Bot.) (a) Having induplicate sepals or petals in æstivation. (b) Having induplicate leaves in vernation.
INDURANCEIn*dur"ance, n. [Obs.]
Defn: See Endurance.
INDURATEIn"du*rate, a. Etym: [L. induratus, p. p. of indurare to harden. SeeEndure.]
1. Hardened; not soft; indurated. Tyndale.
2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.
INDURATEIn"du*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indurated; p. pr. & vb. n.Indurating.]
1. To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.
2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate.
INDURATEIn"du*rate, v. i.
Defn: To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat.
INDURATEDIn"du*ra`ted, a.
Defn: Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart. Goldsmith.
INDURATION In`du*ra"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. induration, L. induratio hardness of heart.]
1. The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard.
2. State of being indurated, or of having become hard.
3. Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.; obduracy; stiffness; want of pliancy or feeling. A certain induration of character had arisen from long habits of business. Coleridge.
INDUSIALIn*du"sial, a. Etym: [See Indusium.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects. Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.
INDUSIATE; INDUSIATEDIn*du"si*ate, In*du"si*a`ted, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Furnished with an indusium.
INDUSIUM In*du"si*um, n.; pl. Indu. Etym: [L., an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.) (a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower. (b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet. (c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.