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Indian LodgenounMWEany of various Native American dwellingsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indian MustardnounMWEAsiatic mustard used as a potherbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indian ShotnounMWEcanna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtainedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indian SummernounMWEa period of unusually warm weather in the autumnverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indicative MoodnounMWEa mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective factverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indicator LampnounMWEindicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indigenous LanguagenounMWEa language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhereverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indigo BirdnounMWEsmall deep blue North American buntingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indigo BroomnounMWEmuch-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indigo BuntingnounMWEsmall deep blue North American buntingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indigo FinchnounMWEsmall deep blue North American buntingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indigo PlantnounMWEdeciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indigo SnakenounMWElarge dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrowsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indigo SquillnounMWEeastern camasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect AntonymnounMWEantonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')verifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect CorrelationnounMWEa correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the otherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect DiscoursenounMWEa report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., 'he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'')verifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect EvidencenounMWEevidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in disputeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect ExpressionnounMWEan indirect way of expressing somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect FirenounMWEfire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weaponsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect ImmunofluorescencenounMWEa method of using fluorescence microscopy to detect the presence of an antigen indirectlyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect LightingnounMWEa concealed lighting fixtureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect ObjectnounMWEthe object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verbverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect RequestnounMWEan expression of some desire or inclinationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect TaxnounMWEa tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizationsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indirect TransmissionnounMWEa transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vectorverifiedMay 18, 2026
individual accountnounMWEAn account which only has one individual is assigned to it.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Individual AccountabilitynounMWEAbility to associate positively the identity of a user with the time, method, and degree of access to an information system.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Individual FairnessnounMWEA fairness metric that checks whether similar individuals are classified similarlyverifiedAug 28, 2026
Individual Retirement AccountnounMWEa retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirementverifiedMay 18, 2026
individuals requiring separationnounMWEA category of personnel—defined during an organization's access-control and duty-analysis process—whose assigned roles, privileges, or functions must not be held or exercised by the same person simultaneously, because doing so would create an unacceptable risk of fraud, error, or abuse of privilege. Identifying the duties of individuals requiring separation is the first step toward defining system access authorizations to support separation of duties. Separation of duties addresses the potential for abuse of authorized privileges and reduces the risk of malevolent activity without collusion. In practice, this includes dividing mission functions and support functions among different individuals or roles—for example, ensuring that personnel who administer access-control functions do not also administer audit functions. The phrase operates as a shorthand within separation-of-duties (SoD) control language for the set of role-holders whose job functions have been formally flagged as incompatible, and it drives downstream decisions about access provisioning and organizational design.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Indivisible byadjectiveMWEcannot be divided without leaving a remaindercandidateMay 18, 2026
Indoleacetic AcidnounMWEa plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and rootsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indolebutyric AcidnounMWEa synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and rootsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indoor GardennounMWEa greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing mannerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Induced AbortionnounMWEa deliberate termination of pregnancyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inductance UnitnounMWEa measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Induction AcceleratornounMWEaccelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic fluxverifiedMay 18, 2026
Induction CoilnounMWEa coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage sourceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Induction HeatingnounMWEthe heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in itverifiedMay 18, 2026
Induction of LabornounMWEinducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sacverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inductive ReasoningnounMWEreasoning from detailed facts to general principlesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Indurated ClaynounMWEhardened clayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Induration of the ArteriesnounMWEsclerosis of the arterial wallsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial Air PollutionnounMWEpollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphereverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial ArtsnounMWEa course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schoolsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial BanknounMWEa finance company that makes small loans to industrial workersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial Control SystnounMWEAn information system used to control industrial processes such as manufacturing, product handling, production, and distribution or to control infrastructure assets.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Industrial Control SystemnounMWEAn information system used to control industrial processes such as manufacturing, product handling, production, and distribution. Industrial control systems include supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA) used to control geographically dispersed assets, as well as distributed control systems (DCS) and smaller control systems using programmable logic controllers to control localized processes.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Industrial DiseasenounMWEdisease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial EngineeringnounMWEthe branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive waysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial EnterprisenounMWEthe development of industry on an extensive scaleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial Internet of ThingsnounMWEIIoT: Industrial Internet of ThingsverifiedAug 30, 2026
Industrial Loan CompanynounMWEa finance company that makes small loans to industrial workersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial ManagementnounMWEthe branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive waysverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial ParknounMWEa tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factoriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial PlantnounMWEbuildings for carrying on industrial laborverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial ProcessnounMWEa systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial PsychologynounMWEany of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial UnionnounMWEa labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craftverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industrial WatercoursenounMWEa canal that is operated by one or more industriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Industry AnalystnounMWEan analyst of conditions affecting a particular industryverifiedMay 18, 2026
industry sectornounMWEThe world of business and commerce is often divided up in to a selection of broad and commonly recognised groups, called sectors. Often a more general term, a sector represents a group of industries and markets that share common attributes.verifiedAug 30, 2026
industry standardnounMWEA norm or requirement established within an industry; it is typically a formal document establishing uniform technical or engineering, processes, processes, or criteria.verifiedAug 30, 2026
Industry testingnounMWEA test designed to validate that business processes, integrated across firms and within the financial industry, which supports the business continuity objectives of the firms, both individually and collectively.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Inert GasnounMWEany of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic tableverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inertial FramenounMWEa coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is validverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inertial Guidance SystemnounMWEa system to control a plane or spacecraftverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inertial MassnounMWE(physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inertial NavigationnounMWEa method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forcesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inertial Navigation SystemnounMWEa system to control a plane or spacecraftverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inertial Reference FramenounMWEa coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is validverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inevitable AccidentnounMWEa natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of eventsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inexperienced PersonnounMWEa person who lacks knowledge of evilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infant DeathnounMWEsudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleepverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infant DeathratenounMWEthe death rate during the first year of lifeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infant FeedingnounMWEfeeding an infantverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infant MortalitynounMWEthe death rate during the first year of lifeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infant Mortality RatenounMWEthe death rate during the first year of lifeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infant ProdigynounMWEa prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early ageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infant SchoolnounMWEBritish school for children aged 5-7verifiedMay 18, 2026
Infantile Amaurotic IdiocynounMWEa hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern EuropeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infantile AutismnounMWEa rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficitsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infantile FixationnounMWEan abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurelyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infantile ParalysisnounMWEan acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cordverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infectious AgentnounMWEan agent capable of producing infectionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infectious DiseasenounMWEa disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contactverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infectious HepatitisnounMWEan acute but benign form of viral hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the blood serum and is usually transmitted by ingesting food or drink that is contaminated with fecal matterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infectious MononucleosisnounMWEan acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstreamverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infectious PolyneuritisnounMWEa form of peripheral polyneuritis characterized by pain and weakness and sometimes paralysis of the limbsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Infective AgentnounMWEan agent capable of producing infectionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inference AttacknounMWEInference Attacks rely on the user to make logical connections between seemingly unrelated pieces of information.verifiedMay 9, 2026
Inferior Alveolar ArterynounMWEthe alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teethverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inferior Cerebellar ArterynounMWEthe inferior branch of the cerebellar arteryverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inferior Cerebral VeinnounMWEveins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinusesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inferior ColliculusnounMWEan essential auditory center in the midbrainverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inferior ConjunctionnounMWE(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sunverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inferior CourtnounMWEany court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher courtverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inferior Epigastric VeinnounMWEempties into the external iliac veinverifiedMay 18, 2026
Inferior Labial ArterynounMWEan artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lipverifiedMay 18, 2026