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<hw>In*jec"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>injectio</ets> : cf.F. <ets>injection</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or a\'89riform body, by means of a syringe, pump, etc.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which is injected; especially, a liquid medicine thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a clyster; an enema.</def>

<i>Mayne.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A specimen prepared by injection.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Steam Eng.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cold water thrown into a condenser.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Injection cock</col>, &or; <col>Injection valve</col></mcol> <fld>(Steam Eng.)</fld>, <cd>the cock or valve through which cold water is admitted into a condenser.</cd> -- <col>Injection condenser</col>. <cd>See under <er>Condenser</er>.</cd> -- <col>Injection pipe</col>, <cd>the pipe through which cold water is through into the condenser of a steam engine.</cd></cs>

<h1>Injector</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*ject"or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who, or that which, injects.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water. The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it strikes the stream of cold water it impels; -- also called <altname>Giffard's injector</altname>, from the inventor.</def>

<-- fuel injector -- a device for actively injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine -->

<h1>Injelly</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*jel"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To place in jelly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Injoin</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*join"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Obs</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Enjoin</er>.</def>

<h1>Injoint</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*joint</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>joint</ets>.]</ety> <def>To join; to unite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Injoint</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*joint</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>joint</ets>.]</ety> <def>To disjoint; to separate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Injucundity</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In`ju*cun"di*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>injucunditas</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Jocund</er>.]</ety> <def>Unpleassantness; disagreeableness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cockeram.</i>

<h1>Injudicable</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In*ju"di*ca*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not cognizable by a judge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Injudicial</h1> <Xpage=765>

<hw>In`ju*di"cial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not according to the forms of law; not judicial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

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