<hw>In`of*fi"cious*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Not-officiously.</def>
<h1>Inogen</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In"o*gen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, a muscle + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance, which, by Hermann's hypothesis, is continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles, during their life.</def>
<h1>Inoperation</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In*op`er*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inoperari</ets> to effect; pref. in- in + <ets>operari</ets> to operate.]</ety> <def>Agency; influence; production of effects.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Bp. Hall.</i>
<h1>Inoperative</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In*op"er*a*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>operative</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not operative; not active; producing no effects; <as>as, laws renderd <ex>inoperative</ex> by neglect; <ex>inoperative</ex> remedies or processes.</as></def>
<h1>Inopercular, Inoperculate</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw><hw>In`o*per"cu*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>In`o*per"cu*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.</def>
<h1>Inopinable</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In`o*pin"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inopinabilis</ets>. See <er>Inopinate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to be expected; inconceivable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Inopinable</i>, incredible . . . saings."
<i>Latimer.</i>
<h1>Inopinate</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In*op"i*nate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inopinatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Opine</er>.]</ety> <def>Not expected or looked for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<h1>Inopportune</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In*op`por*tune"</hw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inopportunus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inopportun</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Opportune</er>.]</ety> <def>Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; <as>as, an <ex>inopportune</ex> occurrence, remark, etc.</as></def>
<blockquote>No visit could have been more <b>inopportune</b>. <i>T. Hook.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Inopportunely</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In*op`por*tune"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Not opportunely; unseasonably; inconveniently.</def>
<h1>Inopportunity</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In*op`por*tu"ni*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Want of opportunity; unseasonableness; inconvenience.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<h1>Inoppressive</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In`op*press"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not oppressive or burdensome.</def>
<i>O. Wolcott.</i>
<h1>Inopulent</h1> <Xpage=767>
<hw>In*op"u*lent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>in-</ets> not + <ets>opulent</ets>: cf. F. <ets>inopulent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not opulent; not affluent or rich.</def>
<h1>Inordinacy</h1> <Xpage=767>
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