Part 6061

<h1>Iotacism</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>I*o"ta*cism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a laying too much stress upon the iota (<?/): cf. F. <ets>iotacisme</ets>. See <er>Iota</er>.]</ety> <def>The frequent use of the sound of iota (that of English <i>e</i> in <i>be</i>), as among the modern Greeks; also, confusion from sounding <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, <?/, etc., like <?/.</def>

<i>Littr\'82.</i>

<h1>I O U</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>I O U</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[i. e., I owe you.]</ety> <def>A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due bill.</def>

<i>Wharton. Story.</i>

<h1>Iowas</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>I"o*was</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt><def>; <i>sing</i>. <er>Iowa</er>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region now included in the State of Iowa.</def>

<h1>Ipecac</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>Ip"e*cac</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An abbreviation of <er>Ipecacuanha</er>, and in more frequent use.</def>

<h1>Ipecacuanha</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pg. <ets>ipecacuanha</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>ipecacuana</ets>); fr. Braz. <ets>ipe-kaa-guena</ets>, prop., a creeping plant that causes vomiting.]</ety> <fld>(Med. & Bot.)</fld> <def>The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (<spn>Cepha\'89lis Ipecacuanha</spn>), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (<spn>Psychotria emetica</spn>), the white ipecac (<spn>Ionidium Ipecacuanha</spn>), the bastard or wild ipecac (<spn>Asclepias Curassavica</spn>), and the undulated ipecac (<spn>Richardsonia scabra</spn>).</def>

<h1>Ipocras</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>Ip"o*cras</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Hippocras.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Ipom\'d2a</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>Ip`o*m\'d2"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. "Named, according to Linn\'91us, from Gr. <grk>'i`ps</grk>, <grk>'ipo`s</grk>, a bindweed [which it is not]</ety> <def>, and <?/ like." <i>Gray</i>.] <fld>(Bot.)</fld> A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.</def>

<h1>Ipom\'d2ic</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>Ip`o*m\'d2"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of <i>Ipom\'d2a purga</i>), and identical in most of its properties with sebacic acid.</def>

<h1>Ir-</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>Ir-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. A form of the prefix <i>in</i>-. See <er>In-</er>.</def>

<h1>Iracund</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>I"ra*cund</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>iracundus</ets>, fr. <ets>ira</ets> anger.]</ety> <def>Irascible; choleric.</def> "<i>Iracund</i> people."

<i>Carlyle.</i>

<h1>Irade</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>I*ra"de</hw> <tt>(&esl;*r&aum;"d&asl;)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Turk.]</ety> <def>A decree of the Sultan.</def>

<h1>Iran</h1> <Xpage=787>

<hw>I`ran"</hw> <tt>(&emac;`r&aum;n")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Mod. Persian <ets>Ir\'ben</ets>. Cf. <er>Aryan</er>.]</ety> <def>The native name of Persia.</def>