Infundibulum
‖In′fun‐dib″u‐lum (?), n.; pl. L. Infundibula (#), E. Infundibulums (#). [L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.] 1. (Anat.) A funnel-shaped or dilated org...
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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‖In′fun‐dib″u‐lum (?), n.; pl. L. Infundibula (#), E. Infundibulums (#). [L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.] 1. (Anat.) A funnel-shaped or dilated org...
In‐fu″ner‐al (?), v. t. To inter with funeral rites; to bury. G. Fletcher.
In′fur‐ca″tion (?), n. [Pref. in- in + L. furca fork.] A forked expansion or divergence; a bifurcation; a branching. Craig.
In‐fu″ri‐ate (?), a. [It. infuriato, p. p. of infuriare. See Infuriate, v. t.] Enraged; raging; furiously angry; infuriated. Milton.Inflamed beyond the most infuriate wrath. Tho...
In‐fu″ri‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Infuriated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Infuriating] [It. infuriato, p. p. of infuriare; pref. in- (L. in) + furia fury, L. furia. See Fury.] To rend...
In‐fu″ri‐a′ted (?), a. Enraged; furious.
In‐fus″cate (?), v. t. [L. infuscatus, p. p. of infuscare; pref. in- in + fuscare to make dark, fr. fuscus dark.] To darken; to make black; to obscure.
In‐fus″ca‐ted (?), a.(Zoöl.) Darkened with a blackish tinge.
In′fus‐ca″tion (?), n. The act of darkening, or state of being dark; darkness; obscurity. Johnson.
In‐fuse″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Infused (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Infusing.] [L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See F...
In‐fuse, n. Infusion. Spenser.
In‐fus″er (?), n. One who, or that which, infuses.
In‐fu′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [From Infuse.] Capability of being infused, poured in, or instilled.
In‐fu′si‐bil″i‐ty, n. [Pref. in- not + fusibility: cf. F. infusibilité.] Incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or dissolved; as, the infusibility of carbon.
In‐fu″si‐ble (?), a. [From Infuse, v.] Capable of being infused.Doctrines being infusible into all. Hammond.
In‐fu″si‐ble, a. [Pref. in- not + fusible: cf. F. infusible.] Not fusible; incapable or difficult of fusion, or of being dissolved or melted. Sir T. Browne.The best crucibles ar...
In‐fu″si‐ble‐ness, n. Infusibility.
In‐fu″sion (?), n. [L. infusio a pouring in: cf. F. infusion. See Infuse, v. t.] 1. The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good princi...
In‐fu″sion‐ism (?), n. The doctrine that the soul is preexistent to the body, and is infused into it at conception or birth; — opposed to traducianism and creationism.
In‐fu″sive (?), a. Having the power of infusion; inspiring; influencing.The infusive force of Spirit on man. Thomson.
‖In′fu‐so″ri‐a (?), n. pl. [NL.; — so called because found in infusions which are left exposed to the air for a time. See Infuse.] (Zoöl.) One of the classes of Protozoa, includ...
In′fu‐so″ri‐al (?), a.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the Infusoria; composed of, or containing, Infusoria; as, infusorial earth.Infusorial earth(Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white, ...
In′fu‐so″ri‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Infusoria.
In‐fu″so‐ry (?), a.(Zoöl.) Infusorial.
In‐fu″so‐ry (?), n.; pl.Infusories (�). (Zoöl.) One of the Infusoria; — usually in the pl.
Ing (?), n. [AS. ing.] A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river.
In′gan‐na″tion (?), n. [LL. ingannare to decieve.] Cheat; deception. Sir T. Brown.