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  • imperial bushel — a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
  • imperial system — a system of measurement units, including the foot, pound, and second, as well as miles and yards
  • imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
  • imperviableness — the state of being imperviable
  • importunateness — Quality of being importunate.
  • impregnableness — The state of being impregnable; impregnability.
  • imprescriptable — Alt form imprescriptible.
  • improvvisatrice — Alternative form of improvisatrice.
  • inapprehensible — That cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.
  • inoperativeness — The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
  • inseparableness — The quality or state of being inseparable.
  • inspection arms — a position in military drill in which the missile chamber of a weapon is open for inspection.
  • insuperableness — The quality of being insuperable or insurmountable; insuperability.
  • insurance stamp — an insurance contribution
  • intemperateness — The quality of being intemperate.
  • intercomparison — mutual comparison
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • internal spline — any one of a series of grooves in a mating part into which external splines fit to prevent movement between two parts, esp in transmitting torque
  • interparoxysmal — occurring in the period or periods between paroxysms.
  • interpenetrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpenetrate.
  • interpersonally — of or pertaining to the relations between persons: He has strong interpersonal skills.
  • interpretations — Plural form of interpretation.
  • introspectional — Of or relating to introspection.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • ipsissima verba — with the very words; verbatim.
  • irreparableness — The quality of being irreparable.
  • isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
  • italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
  • japanese laurel — an eastern Asian evergreen shrub, Aucuba japonica, of the dogwood family, having dark-green, glossy leaves and scarlet berries.
  • japanese oyster — a commercial oyster, Ostrea gigas, of the Pacific coast of North America, introduced from Japan.
  • japanese spurge — a low Japanese plant, Pachysandra terminalis, having evergreen leaves and spikes of white flowers, grown as a ground cover.
  • joseph jacquard — Joseph Marie [zhoh-zef ma-ree] /ʒoʊˈzɛf ma ri/ (Show IPA), 1752–1834, French inventor.
  • jupiter's-beard — red valerian.
  • jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
  • keynote speaker — sb: gives opening speech
  • kleptoparasites — Plural form of kleptoparasite.
  • kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
  • knife-sharpener — a kitchen implement that is used to sharpen knives
  • lamp-post error — fencepost error
  • land of promise — Promised Land.
  • langres plateau — a calcareous plateau of E France north of Dijon between the Seine and the Saône, reaching over 580 m (1900 ft): forms a watershed between rivers flowing to the Mediterranean and to the English Channel
  • latter prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, comprising those books which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets and which are divided into Major Prophets and Minor Prophets
  • learn the ropes — become familiar with sth
  • least sandpiper — a small, American sandpiper, Calidris minutilla, related to the stints of Europe.
  • leaving present — a present given to a person when they leave a job, place etc
  • leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
  • lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
  • leyland cypress — a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedging
  • lord privy seal — a cabinet minister without portfolio.
  • loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
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