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  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hyperthermophile — (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • immunodepressant — preventing or diminishing the immune response
  • impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
  • impact parameter — the perpendicular distance from the original center of a set of scattering particles to the original line of motion of a particle being scattered.
  • impact structure — a large geologic formation, as a crater, created by a comet's or meteor's collision with a planet.
  • impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
  • imperceptibility — very slight, gradual, or subtle: the imperceptible slope of the road.
  • imperceptiveness — The quality of being imperceptive.
  • imperfect flower — a unisexual flower with only stamens or only pistils
  • imperfect fungus — a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.
  • imperfect market — a market where buyers or sellers can influence the market, and there is a lack of product information
  • imperfectability — The quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect.
  • imperfectibility — The state or quality of being imperfectible.
  • imperfectiveness — (grammar) The state or quality of being imperfective.
  • impermissibility — The state or condition of being impermissible.
  • imperturbability — incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
  • implied warranty — a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
  • impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.
  • impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
  • in-law apartment — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
  • in/into a temper — If someone is in a temper or gets into a temper, the way that they are behaving shows that they are feeling angry and impatient.
  • indirect primary — a primary in which members of a party elect delegates to a party convention that in turn elects the party's candidates.
  • information pack — a set of leaflets giving information about something
  • inmos transputer — transputer
  • instrument panel — Also called instrument board. a panel on which are mounted an array of dials, lights, and gauges that monitor the performance of a machine or device, as an airplane.
  • inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
  • interappointment — Between appointments.
  • interest payment — a payment of interest on a loan or mortgage
  • interhemispheric — of, relating to, or between hemispheres, as of the earth: interhemispheric cooperation.
  • interior mapping — an open map.
  • intimate apparel — lingerie (sense 2)
  • intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
  • kleptoparasitism — The parasitic theft of captured prey, nest material, etc. from animals of the same or another species.
  • learner's permit — A learner's permit is a license that allows you to drive a vehicle before you have passed your driving test.
  • light microscope — microscope (def 1).
  • lines per minute — (unit)   (lpm) A unit used to measure line printer throughput.
  • machine operator — someone who operates mechanical equipment
  • macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
  • magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
  • majority opinion — an opinion in a case that is shared by more than half of the members of a court
  • make a pitch for — to give verbal support to
  • malapportionment — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
  • marriage partner — a person you are married to
  • marriage portion — dowry.
  • marsupialization — (surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.
  • matthew of paris — c1200–59, English chronicler.
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