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  • interlibrary loan — a system by which one library obtains a work for a user by borrowing it from another library.
  • internet registry — (IR) The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority has the discretionary authority to delegate portions of its responsibility and, with respect to network address and Autonomous System identifiers, has lodged this responsibility with the IR. The IR function is performed by the Defense Data Network Network Information Center.
  • intersectionality — the theory that the overlap of various social identities, as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual (often used attributively): Her paper uses a queer intersectionality approach.
  • intersubjectively — (philosophy) In an intersubjective way; between or among multiple subjects.
  • intersubjectivity — The state or condition of being intersubjective.
  • intestinal bypass — the surgical circumvention, by anastomosis, of a diseased portion of the intestine; also sometimes used to reduce nutrient absorption in morbidly obese patients.
  • intraspecifically — Between individuals of the same species.
  • inventory control — the process of monitoring and adjusting the amount of items available, esp to avoid having too many or too few for current demand
  • inversion therapy — a method used to stretch and align the body, especially the lower back, by suspending the entire body upside down from an apparatus that grips or supports the feet or knees.
  • inverted snobbery — the attitude of an inverted snob
  • iontophoretically — By means of iontophoresis.
  • irreconcilability — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
  • irreproducibility — The quality of not being reproducible.
  • irrigation system — a system of supplying (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc, esp to promote the growth of food crops
  • it's your funeral — If someone says to you 'It's your funeral', they think your decision or your actions will have bad consequences for you, but they are unwilling to interfere.
  • italian greyhound — one of an Italian breed of toy dogs resembling a greyhound.
  • jurisprudentially — In terms of jurisprudence.
  • kansas city steak — strip steak.
  • kansas city style — a style of jazz developed in Kansas City, Mo., in the early 1930s, marked by a strong blues influence, the use of riffs as a characteristic formal device, and a less pronounced beat than that of the New Orleans or Chicago style of jazz.
  • kidney transplant — surgery to replace a kidney
  • lady of the night — a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.
  • lady-of-the-night — a tropical American shrub, Brunfelsia americana, of the nightshade family, having berrylike yellow fruit and fragrant white flowers.
  • ladybird (beetle) — ladybug
  • latter-day saints — a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • lautenclavicymbal — a harpsichord with strings of gut rather than metal.
  • lead acid battery — A lead acid battery is a 12-volt battery for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles consisting of lead-acid cells in series.
  • legal aid society — an organization providing free legal guidance and service to persons who cannot afford a lawyer.
  • liberty of speech — freedom of speech.
  • life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
  • lifestyle disease — a disease that potentially can be prevented by changes in diet, environment, and lifestyle, such as heart disease, stroke, obesity, and osteoporosis
  • light heavyweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a middleweight and a heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 175 pounds (80 kg).
  • limited liability — a liability restricted by law or contract, as the liability of owners of shares in a corporation or limited company, or that of a special partner.
  • literacy campaign — a campaign designed to reduce illiteracy and promote literacy in a country, area, etc
  • literary executor — a person entrusted with the publishable works and other papers of a deceased author.
  • lithium hydroxide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound, LiOH, used to absorb carbon dioxide, especially in spacesuits.
  • livingstone daisy — a gardener's name for various species of Mesembryanthemum, esp M. criniflorum, grown as garden annuals (though several are perennial) for their brightly coloured showy flowers: family Aizoaceae
  • low-velocity zone — a layer or zone in the earth in which the velocity of seismic waves is slightly lower than in the layers above and below. The asthenosphere is thought to be such a zone
  • lower forty-eight — the forty-eight conterminous states of the United States
  • lymphadenopathies — Plural form of lymphadenopathy.
  • lymphocytopoiesis — Lymphopoiesis.
  • macroevolutionary — Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution.
  • magnetoelasticity — the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.
  • mains electricity — electricity supplied to a building through wires
  • majority decision — a decision supported by more than half the people involved
  • mann-whitney test — a statistical test of the difference between the distributions of data collected in two experimental conditions applied to unmatched groups of subjects but comparing the distributions of the ranks of the scores
  • manual typewriter — a keyboard machine, operated entirely by hand, for writing mechanically in characters resembling print
  • marriage equality — the state of having the same rights and responsibilities of marriage as others, regardless of one's sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • martha's vineyard — an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. About 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
  • materialistically — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • maternity benefit — government allowance
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