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Intrusions
- noun - any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
- entrance by force or without permission or welcome
- entry to another's property without right or permission
- rock produced by an intrusive process
- the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation
Intrusting
- verb - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
Inversions
- noun - (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
- (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
- a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
- a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
- abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
- the act of turning inside out
- the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
- the reversal of the normal order of words
- turning upside down; setting on end
Iridescent
- adjective - having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
- varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"
Iridescing
- verb - be iridescent; "The corals iridesced under the surface of the clear water"
Iridosmine
- noun - a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.
Iridosmium
- - The native compound of iridium and osmium. It is found in flattened metallic grains of extreme hardness, and is often used for pointing gold pens.
Iron-Sided
- - Having iron sides, or very firm sides.
Jettisoned
- verb - throw as from an airplane
- throw away, of something encumbering
John Smith
- noun - English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)