English Words Starting With I

• interdependence

  nounC1
  /ˌɪn.tə.dɪˈpen.dəns/The state of being mutually reliant on each other.
• interdict

  nounverbverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈɪntədɪkt/ (noun); /ˌɪntəˈdɪkt/ (verb)An official or authoritative prohibition; to prohibit something by official decree or authority.
• interdict list

  nounLow
  /ˈɪn.tə.dɪkt ˌlɪst/A formal, official list of entities (persons, organizations, vessels, etc.) prohibited from certain actions or interactions, such as trading, travel, or financial transactions, usually issued by a governing authority.
• interdiction

  nounC1
  /ˌɪn.təˈdɪk.ʃən/An authoritative prohibition, especially an official order that forbids something.
• interdigitate

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC2
  /ˌɪntəˈdɪdʒɪteɪt/To interlock, like the fingers of two clasped hands.
• interest

  nounverbverb-transitiveA1 (noun), B1 (verb)
  /ˈɪntrəst/a feeling of wanting to know, learn about, or give attention to something; money paid regularly for the use of money lent
• interest group

  nounC1
  /ˈɪntrəst ɡruːp/An organized group of people who share a common goal or concern and seek to influence public policy or opinion in their favour.
• interest rate

  nounC1
  /ˈɪn.trəst ˌreɪt/The percentage of an amount of money that is charged for borrowing it or paid to savers.
• interest-rate futures

  plural-nounC1/C2
  /ˈɪn.trəst reɪt ˈfjuː.tʃəz/Standardized financial contracts obligating the buyer to purchase, and the seller to sell, a debt instrument at a set future date and price, based on a specific interest rate.
• interesterification

  nounVery low (Specialized technical term)
  /ˌɪntəriːˌstɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/A chemical process that rearranges fatty acids on the glycerol backbone of a triglyceride.
• interface

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈɪntəfeɪs/A point where two systems, subjects, or groups interact or communicate.
• interfacial tension

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌɪn.təˈfeɪ.ʃəl ˈtɛn.ʃən/The physical property of a liquid-liquid or liquid-gas interface that causes it to resist expansion.
• interfacing

  nounMedium
  /ˈɪntəfeɪsɪŋ/The process or point at which two systems, people, or things meet and interact.
• interfascicular cambium

  nounTechnical/Specialist
  /ˌɪntəfəˈsɪkjʊlə ˈkæmbɪəm/A layer of meristematic tissue in plant stems located between the vascular bundles, responsible for producing secondary vascular tissues.
• interfenestration

  nounVery Low (Extremely rare, technical term)
  /ˌɪn.tə.fɛ.nɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/The spacing or arrangement of windows in a building, particularly the distance between them.
• interfere

  verbverb-intransitiveB2
  /ˌɪn.təˈfɪər/To get involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed, often causing problems or preventing something from happening.
• interference

  nounB2
  /ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rəns/The action of preventing a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly; the unwanted disturbance of a system or signal.
• interference drag

  nounC2
  /ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rəns ˌdræɡ/In aviation, the extra aerodynamic drag created where two parts of an aircraft meet (like a wing and fuselage) due to disturbed airflow.
• interference fit

  nounC1+ (Specialized Technical)
  /ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns fɪt/A type of fit in mechanical engineering where the shaft is slightly larger than the hole, requiring force to assemble and creating friction to hold parts together without fasteners.
• interference microscope

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rəns ˈmaɪ.krə.skəʊp/A microscope that uses the interference of light waves, rather than simple absorption, to produce a high-contrast image of transparent, colourless specimens.

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