English Words Starting With I

• indo-aryan

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌɪndəʊ ˈeəriən/Relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and Sanskrit.
• indo-australian plate

  nounLow (specialized/technical)
  /ˌɪndəʊ ɒˈstreɪliən pleɪt/A major tectonic plate in the Indian Ocean and surrounding regions, comprising parts of the Indian subcontinent, Australia, and adjacent oceanic crust.
• indo-canadian

  adjectivenounMedium
  /ˌɪndəʊ kəˈneɪdiən/A person of Indian origin who is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
• indo-caribbean

  nounMedium-Low
  /ˌɪn.dəʊ.kær.ɪˈbiː.ən/Relating to the people, culture, or diaspora of Indian origin in the Caribbean region, whose ancestors were primarily indentured laborers brought to the Caribbean after the abolition of slavery.
• indo-european

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌɪndəʊˌjʊərəˈpiːən/Relating to the large family of languages spoken across Europe and parts of Asia, or to the peoples who historically spoke them.
• indo-europeanist

  nounC2
  /ˌɪndəʊˌjʊərəˈpiːənɪst/A specialist in the study of Indo-European languages, culture, or history.
• indo-hittite

  nounVery Low
  /ˌɪndəʊ ˈhɪtaɪt/A proposed language family or subgroup linking the Anatolian languages (including Hittite) with the other Indo-European languages.
• indo-iranian

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌɪndəʊɪˈreɪniən/Relating to or denoting a major branch of the Indo-European language family, including languages of India, Iran, and surrounding regions.
• indo-pacific

  adjectivenounC1+
  /ˌɪn.dəʊ.pəˈsɪf.ɪk/Relating to the region encompassing the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean, including the seas between them.
• indochina

  nounLow
  /ˌɪndəʊˈtʃaɪnə/A geographical and historical region in Southeast Asia, comprising the modern countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
• indochinese

  adjectivenounC1/C2
  /ˌɪndəʊtʃaɪˈniːz/Of or relating to the large peninsula in Southeast Asia including the modern countries of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), and sometimes the Malay Peninsula.
• indoctrinate

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ɪnˈdɒk.trɪ.neɪt/To teach a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically and without questioning them.
• indoctrinated

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ɪnˈdɒktrɪneɪtɪd/To teach someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically, often to instill a specific ideology.
• indoctrination

  nounC1
  /ɪnˌdɒk.trɪˈneɪ.ʃən/The process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically, especially ones that are partisan, ideological, or dogmatic.
• indole

  nounLow
  /ˈɪndəʊl/A white crystalline organic compound, C8H7N, with a complex bicyclic structure consisting of a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring, produced in the intestines by bacterial decomposition of tryptophan and found naturally in plants such as jasmine and orange blossoms.
• indoleacetic acid

  nounVery Low (technical term)
  /ˌɪndəʊləˈsiːtɪk ˈæsɪd/A plant hormone that stimulates growth, particularly in elongation and cell division.
• indolebutyric acid

  nounC2+ (Specialist)
  /ˌɪndəʊlbjuːˈtɪrɪk ˈæsɪd/A synthetic plant hormone belonging to the auxin class, commonly used to stimulate root growth in plant cuttings.
• indolence

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈɪn.dəl.əns/Habitual laziness or avoidance of exertion.
• indologist

  nounLow
  /ɪnˈdɒlədʒɪst/A scholar specializing in the study of India, its languages, history, literature, and culture.
• indomethacin

  nounC1
  /ˌɪndə(ʊ)ˈmɛθəsɪn/A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to reduce fever, pain, and inflammation.

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