Inoperative, in-op′ėr-a-tiv, adj. not in action: producing no effect.
Inopportune, in-op-por-tūn′, adj. unseasonable in time.—adv. Inopportune′ly.—n. Inopportūn′ity.
Inorb, in-orb′, v.t. to form as an orb.
Inordinate, in-or′di-nāt, adj. beyond usual bounds: irregular: immoderate.—ns. Inor′dinacy, Inor′dinateness.—adv. Inor′dinately.—n. Inordinā′tion, deviation from rule: irregularity. [L. inordinatus—in, not, ordināre, -ātum, to arrange.]
Inorganic, in-or-gan′ik, adj. without life or organisation, as minerals, &c.: of accidental origin, not normally developed.—adv. Inorgan′ically.—n. Inorganisā′tion, want of organisation.—adj. Inor′ganised, same as Inorganic.—Inorganic chemistry, a subdivision of chemistry made originally to designate the chemistry of purely mineral substances, and retained still mainly as a matter of convenience.
Inosculate, in-os′kū-lāt, v.t. and v.i. to unite by mouths or ducts, as two vessels in an animal body: to blend.—n. Inosculā′tion. [L. in, and osculāri, -ātus, to kiss.]
In-patient, in′pā-shent, n. a patient lodged and fed as well as treated in a hospital:—opp. to Out-patient.
Inpouring, in′pōr-ing, n. a pouring in: addition.
Input, in′pōōt, n. (Scot.) contribution.
Inquest, in′kwest, n. act of inquiring: search: judicial inquiry before a jury into any matter, esp. any case of violent or sudden death. [O. Fr. enqueste—L. inquisita (res)—inquirĕre, to inquire.]