Defn: Hippocras. [Obs.] Chaucer.
IPOMOEA Ip`o*moe"a, n. Etym: [NL. "Named, according to Linnæus, from Gr. 'i`ps, 'ipo`s, a bindweed [which it is not]
Defn: , and Gray.] (Bot.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.
IPOMOEIC
Ip`o*moe"ic, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of Ipomoea purga), and identical in most of its properties with sebacic acid.
IR-
Ir-
Defn: . A form of the prefix in-. See In-.
IRACUND
I"ra*cund, a. Etym: [L. iracundus, fr. ira anger.]
Defn: Irascible; choleric. "Iracund people." Carlyle.
IRADE
I*ra"de (e*rä"day), n. Etym: [Turk.]