| INOFFICIOUS | • inofficious adj. (Obsolete) Indifferent to obligation or duty. • inofficious adj. (Obsolete) Not officious; not civil or attentive. • inofficious adj. (Obsolete, law) Contrary to one’s natural obligation or duty, as of a testament by which a child is… |
| DIFFUSIONISM | • diffusionism n. The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another, especially the West. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
| DIFFUSIONIST | • diffusionist adj. Of or pertaining to diffusionism. • diffusionist n. A proponent of diffusionism. • DIFFUSIONIST n. an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery. |
| DIFFUSIONISMS | • diffusionisms n. Plural of diffusionism. • DIFFUSIONISM n. the theory that diffusion is mainly responsible for cultural similarities. |
| DIFFUSIONISTS | • diffusionists n. Plural of diffusionist. • DIFFUSIONIST n. an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery. |
| INEFFICACIOUS | • inefficacious adj. Incapable of having the intended consequence. • inefficacious adj. Not effective. • INEFFICACIOUS adj. lacking the power to produce a desired effect. |
| INOFFICIOUSLY | • inofficiously adv. In an inofficious manner; without officiousness. • INOFFICIOUS adv. not officious. |
| FRUCTIFICATION | • fructification n. (Botany) The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation. • fructification n. (Botany) The collective organs by which a plant produces its fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores. • FRUCTIFICATION n. the reproductive organs or fruit of a plant. |
| INTERDIFFUSION | • interdiffusion n. The mutual diffusion of two fluids, especially through a membrane. • INTERDIFFUSION n. the process of diffusing and mixing freely so as to approach a homogeneous mixture. |
| FRUCTIFICATIONS | • fructifications n. Plural of fructification. • FRUCTIFICATION n. the reproductive organs or fruit of a plant. |
| IMMUNODIFFUSION | • immunodiffusion n. A technique used to detect the reaction between an antigen and an antibody by observing the behavior… • IMMUNODIFFUSION n. any of various analytical techniques that involve antigen and antibody solutions diffusing toward each other in a gel until antibody binds specifically to antigen to form a precipitate. |
| INEFFICACIOUSLY | • inefficaciously adv. Without efficacy or effect. • INEFFICACIOUS adv. lacking the power to produce a desired effect. |
| INFUNDIBULIFORM | • infundibuliform adj. Having the shape of a funnel or cone. • INFUNDIBULIFORM adj. shaped like a funnel. |
| INOFFICIOUSNESS | • inofficiousness n. The quality of being inofficious. • INOFFICIOUS n. not officious. |
| INTERDIFFUSIONS | • interdiffusions n. Plural of interdiffusion. • INTERDIFFUSION n. the process of diffusing and mixing freely so as to approach a homogeneous mixture. |