ibizan hound
- n breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
ibizan podenco
- n breed of slender agile medium-sized hound found chiefly in the Balearic Islands; said to have been bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt
ibn-roshd
- n Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
ibn-sina
- n Arabian physician and influential Islamic philosopher; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037)
ibn al-haytham
- n an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
ibn talal hussein
- n king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999)
ibolium privet
- n fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
ibota privet
- n fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
ibrahim
- n the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
ibrd
- n a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
ibsen
- n realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906)
ibuprofen
- n a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
daily use of ibuprofen can irritate the stomach
icaco
- n small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit
- n plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American
icarus
- n (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned
icbm
- n a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another