ijsselmeer
- n a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee
ijtihad
- n the endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen
some reform-minded Islamic scholars believe that reopening ijtihad is a prerequisite for the survival of Islam
ike
- n United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
ikhanaton
- n early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)
ikon
- n a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- n a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
ilama
- n tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit
- n whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related to custard apples; grown in the southern United States
ilama tree
- n tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit
ilang-ilang
- n oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery
- n evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
ile-de-france
- n a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it
ileal artery
- n branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum
ileocecal valve
- n valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine
ileocolic artery
- n an artery that originates from the superior mesenteric artery and supplies the terminal part of the ileum and the cecum and the vermiform appendix and the ascending colon
ileocolic vein
- n a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon