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imbalance
  • n  a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
    a hormonal imbalance
  • n  (mathematics) a lack of symmetry
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imbauba
  • n  tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems
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imbecility
  • n  retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
  • n  a stupid mistake
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imbiber
  • n  a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
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imbibing
  • n  the act of consuming liquids
  • v  take in, also metaphorically
  • v  take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
  • v  take in liquids
  • v  receive into the mind and retain
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imbibition
  • n  (chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel
  • n  the act of consuming liquids
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imbrication
  • n  covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
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imbroglio
  • n  an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
  • n  a very embarrassing misunderstanding
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imf
  • n  a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies
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imide
  • n  any of a class of organic compounds that contain the divalent radical -CONHCO-
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imipramine
  • n  a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression
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imitative electronic deception
  • n  the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions
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imitator
  • n  someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
  • n  someone who copies the words or behavior of another
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