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indexation
  • n  a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
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indexing
  • n  the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve
  • v  list in an index
  • v  provide with an index
  • v  adjust through indexation
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india
  • n  a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
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india-rubber fig
  • n  large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
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india-rubber plant
  • n  large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
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india-rubber tree
  • n  large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
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india ink
  • n  a black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
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india rubber
  • n  an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
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indiaman
  • n  a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
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indian agent
  • n  a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations)
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indian arrowroot
  • n  perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
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indian banyan
  • n  East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
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indian bean
  • n  tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods
  • n  perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pea-like flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
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indian beech
  • n  evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree
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