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kamet
  • n  a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
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inventorying
  • n  making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand
  • v  make or include in an itemized record or report
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inverse cosecant
  • n  the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number
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inverse cosine
  • n  the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number
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inverse cotangent
  • n  the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number
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inverse function
  • n  a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x
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inverse secant
  • n  the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number
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inverse sine
  • n  the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number
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inverse tangent
  • n  the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number
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inversion
  • n  the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
  • n  abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
  • n  a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
  • n  (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
  • n  the reversal of the normal order of words
  • n  (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
  • n  a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
  • n  turning upside down; setting on end
  • n  the act of turning inside out
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invert soap
  • n  a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation
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invert sugar
  • n  a mixture of equal parts of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose; found naturally in fruits; sweeter than glucose
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