kamet
- n a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
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
invert soap
- n a class of synthetic detergents in which the surface-active part of the molecule is the cation
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
invertase
- n an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
invertebrate foot
- n any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
inverted comma
- n a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
inverted hang
- n a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down
inverted pleat
- n a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward
inverter
- n an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current
investigating
- n the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
- v investigate scientifically
- v conduct an inquiry or investigation of