9-Letter Nouns Starting With I

Here's the list of all the 701 9-Letter Nouns Starting With I in the English Language.

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insurance
1. promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
2. written contract or certificate of insurance
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institute
1. an association organized to promote art or science or education
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interface
1. (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
2. (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
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interview
1. the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
2. a conference (usually with someone important)
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influence
1. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
2. causing something without any direct or apparent effort
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inventory
1. a detailed list of all the items in stock
2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand
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implement
1. instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
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investing
1. the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
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infection
1. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
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integrity
1. an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
2. moral soundness
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injection
1. the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure
2. any solution that is injected (as into the skin)
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indicator
1. a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
2. a signal for attracting attention
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inclusion
1. the state of being included
2. the relation of comprising something
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intensive
1. a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
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intensity
1. the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
2. high level or degree; the property of being intense
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inflation
1. a general and progressive increase in prices
2. (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
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invention
1. the creation of something in the mind
2. a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
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incentive
1. a positive motivational influence
2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
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intention
1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
2. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
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inspector
1. a high ranking police officer
2. an investigator who observes carefully
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isolation
1. a state of separation between persons or groups
2. a feeling of being disliked and alone
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induction
1. a formal entry into an organization or position or office
2. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
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incidence
1. the relative frequency of occurrence of something
2. the striking of a light beam on a surface
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insertion
1. a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
2. the act of putting one thing into another
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interrupt
1. a signal that temporarily stops the execution of a program so that another procedure can be carried out
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inability
1. lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
2. lacking the power to perform
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ignorance
1. the lack of knowledge or education
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influenza
1. an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
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immigrant
1. a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
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intrusion
1. any entry into an area not previously occupied
2. entrance by force or without permission or welcome
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inhibitor
1. a substance that retards or stops an activity
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itinerary
1. an established line of travel or access
2. a guidebook for travelers
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irregular
1. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
2. merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
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importing
1. the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
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inference
1. the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
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innocence
1. the quality of innocent naivete
2. the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
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incumbent
1. the official who holds an office
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invariant
1. a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it
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increment
1. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
2. the amount by which something increases
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inception
1. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
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impedance
1. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
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imaginary
1. (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
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inpatient
1. a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
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iteration
1. (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
2. (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
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informing
1. to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
2. a speech act that conveys information
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inaugural
1. an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
2. the ceremonial induction into a position
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injustice
1. an unjust act
2. the practice of being unjust or unfair
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imitation
1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
2. something copied or derived from an original
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immersion
1. sinking until covered completely with water
2. (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
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intuition
1. instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)
2. an impression that something might be the case
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intellect
1. knowledge and intellectual ability
2. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
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impotence
1. the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
2. an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
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indemnity
1. protection against future loss
2. legal exemption from liability for damages
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intercept
1. the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
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inversion
1. the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
2. 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)
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imperfect
1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
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imbalance
1. a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium
2. lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something
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intestine
1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
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iterative
1. the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action
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ingestion
1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
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incubator
1. apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
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interplay
1. reciprocal action and reaction
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initiator
1. a person who initiates a course of action
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insisting
1. continual and persistent demands
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innovator
1. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
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ingenuity
1. the power of creative imagination
2. the property of being ingenious
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interlude
1. an intervening period or episode
2. a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
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informant
1. a person who supplies information
2. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
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interlock
1. a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting
2. the act of interlocking or meshing
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ibuprofen
1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
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inquiring
1. a request for information
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interment
1. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
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insulator
1. a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
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infirmary
1. a health facility where patients receive treatment
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incurring
1. acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable)
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indenture
1. a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
2. formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
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insurgent
1. a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
2. a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
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impromptu
1. an extemporaneous speech or remark
2. a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
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ideograph
1. a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
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insolvent
1. someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
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innkeeper
1. the owner or manager of an inn
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isometric
1. a line connecting isometric points
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isomerase
1. an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form
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immediacy
1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency
2. immediate intuitive awareness
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itinerant
1. a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
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immovable
1. property consisting of houses and land
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indulging
1. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
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incurable
1. a person whose disease is incurable
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insomniac
1. someone who cannot sleep
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implosion
1. a sudden inward collapse
2. the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
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indecency
1. the quality of being indecent
2. an indecent or improper act
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incursion
1. the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers)
2. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
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imparting
1. the transmission of information
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isoniazid
1. antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis
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immunogen
1. any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body
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insolence
1. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
2. an offensive disrespectful impudent act
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infirmity
1. the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
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infielder
1. (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
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internode
1. a segment of a stem between two nodes
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internist
1. a specialist in internal medicine
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ironworks
1. the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
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indinavir
1. a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV
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introvert
1. (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
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imidazole
1. an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor
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invective
1. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
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ischaemia
1. local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
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immensity
1. unusual largeness in size or extent or number
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indignity
1. an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
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impotency
1. the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
2. an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
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imbroglio
1. an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
2. a very embarrassing misunderstanding
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9-Letter Nouns Starting With I