| intermountain |
combined form of mountain. |
| intermural |
occurring between two or more schools or other institutions, as a sports competition. |
| intern1 |
to confine in a prison or camp, esp. during wartime. [2 definitions] |
| intern2 |
an advanced student or recent graduate in a specialized field, esp. medicine, who is serving an apprenticeship in the appropriate practical setting, such as a hospital. [2 definitions] |
| internal |
located on the inside; inner. [4 definitions] |
| internal bleeding |
bleeding on the inside of the body, often caused by injuries. |
| internal-combustion engine |
an engine, esp. an automobile engine, that is powered by the heat and pressure produced by the burning of a mixture of fuel and air in a cylinder or cylinders. |
| internalize |
to make internal, esp. to hold in or to incorporate into one's personality, attitude, or system of beliefs. |
| internal medicine |
a specialized medical practice that deals with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of disease, esp. of internal organs and tissues. |
| internal revenue |
government revenue that is derived from domestic sources, such as taxes on income, profits, luxuries, and amusements. |
| Internal Revenue Service |
the U.S. government agency responsible for administering and enforcing federal tax laws and collecting federal taxes. (abbr.: IRS) |
| international |
of or having to do with two or more nations, or to the affairs of or relations between two or more nations. [2 definitions] |
| International Date Line |
(sometimes l.c.) an imaginary north-south line drawn in the Pacific Ocean, roughly at the 18th meridian, on the east side of which, by international agreement, the calendar date is one day earlier than it is on the west side; date line. |
| internationalism |
the principle or policy of international cooperation, esp. economic and governmental. |
| internationalist |
one who advocates internationalism. [2 definitions] |
| internationalize |
to make international. [2 definitions] |
| International Monetary Fund |
an agency of the United Nations that promotes the stabilization of the world's currencies and maintains a monetary pool from which member nations can draw. |
| International Phonetic Alphabet |
a standardized set of phonetic symbols, originated by the International Phonetic Association, that is used to transcribe the speech sounds of all languages. |
| interne |
variant of intern2. |
| internecine |
destructive to all involved; mutually fatal or ruinous. [2 definitions] |
| internee |
one who is or has been interned. |