| Ishmael |
according to the Old Testament, an illegitimate son of Abraham who was sent into exile with his mother Hagar and who is venerated by Arabs of Islam as their ancestor. |
| Ishmaelite |
a member of a tribe considered to be descended from Ishmael and the progenitor of the Arab peoples. [2 definitions] |
| Ishtar |
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love, fertility, and later, war. |
| isinglass |
a clear gelatin obtained from the air bladders of fish, esp. sturgeon. [2 definitions] |
| Isis |
in Egyptian mythology, the goddess of fertility. |
| Islam |
a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad as set forth in the Koran. [3 definitions] |
| Islamabad |
the capital of Pakistan. |
| Islamic |
of or pertaining to Islam or to the culture inspired by it. |
| Islamize |
to convert to, or come to bring into conformity with, Islam. |
| island |
a body of land smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water. [3 definitions] |
| islander |
one born or living on an island. |
| island of Langerhans |
see "islet of Langerhans." |
| isle |
an island, esp. a small one. |
| islet |
a tiny island. |
| islet of Langerhans |
an irregular mass of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secretes insulin. |
| -ism |
practice; activity; process. [5 definitions] |
| ism |
a distinctive theory or set of beliefs or practices. |
| Ismaros |
a mountain in Thrace where, according to Greek mythology, Odysseus and his men managed to flee from Polyphemus. |
| isn't |
contracted form of "is not." |
| iso- |
equal; alike. |
| isoagglutination |
the clumping of red blood cells of a person or animal when transfused with the blood serum of another member of the same species. |