Nouns

isomorphism

noun

(biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structu...

isoniazid

noun

antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuber...

isopleth

noun

a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same nume...

isopod

noun

any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with...

isopropanol

noun

alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent

isostasy

noun

(geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to ele...

isotherm

noun

(meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same t...

isotropy

noun

(physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same v...

issachar

noun

(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the...

ithunn

noun

(Norse mythology) goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guard...

ixia

noun

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

ixodid

noun

ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that...

iyar

noun

the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the...

izanami

noun

sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and god...

izanagi

noun

the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his...

j

noun

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a cu...

izzard

noun

the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet

jabalpur

noun

an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delh...

jabiru

noun

large white stork of warm regions of the world especially Am...

jabot

noun

a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt

jacamar

noun

tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bil...

jacaranda

noun

an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dar...

jacinth

noun

a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

jackdaw

noun

common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery

jackscrew

noun

screw-operated jack

jacksmelt

noun

a relatively large silversides of the Pacific coast of North...

jacksnipe

noun

American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting

jacksonian

noun

a follower of Andrew Jackson or his ideas

jackstraw

noun

a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws

jacobinism

noun

the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revol...

jacobite

noun

a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a support...

jaconet

noun

a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff...

jactitation

noun

speaking of yourself in superlatives

jactation

noun

(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually...

jadeite

noun

a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate...

jagannatha

noun

an avatar of Vishnu

jagannath

noun

an avatar of Vishnu

jagatai

noun

a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named f...

jagganath

noun

an avatar of Vishnu

jaggedness

noun

something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface

jaguarundi

noun

long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat

jainism

noun

religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against H...

jakobson

noun

United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his descri...

jamb

noun

upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or wi...

jambeau

noun

armor plate that protects legs below the knee

jambos

noun

used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos...

jamestown

noun

a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north...

jamjar

noun

a jar for holding jellies or preserves

jansenism

noun

the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disci...

jape

noun

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter