Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Icelandia A sunken microcontinent located in the middle of the North Atlantic, pinned in place by the Iceland Hotspot, stretching between Greenland and Scandinavia. Icelandian Icelandic. Icelandic A native or inhabitant of Iceland; an Icelander. Icelandicization The act or process of Icelandicizing. Icelandicize To make (more) Icelandic. Icelandicizing The process of making (more) Icelandic. Icelandicness The state or quality of being Icelandic. Icelandish Icelandic (of or relating to the North Germanic language spoken in Iceland). icelandite An andesite that is enriched in iron but deficient in aluminium. Icelandman A male native or inhabitant of Iceland. Icelandwoman (dated, obsolete) A female native or inhabitant of Iceland. iceleaf A curly variety of lettuce. iceless Without ice. icelessness Absence of ice. icelid Any fish in the family Icelidae, which is now generally considered to be part of the family Cottidae. icelight The light reflected off a surface of ice. icelike Resembling ice. icemaker A device found in a freezer that is used to make ice. icemaking The artificial formation of ice. iceman A person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice to those lacking electric refrigeration. icemanship Skill in travelling upon ice, or sailing in the presence of ice. icemelt The melting of a geographical mass of ice. icen To make or become iced or icy; frost (all senses) Icenhour A surname from German. Icenhower A surname from German. Iceni A Brythonic tribe in Britannia who inhabited an area corresponding roughly to the modern-day county of Norfolk, from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. Icenian An age from 2.4 to ~2 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene. Icenogle A surname. icepick A pointed tool, shaped like an awl, used for breaking ice. iceproof Resistant to ice. icequake The concussion that occurs when large masses of ice break up due to contraction. icer One who ices. iceroot The plant goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis). ICESat A satellite designed to measure ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics icescape An ice-covered landscape. icestone cryolite ICEtapo ICE (United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement). iceteroid An asteroid made of ice. icetime Time spent on the ice rink. iceward Towards the ice icewards Towards the ice. iceway A linear channel eroded through bedrock by the passage of glacial ice. icewoman A woman who trades in ice or is employed to deliver block ice. icework Glacier action. iceworks A place where ice is manufactured. ich I. Ichabbie The ship of characters Ichabod Crane and Abbie Mills from the television series Sleepy Hollow. Ichabod Expressing regret at a loss of former glory or high standards. Icheon A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ichibu An old gold or silver coin of Japan, rectangular in shape. It corresponded to the ichibugin or ichibuban, and was used during the Edo period prior to the introduction of the yen in 1871. ichibukin A small Japanese gold coin of the Edo period. Ichihara A city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Ichikawa A surname from Japanese. ichimegasa A type of straw hat worn by upper class women during the Heian period in Japan. ichimon Any of the five groups that most heya belong to. Ichinoseki A city in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Ichiro A male given name from Japanese. Ichkeria A geographic region encompassing the highlands of eastern Chechnya, Russia. Ichkerian Of or relating to Ichkeria. ichneumia The white-tailed mongoose of genus Ichneumia. ichneumon An Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon), found in Africa and southern Europe. ichneumoned parasitized by an ichneumon wasp ichneumonid Any wasp of the family Ichneumonidae. ichneumonidan Of or relating to the Ichneumonidae, or ichneumon wasps. ichneumonized Synonym of ichneumoned (“parasitized by an ichneumon wasp”). ichneumonoid Any wasp of the superfamily Ichneumonoidea. ichneumonologist One who studies ichneumonology. ichneumonology The study of ichneumon wasps (Ichneumonidae). ichneumous Relating to ichneumon wasps. Ichnia A city in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. ichnite A fossilized footprint or track of an animal. ichnoactivity ichnological activity ichnoassemblage An assemblage of ichnofossils ichnoassociation The association of ichnotaxa that aids in their dating ichnocoenosis A trace fossil assemblage, the progenitors of which all belonged to the same faunal community. ichnodiversity diversity of trace fossils ichnofabric A textured layer of sediment produced by the action of living organisms ichnofacies A rock sequence whose defining characteristics include its lithology and the trace fossils contained within it, along with other biogenic structures. ichnofamily Any family known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests. ichnofauna Fauna that leaves tracks, spoor, footprints, etc. ichnofaunal Relating to ichnofauna ichnofossil A trace fossil; a fossil record that preserves some activity of an organism, but no part of the organism itself. ichnogenetic Relating to ichnogenera ichnogenus Any genus known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests. ichnogram An imprint of the soles of the feet, taken standing; footprint. ichnograph The groundplan for a building. ichnographic Of or relating to ichnography. ichnographical Synonym of ichnographic. ichnographically In terms of, or by means of, ichnography. ichnography the ground plan of a building ichnolite A fossil footprint; an ichnite. ichnolithology ichnology ichnolitic Relating to ichnolites. ichnologic Pertaining to ichnology. ichnological Relating to ichnology ichnologically In an ichnological manner ichnologist One who studies trace fossils. ichnology A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils such as footprints and burrows. Its subdisciplines include paleoichnology and neoichnology. ichnomancy Divination by observing a person's or animal's footprints. ichnomorphologic ichnomorphological ichnomorphological Relating to ichnomorphology ichnomorphology The morphology of ichnofossils ichnomorphotype The morphotype of an ichnofossil ichnosite A site at which ichnolites or similar fossil traces are preserved ichnospecies A level of taxonomical classification of trace fossils. ichnotaxobase A morphological feature of a trace fossil that can be used in classification ichnotaxon A grouping, analogous to a biological taxon, used to classify footprints, burrows or other trace fossils, and hence, indirectly, the organisms that might have produced them. ichnotaxonomic Related to ichnotaxonomy ichnotaxonomically In an ichnotaxonomic manner ichnotaxonomy The branch of taxonomy that attempts to classify an animal based on its footprints, burrows, or other traces ichnotype A footprint of a type specimen (especially an extinct one) ichnovirus Any of the genus Ichnovirus, symbiotic viruses associated with endoparasitic wasps ichnusaite A radioactive thorium molybdate mineral found in Sardinia. ichoglan A boy servant recruited according to the devshirme system in the Ottoman Empire. ichor The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. ichorhaemia infection of the blood with ichorous or putrid substances ichoroid Denoting a thin discharge of pus. ichorous Resembling or relating to ichor. ichorrhea Synonym of pyorrhea (“discharge of pus”). ichthammol Generic, non-trademarked name for ichthyol ichthidin A substance from the egg yolk of osseous fishes. ichthin A nitrogenous substance resembling vitellin, present in the egg yolk of cartilaginous fishes. ichthine An albuminous substance found in fish eggs. ichthulin A substance from the yolk of salmon roe. ichthyal Of or relating to fishes. ichthyic Of, pertaining to, or like fish; piscine. ichthyism Poisoning caused by eating spoiled fish. ichthyoacanthotoxin A venom produced by certain fishes. ichthyoacanthotoxism Poisoning caused by the venomous spines of certain fishes. ichthyoallyeinotoxic Relating to, or causing, ichthyoallyeinotoxism. ichthyoallyeinotoxism A hallucinatory condition caused by eating certain species of fish. ichthyoarchaeological Relating to ichthyoarchaeology ichthyoarchaeology The part of archaeology concerned with early man's exploitation of fish ichthyocentaur A centaurian sea being with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and forelegs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish. ichthyocidal Relating to an ichthyocide ichthyocide Any material that kills fish ichthyocol ichthyocolla ichthyocolla Fish glue, isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds (swimming bladders) of various fishes. ichthyodectid Any member of the family †Ichthyodectidae of extinct predatory fish principally of the Cretaceous. ichthyodectiform Any fish of the order Ichthyodectiformes ichthyodiversity The diversity of fish ichthyodorulite One of the spiny plates found on the back and tail of certain skates. ichthyofauna The fish of a particular region. ichthyofaunal Relating to ichthyofauna. ichthyofaunistic Relating to the distribution of fish ichthyoform Resembling a fish. ichthyogeographical Relating to ichthyogeography ichthyogeographically In an ichthyogeographic manner ichthyogeography The biogeography of fish ichthyograph A graphic representation of fish movement in a river or sea