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 insularization The process of making insular. insularize To make insular. insularly In an insular manner. insulatard A form of isophane insulin used to treat diabetes insulate To separate, detach, or isolate. insulated Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material. insulating That insulates. insulation The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation. insulationism Synonym of isolationism. insulationist A supporter of insulationism. insulative Serving to insulate. insulator A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator). insulatory That acts as an insulator insulin A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans). insulinaemia The (normal) presence of insulin in the bloodstream insulinase Any enzyme that inactivates insulin insulinemia An abnormally high level of insulin in the blood insulinemic Exhibiting insulinemia. insulinergic Produced or activated by insulin insulinic Relating to insulin insulinitis Synonym of type 1 diabetes. insulinization Treatment with insulin insulinize To treat with insulin. insulinized Treated with insulin; subjected to insulinization. insulinlike Resembling insulin or some aspect of it. insulinogenesis production of insulin insulinogenic Promoting the production of insulin. insulinogogue A compound that stimulates the release of insulin insulinoma A tumour of the pancreas that secretes insulin. insulinomimetic That mimics the action of insulin insulinopathy Any disorder due to an excess or deficiency of insulin insulinopenia insulin deficiency insulinopenic Relating to a form of diabetes mellitus that results from an inadequate secretion of insulin insulinoresistance resistance to the effects of insulin insulinostatic That keeps the concentration of insulin in the body static insulinotherapy The use of insulin as a therapy for diabetes insulinotropic That stimulates the production, release and/or activity of insulin insulinotropin An insulinotropic peptide similar to glucagon insulinotropism The stimulation of the production, release and/or activity of insulin insulitis inflammation of the islands of Langerhans insuloma A tumour of the islets of Langerhans insulostriatal insular and striatal: relating to the brain's insula and striatum, especially their connectivity, both normal and abnormal. insulous Abounding in islands. insulse insipid, dull, stupid or tasteless insulsity lack of taste, insipidity insult To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). insultability The quality of being insultable. insultable Capable of being insulted. insultant A consultant who is willing to criticise the organisation that they work for. insultathon A vigorous, lengthy exchange of insults. insultation The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult. insultative Insulting. insultee One who is insulted. insulter Someone who insults. insulting Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting. insultingly In an insulting manner; to a degree that causes insult. insultingness The quality of being insulting; offensiveness. insultive Insulting. insultment Insolent treatment; insult. insultory that which insults or intends to insult insultproof Resistant to insults. insultry Insults generally; the habit or process of insulting. insulysin Insulin-degrading enzyme insume To take in; to absorb. insunk Sunk inward. insuperability The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness. insuperable Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated. insuperableness The quality of being insuperable or insurmountable; insuperability. insuperably In an insuperable manner. insupportability Synonym of insupportableness. insupportable That cannot be tolerated or endured. insupportableness The state of being insupportable; insufferableness. insupportably In an insupportable manner. insupposable Incapable of being supposed or considered; inconceivable. insuppressible That cannot be suppressed. insuppressibly In an insuppressible manner. insuppressive insuppressible; that cannot be suppressed insurability The quality of being insurable. insurable Capable of being insured. insurably In an insurable way. insurance A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event. insurancelike Resembling insurance or insurance policies insurancer An insurer; an underwriter. insurant Synonym of insured. insure To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event. insured Covered by an insurance policy. insuree Synonym of insured. insurer One who insures. insurge To rise up as an insurgent or in an insurgency. insurgence An uprising or rebellion; an insurrection. insurgency rebellion; revolt; the state of being insurgent insurgent Rebellious, opposing authority. insurgentism insurgence insurgently In an insurgent manner. insurmountability The state or quality of being insurmountable. insurmountable Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable insurmountableness The quality of being insurmountable. insurmountably In an insurmountable manner. insurpassable Synonym of unsurpassable. insurrect To take part in an insurrection. insurrecter An insurrectionist. insurrection The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature. insurrectional Relating to insurrection. insurrectionalism The belief that insurrection is the best way to achieve a communist or socialist revolution. insurrectionalist Pertaining to insurrectionalism. insurrectionally In terms of, or by means of, insurrection. insurrectionary Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection. insurrectionism A form of revolutionary anarchism that emphasizes insurrection insurrectionist A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection. insurrectionize To cause to rise up in insurrection. insurrectiony Characteristic of an insurrection. insurrectious Of or relating to an insurrection. insurrecto a rebel, especially in Cuba or the Philippines during American military involvement there around the start of the 20th century insurrectory Relating to insurrection. insurtech The use of information technology in the insurance industry. insusceptibility Lack of susceptibility (most senses), insusceptible Not susceptible. insusceptibly In an insusceptible manner. insusceptive Not susceptive or susceptible. insusurration The act of whispering into something. inswarming That swarms inward. insweep The motion of a swimmer's arm inward, towards the body. insweeping Sweeping inward. inswept Narrowed at the forward end; said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear. inswing An inward swinging motion. inswinging Swinging inward. inswung Swung or bent inward. int To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team intabulation an arrangement of a vocal or ensemble piece for keyboard, lute, or other plucked string instrument, written in tablature. intact Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged. intactable Not perceptible by touch. intactible Not perceptible to the touch. intactile Not tactile. intactivism The belief in or advocacy of genital autonomy (i.e., the right to not be subjected to involuntary, nontherapeutic modification of one's genitals). intactivist A person who is involved in intactivism; one who campaigns against involuntary, nontherapeutic genital modification, such as infant male circumcision. intactly In an intact manner intactness The condition of being intact. intagliated Engraved in the form of an intaglio. intagliation Engraving in the form of an intaglio. intaglio A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something. intake The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet. intaker One who or that which takes or draws in. intaking The act of taking something in. Intal An international auxiliary language created by German linguist Erich Weferling and published in 1956, developed as a compromise between Esperanto, Ido, Occidental-Interlingue, Neo and Novial. intalk Internalised talk or speech; talk associated with a particular group, company, or occupation; jargon. intaminated uncontaminated intangibility The quality or state of being intangible; intangibleness. intangible Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal. intangibleness The characteristic of being intangible. intangibly In an intangible manner.