Induline to Inelegant
Induline
(In"du*line) n. [Perh. fr. indigo.] (Chem.) (a) Any one of a large series of aniline dyes,
colored blue or violet, and represented by aniline violet. (b) A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced
by the oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; — called also aniline black.
Indult
(In*dult" In*dul"to) n. [L. indultum indulgence, favor, fr. indultus, p. p. of indulgere: cf. It. indulto,
F. indult. See Indulge.]
1. A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a dispensation granted by the pope.
2. (Spain) A duty levied on all importations.
Indument
(In"du*ment) n. [L. indumentum a covering. See Indue, and cf. Induement.] (Zoöl.) Plumage; feathers.
Induplicate
(In*du"pli*cate) a. (Bot.) (a) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; — said of the
parts of the calyx or corolla in æstivation. (b) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about
the axis without overlapping; - - said of leaves in vernation.
Induplicative
(In*du"pli*ca*tive) a. (Bot.) (a) Having induplicate sepals or petals in æstivation. (b)
Having induplicate leaves in vernation.
Indurance
(In*dur"ance) n. [Obs.] See Endurance.
Indurate
(In"du*rate) a. [L. induratus, p. p. of indurare to harden. See Endure.]
1. Hardened; not soft; indurated. Tyndale.
2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.
Indurate
(In"du*rate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indurated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Indurating ]
1. To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.
2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate.
Indurate
(In"du*rate), v. i. To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and
by heat.
Indurated
(In"du*ra`ted) a. Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart. Goldsmith.
Induration
(In`du*ra"tion) n. [Cf. F. induration, L. induratio hardness of heart.]
1. The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard.
2. State of being indurated, or of having become hard.
3. Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.; obduracy; stiffness; want of pliancy or feeling.
A certain induration of character had arisen from long habits of business.
Coleridge. Indusial
(In*du"sial) a. [See Indusium.] Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ
of certain insects.
Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh- water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases
of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some
other localities.
Indusiate
(In*du"si*ate In*du"si*a`ted) a. (Bot.) Furnished with an indusium.
