All English words - page 2676

Meanings of Insufflating:

verb

Blow or breathe (air, vapour, or a powdered medicine) into or through a body cavity.

Usage examples:

Gas is insufflated through the catheter at various flow rates.

Meanings of Insufflator:

noun

A device for blowing powder on to a surface in order to make fingerprints visible.

Usage examples:

I'm sure you'd be horribly disappointed if they didn't clutter this room up with insufflators and t…

Meanings of Insula:

noun

(in ancient rome) a tenement in a city.

Usage examples:

In the reign of hadrian a forum/basilica complex was constructed, and slightly later a set of publi…

Meanings of Insulae:

noun

(in ancient rome) a tenement in a city.

Usage examples:

In the reign of hadrian a forum/basilica complex was constructed, and slightly later a set of publi…

Meanings of Insulant:

noun

An insulating material.

Usage examples:

In order to perform effectively as an insulant a material must restrict heat flow by any of the thr…

Meanings of Insulants:

noun

An insulating material.

Usage examples:

In order to perform effectively as an insulant a material must restrict heat flow by any of the thr…

Meanings of Insular:

adjective

Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

Usage examples:

A stubbornly insular farming people

Meanings of Insularity:

noun

Ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

Usage examples:

An example of british insularity

Meanings of Insulate:

verb

Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

Insulate and draught-proof your home

Meanings of Insulated:

adjective

Protected by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

An insulated loft

verb

Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

Insulate and draught-proof your home

Meanings of Insulates:

verb

Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

Insulate and draught-proof your home

Meanings of Insulating:

verb

Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.

Usage examples:

Insulate and draught-proof your home

Meanings of Insulation:

noun

The action of insulating something.

Usage examples:

Keep your home warmer through insulation

Meanings of Insulations:

noun

The action of insulating something.

Usage examples:

Keep your home warmer through insulation

Meanings of Insulator:

noun

A substance which does not readily allow the passage of heat or sound.

Usage examples:

Cotton is a poor insulator

Meanings of Insulators:

noun

A substance which does not readily allow the passage of heat or sound.

Usage examples:

Cotton is a poor insulator

Meanings of Insulin:

noun

A hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood. the lack of insulin causes a form of diabetes.

Usage examples:

The pancreas secretes the hormone insulin which is the key to allowing glucose to enter the cells.

Meanings of Insult:

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

Usage examples:

You're insulting the woman i love

noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act.

Usage examples:

He hurled insults at us

Meanings of Insulted:

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

Usage examples:

You're insulting the woman i love

noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act.

Usage examples:

He hurled insults at us

Meanings of Insulting:

adjective

Disrespectful or scornfully abusive.

Usage examples:

Insulting remarks

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

Usage examples:

You're insulting the woman i love

Meanings of Insultingly:

adverb

In way that is a rude or offensive

Usage examples:

She insultingly ignored me and walked on., the questions were insultingly easy.

Meanings of Insults:

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

Usage examples:

You're insulting the woman i love

noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act.

Usage examples:

He hurled insults at us

Meanings of Insuperable:

adjective

(of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome.

Usage examples:

Insuperable financial problems

Meanings of Insuperably:

adverb

In a way that is so great or severe that it cannot be defeated or dealt with successfully

Usage examples:

We have been left with an almost insuperably difficult set of problems to solve., this dish should …

Meanings of Insupportable:

adjective

Unable to be supported or justified.

Usage examples:

He had arrived at a wholly insupportable conclusion