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Immersed (?), p. p. & a. 1. Deeply plunged into anything, especially a fluid.
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2. Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
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3. (Bot.) Growing wholly under water. Gray.
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Immersible (?), a. [From .] Capable of being immersed.
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Immersible, a. [Pref. im- not + L. mersus, p. p. of mergere to plunge.] Not capable of being immersed.
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Immersion (?), n. [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion.] 1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.
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2. Submersion in water for the purpose of Christian baptism, as, practiced by the Baptists.
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3. The state of being overhelmed or deeply absorbed; deep engagedness.
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Too deep an immersion in the affairs of life. Atterbury.
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4. (Astron.) The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite; -- opposed to emersion.
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Coloq. Immersion lens , a microscopic objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid, as oil, between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.
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Immersionist, n. (Eccl.) One who holds the doctrine that immersion is essential to Christian baptism.
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Immesh (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immeshed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Immeshing.] [Pref. im- in + mesh. Cf. .] To catch or entangle in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare.
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Immethodical (?), a. Not methodical; without method or systematic arrangement; without order or regularity; confused. Addison.

Syn. -- Irregular; confused; disoderly; unsystematic; desultory.
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Immethodically, adv. Without method; confusedly; unsystematically.
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Immethodicalness, n. Lack of method.
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Immethodize (?), v. t. To render immethodical; to destroy the method of; to confuse. [R.]
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Immetrical (�), a. Not metrical or rhythmical. [R.] Chapman.
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Immew (?), v. t. See .
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Immigrant (?), n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf. F. immigrant. See .] One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant.

Syn. -- See .
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Immigrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immigrated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Immigrating (?).] [L. immigrare, immigratum, to immigrate; pref. im- in + migrare to migrate. See .] To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See .
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Immigration (?), n. [Cf. F. immigration.] The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.
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The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe. T. Warton.
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Imminence (?), n. [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia, See .] 1. The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress. Fuller.
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2. That which is imminent; impending evil or danger. “But dare all imminence.” Shak.
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imminency n. the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon; imminence.
Syn. -- imminence, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness.
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Imminent (?), a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to project; pref. im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project. See .] 1. Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril. “In danger imminent.” Spenser.
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2. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.
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Hairbreadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach. Shak.
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3. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to. [R.]
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Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters. Milton.

Syn. -- Impending; threatening; near; at hand. -- , , . Imminent is the strongest: it denotes that something is ready to fall or happen on the instant; as, in imminent danger of one's life. Impending denotes that something hangs suspended over us, and may so remain indefinitely; as, the impending evils of war. Threatening supposes some danger in prospect, but more remote; as, threatening indications for the future.
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Three times to-day
You have defended me from imminent death. Shak.
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No story I unfold of public woes,
Nor bear advices of impending foes. Pope.
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Fierce faces threatening war. Milton.
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Imminently, adv. In an imminent manner.
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Immingle (?), v. t. To mingle; to mix; to unite; to blend. [R.] Thomson.
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Imminution (?), n. [L. imminutio, fr. imminuere, imminutum, to lessen; pref. im- in + minuere.] A lessening; diminution; decrease. [R.] Ray.
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Immiscibility (?), n. [Cf. F. immiscibilité.] Incapability of being mixed, or mingled.
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Immiscible (?), a. [Pref. im- not + miscible: cf. F. immiscible.] 1. Not capable of being mixed or mingled.
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A chaos of immiscible and conflicting particles. Cudworth.
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2. Specifically: (Chem.) Not miscible; forming two distinct phases when mixed at some concentration; -- of two liquids; as, water and gasoline are immiscible.
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Immission (?), n. [L. immissio: cf. F. immission. See .] The act of immitting, or of sending or thrusting in; injection; -- the correlative of emission.
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Immit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Immiting.] [L. immittere, immissum; pref. im- in + mittere to send.] To send in; to inject; to infuse; -- the correlative of emit. [R.] Boyle.
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Immitigable (?), a. [L. immitigabilis; fr. pref. im- not + mitigare to mitigate.] Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or appeased. Coleridge.
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Immitigably (?), adv. In an immitigable manner.
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Immix (?), v. t. [Pref. in- in + mix.] To mix; to mingle. [R.]
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Amongst her tears immixing prayers meek. Spenser.
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Immixable (?), a. Not mixable. Bp. Wilkins.
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Immixed (?), a. [Pref. in- not + mixed, p. p. of mix.] Unmixed. [Obs.]
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How pure and immixed the design is. Boyle.
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Immixture (?), n. Freedom from mixture; purity. [R.] W. Montagu.
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Immobile (?), a. [L. immobilis: cf. F. immobile. See .] Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable. Prof. Shedd.
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immobilisation immobilization n. The act or process of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; as, immobilization of the injured knee was necessary; the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team.
Syn. -- immobilizing.
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Immobility (?), n. [L. immobilitas, fr. immobilis immovable; pref. im- not + mobilis movable: cf. F. immobilité. See .] The condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or state.
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Immobilize (?), v. t. [Pref. im- in + mobilize; cf. f. immobiliser.] To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.
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Immoble (?), a. [Obs.] See .
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Immoderacy (?), n. [From .] Immoderateness. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Immoderancy (?), n. [L. immoderantia.] Immoderateness; excess. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Immoderate (?), a. [L. immoderatus; pref. im- not + moderatus moderate. See .] Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate laughter.
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So every scope by the immoderate use
Turns to restraint. Shak.

Syn. -- Excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; extravagant; intemperate; inordinate.
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Immoderately, adv. In an immoderate manner; excessively.
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Immoderateness, n. The quality of being immoderate; excess; extravagance. Puller.
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Immoderation (?), n. [L. immoderatio: cf. F. imodération.] Lack of moderation. Hallywell.
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Immodest (?), a. [F. immodeste, L. immodestus immoderate; pref. im- not + modestus modest. See .] 1. Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.
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2. Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd; as, immodest persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc.
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Immodest deeds you hinder to be wrought,
But we proscribe the least immodest thought. Dryden.

Syn. -- Indecorous; indelicate; shameless; shameful; impudent; indecent; impure; unchaste; lewd; obscene.
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Immodestly, adv. In an immodest manner.
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Immodesty (?), n. [L. immodestia: cf. F. immodestie.] Lack of modesty, delicacy, or decent reserve; indecency. “A piece of immodesty.” Pope.
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Immolate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immolated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Immolating.] [L. immolatus, p. p. of immolare to sacrifice, orig., to sprinkle a victim with sacrifical meal; pref. im- in + mola grits or grains of spelt coarsely ground and mixed with salt; also, mill. See , ground grain.] 1. To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to kill, as a sacrificial victim.
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Worshipers, who not only immolate to them [the deities] the lives of men, but . . . the virtue and honor of women. Boyle.
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2. To destroy by fire.
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Immolation (?), n. [L. immolatio: cf. F. immolation.] 1. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed. Sir. T. Browne.
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2. That which is immolated; a sacrifice.
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3. Destruction by fire.
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Immolator (?), n. [L.] One who offers in sacrifice; specifically, one of a sect of Russian fanatics who practice self-mutilation and sacrifice.

{ Immold, Immould } (?), v. t. To mold into shape, or form. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
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Immoment (?), a. [See .] Trifling. [R.] “Immoment toys.” Shak.
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Immomentous (?), a. [Pref. im- not + momentous.] Not momentous; unimportant; insignificant. [R.] A. Seward.
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Immoral (?), a. [Pref. im- not + moral: cf. F. immoral.] Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed.

Syn. -- Wicked; sinful; criminal; vicious; unjust; dishonest; depraved; impure; unchaste; profligate; dissolute; abandoned; licentious; lewd; obscene.
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Immorality (?), n.; pl. Immoralities (#). [Cf. F. immoralité.] 1. The state or quality of being immoral; vice.
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The root of all immorality. Sir W. Temple.
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2. An immoral act or practice.
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Luxury and sloth and then a great drove of heresies and immoralities broke loose among them. Milton.
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Immorally (?), adv. In an immoral manner; wickedly.
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Immorigerous (?), a. [Pref. im- not + morigerous.] Rude; uncivil; disobedient. [Obs.] -- Immorigerousness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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Immortal (?), a. [L. immortalis; pref. im- not + mortalis mortal: cf. F. immortel. See , and cf. .] 1. Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying; imperishable; lasting forever; having unlimited, or eternal, existance.
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Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible. 1 Tim. i. 17.
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For my soul, what can it do to that,
Being a thing immortal as itself? Shak.
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2. Connected with, or pertaining to immortality.
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I have immortal longings in me. Shak.
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3. Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding; exempt from oblivion; imperishable; as, immortal fame.
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One of the few, immortal names,
That were not born to die. Halleck.
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4. Great; excessive; grievous. [Obs.] Hayward.
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Coloq. Immortal flowers , immortelles; everlastings.

Syn. -- Eternal; everlasting; never-ending; ceaseless; perpetual; continual; enduring; endless; imperishable; incorruptible; deathless; undying.
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Immortal (?), n. One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay, or annihilation. Bunyan.
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Immortalist, n. One who holds the doctrine of the immortality of the soul. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
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Immortality (?), n.; pl. Immortalities (#). [L. immortalitas: cf. F. immortalité.] 1. The quality or state of being immortal; exemption from death and annihilation; unending existance; as, the immortality of the soul.
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This mortal must put on immortality. 1 Cor. xv. 53.
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2. Exemption from oblivion; perpetuity; as, the immortality of fame.
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Immortalization (?), n. The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized.
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Immortalize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immortalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Immortalizing (?).] [Cf. F. immortaliser.] 1. To render immortal; to cause to live or exist forever. S. Clarke.
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2. To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate in fame.
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Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his guilty name. T. Dawes.
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Immortalize, v. i. To become immortal. [R.]
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Immortally, adv. In an immortal manner.
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Immortelle (?), n.; pl. Immortelles (#). [F. See .] (Bot.) A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as the species of Antennaria, Helichrysum, Gomphrena, etc. See .
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Immortification (?), n. Failure to mortify the passions. [R.] Jer. Taylor.
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Immovability (?), n. The quality or state of being immovable; fixedness; steadfastness; as, immovability of a heavy body; immovability of purpose.
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Immovable (?), a. 1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of material things; as, an immovable foundation.
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Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. Milton.
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2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used of the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who remains immovable.
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3. Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy; unimpressible; impassive. Dryden.
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4. (Law.) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. See , n. Blackstone.
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Coloq. Immovable apparatus (Med.), an appliance, like the plaster of paris bandage, which keeps fractured parts firmly in place. -- Coloq. Immovable feasts (Eccl.), feasts which occur on a certain day of the year and do not depend on the date of Easter; as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.
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Immovable, n. 1. That which can not be moved.
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2. pl. (Civil Law) Lands and things adherent thereto by nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants, manure, etc.; or by the objects to which they are applied, as servitudes. Ayliffe. Bouvier.
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Immovableness, n. Quality of being immovable.
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Immovably, adv. In an immovable manner.
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Immund (?), a. [L. immundus; pref. im- not + mundus clean.] Unclean. [R.] Burton.
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Immundicity (?), n. [Cf. F. immondicité, L. immunditia, immundities.] Uncleanness; filthiness. [R.] W. Montagu.
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Immune (?), a. [L. immunis. See .] 1. Exempt; protected. -- Immunize (#), v. t.
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2. (Med.) Protected from disease due to the action of the immune system, especially by having been inoculated against or previously exposed to a disease.
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3. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the immune system or the components of the immune system.
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4. Not responsive; as, immune to suggestion.
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Immune (?), n. One who is immune; esp., a person who is immune from a disease by reason of previous affection with the disease or inoculation.
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immune system (?), n. (Biol.) The complex of cells, cellular processes, and substances within and diffused throughout an organism which allow the organism to counteract or destroy noxious foreign substances introduced into the body, destroy infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses, destroy malignant cells, and remove cellular debris, thus protecting the organism against many of the potentially harmful external agents and internal events that could lead to sickness or death. The system has numerous interacting components, including circulating antibodies, antibody-producing cells, white blood cells and lymphokines, lymph tissue and lymph nodes, and stem cells which may differentiate into other types of cell, together with the thymus and spleen. The system is responsible for the phenomenon of immunity{3}. See also and .
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immunisation n. Same as . [Chiefly Brit.]
Syn. -- immunization.
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Immunity (?), n.; pl. Immunities (#). [L. immunitas, fr. immunis free from a public service; pref. im- not + munis complaisant, obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F. immunité. See , and cf. , a.] 1. Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation, office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of Germany; the immunities of the clergy.
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2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.
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3. The state of being insusceptible to disease, certain poisons, etc.
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immunization n. the act of making immune (especially by inoculation).
Syn. -- immunisation.
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immunized adj. 1. 1 (Med.) rendered less susceptible (to disease) by treatment with a vaccine.
Syn. -- vaccinated.
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2. rendered insusceptible.
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immunoelectrophoresis n. (Biochemistry) electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies.
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immunogen n. any substance that produces immunity when introduced into the body.
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immunoglobulin (ĭmm�n�glŏb�lĭn) n. (1953) any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies and are produced by the immune system in animals. The immunoglobulins form a series of related proteins which are each composed of two pairs of polypeptide chains, called heavy (H) and light (L, meaning of lower molecular weight), all linked together by disulfide bonds. They are subdivided on the basis of the structural and antigenic properties of the H chains into four subgroups, immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), and immunoglobulin D (IgD). They are divided also into subclasses. Both H and L chains of anny given class and subclass have regions which are of constant structure within that class, as well as regions which are of variable structure. The variable regions impart the ability to recognize and bind to specific molecular structures, thus providing the organism the capacity to recognize and defend itself against the harmful effects of substances foreign to the body. Stedman
Syn. -- Ig.
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immunological a. Of or pertaining to immunology.
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immunology n. The science which studies the immune system, the processes of immunity, and the nature of the immune response, and techniques of analysis which use the immune response.
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Immure (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immured (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Immuring.] [Pref. im- in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.] 1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.] Sandys.
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2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate.
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Those tender babes
Whom envy hath immured within your walls. Shak.
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This huge convex of fire,
Outrageous to devour, immures us round. Milton.
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Immure, n. A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] Shak.
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Immurement (?), n. The act of immuring, or the state of being immured; imprisonment.
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Immusical (?), a. Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant. Bacon.
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Immutability (?), n. [L. immutabilitas: cf. F. immutabilité.] The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness. Heb. vi. 17.
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Immutable (?), a. [L. immutabilis; pref. im- not + mutabilis mutable. See .] Not mutable; not capable or susceptible of change; unchangeable; unalterable.
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That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation. Heb. vi. 18.
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Immutable, immortal, infinite,
Eternal King. Milton.

-- Immutableness, n. -- Immutably, adv.
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