IP -abbr
- initial point
- innings pitched
- intermediate pressure
- Internet protocol
IPA [,ī-(,)pē-'ā] -n
- an alphabet designed to represent each human speech sound with a unique symbol
- individual practice association
IP address ['ī'pē-] -n
- the numeric address of a computer on the Internet
ip·e·cac ['i-pi-,kak] -n
- the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants ( Cephaelis acuminataand C. ipecacuanha) of the madder family used esp. as a source of emetine
- either of these plants
- an emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac esp. as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoning
Iph·i·ge·nia [,i-fə-jə-'nī-ə] -n
- a daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but saved by her and made a priestess
ipm -abbr
- inches per minute
IPM -abbr
- integrated pest management
IPO [,ī-(,)pē-'ō] -n
- an initial public offering of a company's stock
ipro·ni·a·zid [,ī-prə-'nī-ə-zəd] -n
- a derivative C 9H 13N 3O of isoniazid that is used as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor and was formerly used in treating tuberculosis
ips -abbr
- inches per second
ip·se dix·it ['ip-sē-'dik-sət] -n
- an assertion made but not proved : dictum
ip·si·lat·er·al [,ip-si-'la-t(ə-)rəl] -adj, adv
- situated or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body
ip·sis·si·ma ver·ba [ip-'si-sə-mə-'vər-bə] -n pl
- the exact language used by someone quoted
ip·so fac·to ['ip-(,)sō-'fak-(,)tō] -adv
- by that very fact or act : as an inevitable result
IPTS -abbr
- International Practical Temperature Scale