IV [,ī-'vē] -n
- an apparatus used to administer a fluid (as of medication, blood, or nutrients) intravenously
- a fluid administered by IV
- intravenous; intravenously
iver·mec·tin [,ī-vər-'mek-tən] -n
- a drug mixture of two structurally similar semisynthetic lactones that is used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic, acaricide, and insecticide and in human medicine to treat onchocerciasis
IVF -abbr
- in vitro fertilization
ivied ['ī-vēd] -adj
- overgrown with ivy
- academic
ivo·ry ['īv-rē, 'ī-və-rē] -n, adj
- the hard creamy-white modified dentine that composes the tusks of a tusked mammal (as an elephant, walrus, or narwhal)
- a tusk that yields ivory
- a variable color averaging a pale yellow
- tooth
- something (as a piano key) made of ivory or of a similar substance
ivo·ry·bill [-,bil] -n
- ivory-billed woodpecker
ivo·rybilled woodpecker [-'bild-] -n
- a very large black-and-white woodpecker ( Campephilus principalis) of the southeastern U.S. and Cuba that has a showy red crest in the male and is presumed extinct in the U.S.
ivory black -n
- a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory
ivory nut -n
- the nutlike seed of a So. American palm ( Phytelephas macrocarpa) containing a very hard endosperm used for carving and turning
ivory tower [-'tau̇-(ə-)rish] -n, adj
- an impractical often escapist attitude marked by aloof lack of concern with or interest in practical matters or urgent problems
- a secluded place that affords the means of treating practical issues with an impractical often escapist attitude
- a place of learning
ivo·rytow·ered [-'tau̇(-ə)rd] -adj
- divorced from reality and practical matters
ivy ['ī-vē] -n
- a widely cultivated ornamental climbing or prostrate or sometimes shrubby chiefly Eurasian vine ( Hedera helix) of the ginseng family with evergreen leaves, small yellowish flowers, and black berries
- poison ivy
- an Ivy League college
- academic
- ivy league
Ivy League -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of long-established eastern U.S. colleges and universities widely regarded as high in scholastic and social prestige
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the students of Ivy League schools
Ivy Leaguer -n
- a student at or a graduate of an Ivy League school