IP -abbr

  1. initial point
  2. innings pitched
  3. intermediate pressure
  4. Internet protocol

IPA [,ī-(,)pē-'ā] -n

  1. an alphabet designed to represent each human speech sound with a unique symbol
  2. individual practice association

IP address ['ī'pē-] -n

  1. the numeric address of a computer on the Internet

ip·e·cac ['i-pi-,kak] -n

  1. 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
  2. either of these plants
  3. 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

  1. a daughter of Agamemnon nearly sacrificed by him to Artemis but saved by her and made a priestess

ipm -abbr

  1. inches per minute

IPM -abbr

  1. integrated pest management

IPO [,ī-(,)pē-'ō] -n

  1. an initial public offering of a company's stock

ipro·ni·a·zid [,ī-prə-'nī-ə-zəd] -n

  1. 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

  1. inches per second

ip·se dix·it ['ip-sē-'dik-sət] -n

  1. an assertion made but not proved : dictum

ip·si·lat·er·al [,ip-si-'la-t(ə-)rəl] -adj, adv

  1. 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

  1. the exact language used by someone quoted

ip·so fac·to ['ip-(,)sō-'fak-(,)tō] -adv

  1. by that very fact or act : as an inevitable result

IPTS -abbr

  1. International Practical Temperature Scale