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Irones
- - A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula C14H22O, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient in violets is , which occurs as both cis and trans stereoisomers. Called also 6-methylionone.
Ironic
- adjective - characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"
- humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
Irrupt
- verb - enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room"
- erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
- increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
Irtish
- noun - an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River
Irtysh
- noun - an Asian river that rises in the Altai Mountains in northern China and flows generally northwest to become a tributary of the Ob River
Irving
- noun - United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942)
- United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
Kraals
- noun - a pen for livestock in southern Africa
- a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
Krafts
- noun - strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution
Kraits
- noun - brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula
Krakau
- noun - an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula