3. (Law) Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty;
unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made without regard to natural
obligation, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance.
"The inofficious testament." Blackstone. "An inofficious disposition of
his fortune." Paley.
In`of*fi"cious*ly, adv. Not officiously.
In"o*gen (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, a muscle + -gen.] (Physiol.) A complex
nitrogenous substance, which, by Hermann's hypothesis, is continually
decomposed and reproduced in the muscles, during their life.
In*op`er*a"tion (?), n. [L. inoperari to effect; pref. in- in + operari
to operate.] Agency; influence; production of effects. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
In*op"er*a*tive (?), a. [Pref. in- not + operative.] Not operative;
not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by
neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.
{ In`o*per"cu*lar (?), In`o*per"cu*late (?), } a. (Zoöl.) Having no
operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.
In`o*pin"a*ble (?), a. [L. inopinabilis. See Inopinate.] Not to be
expected; inconceivable. [Obs.] "Inopinable, incredible . . . sayings."
Latimer.
In*op"i*nate (?), a. [L. inopinatus. See In- not, and Opine.] Not
expected or looked for. [Obs.]
In*op`por*tune" (&?;), a. [L. inopportunus: cf. F. inopportun. See In-
not, and Opportune.] Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an
inopportune occurrence, remark, etc.
No visit could have been more inopportune.
T. Hook.
In*op`por*tune"ly, adv. Not opportunely; unseasonably; inconveniently.
In*op`por*tu"ni*ty (?), n. Want of opportunity; unseasonableness;
inconvenience. [R.]
In`op*press"ive (?), a. Not oppressive or burdensome. O. Wolcott.
In*op"u*lent (?), a. [Pref. in- not + opulent: cf. F. inopulent.] Not
opulent; not affluent or rich.
In*or"di*na*cy (?), n. The state or quality of being inordinate;
excessiveness; immoderateness; as, the inordinacy of love or desire.
Jer. Taylor.
In*or"di*nate (?), a. [L. inordinatus disordered. See In- not, and
Ordinate.] Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds;
irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of the world.
"Inordinate desires." Milton. "Inordinate vanity." Burke.
-- In*or"di*nate*ly, adv. -- In*or"di*nate*ness, n.
In*or`di*na"tion (?), n. [L. inordinatio.] Deviation from custom, rule,
or right; irregularity; inordinacy. [Obs.] South.
Every inordination of religion that is not in defect, is properly
called superstition.
Jer. Taylor.
In`or*gan"ic (?), a. [Pref. in- not + organic: cf. F. inorganique.] Not
organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid of an organized
structure; unorganized; lifeness; inanimate; as, all chemical compounds
are inorganic substances.
The term inorganic is used to denote any one the large series of
substances (as minerals, metals, etc.), which are not directly
connected with vital processes, either in origin or nature, and which
are broadly and relatively contrasted with organic substances. See
Organic.
Inorganic Chemistry. See under Chemistry.
In`or*gan"ic*al (?), a. Inorganic. Locke.
In`or*gan"ic*al*ly, adv. In an inorganic manner.
In`or*gan"i*ty (?), n. Quality of being inorganic. [Obs.] "The
inorganity of the soul." Sir T. Browne.
In*or`gan*i*za"tion (?), n. The state of being without organization.
In*or"gan*ized (?), a. Not having organic structure; devoid of organs;
inorganic.
In`or*thog"ra*phy (?), n. Deviation from correct orthography; bad
spelling. [Obs.] Feltham.
In*os"cu*late (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inosculated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inosculating (?).] [Pref. in- in + osculate.] 1. To unite by apposition
or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose.