4. (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to,
inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.
In*vert", v. i. (Chem.) To undergo inversion, as sugar.
In"vert (?), a. (Chem.) Subjected to the process of inversion;
inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.
Invert sugar (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a mixture of
dextrose and levulose, found naturally in fruits, and produced
artificially by the inversion of cane sugar (sucrose); also, less
properly, the grape sugar or dextrose obtained from starch. See
Inversion, Dextrose, Levulose, and Sugar.
In"vert, n. (Masonry) An inverted arch.
In*ver"te*bral (?), a. (Zoöl.) Same as Invertebrate.
||In*ver`te*bra"ta (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. in- not + vertebratus
||vertebrate.] (Zoöl.) A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom,
||including all except the Vertebrata.
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In*ver"te*brate (?), a. (Zoöl.) Destitute of a backbone; having no
vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata. -- n. One of the
Invertebrata.
Age of invertebrates. See Age, and Silurian.
In*ver"te*bra`ted (?), a. Having no backbone; invertebrate.
In*vert"ed (?), a.
1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed;
characterized by inversion.
2. (Geol.) Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata when folded
back upon themselves by upheaval.
Inverted arch (Arch.), an arch placed with crown downward; -- much used
in foundations.
In*vert"ed*ly, adv. In an inverted order. Derham.