Is`chi*op"o*dite (?), n. [Gr. 'ischi`on the hip joint + &?;, &?;,
foot.] (Zoöl.) The third joint of the typical appendages of Crustacea.
Is`chi*o*rec"tal (?), a. [Ischium + rectal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining
to the region between the rectum and ishial tuberosity.
Is`chu*ret"ic (?), a. Having the quality of relieving ischury. -- n. An
ischuretic medicine.
Is"chu*ry (?), n. [L. ischuria, Gr. &?;; &?; to hold, check + &?;
urine: cf. F. ischurie.] (Med.) A retention or suppression of urine.
-ise (?). See -ize.
I`sen*trop"ic (?), a. [Is- + entropy + -ic.] (Physics) Having equal
entropy.
Isentropic lines, lines which pass through points having equal entropy.
I*seth`i*on"ic (?), a. [Is- + ethionic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived
from, or designating, an acid, HO.C2H4.SO3H, obtained as an oily or
crystalline substance, by the action of sulphur trioxide on alcohol or
ether. It is derivative of sulphuric acid.
-ish (?). [AS. -isc; akin to G. -isch, OHG. -isc, Goth. & Dan. -isk,
Gr. &?;. Cf. -esque.] A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and
from adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and
sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish, brutish;
whitish, somewhat white.
-ish. [OE. -issen, fr. F. -is, -iss- (found in the present particle,
etc., of certain verbs, as finir to finish, fleurir to flourish),
corresponding to L. -escere, an inchoative ending.] A verb ending,
originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish,
cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.
Ish"ma*el*ite (?), n. 1. A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham
and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man,
and every man's hand against him." Gen. xvi. 12.
2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast.
Thackeray.