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Igbara – Illinois River

Igbara

name given negro people When Christian. In the 8th and 9th centuries a party in the Eastern Church (see ICONOCLAST) denounced image worship as idolatry, and the Emperor Leo interdicted the images, but they were restored by the Empress Irene. (See IMAGE WORSHIP.)

Idria

a mining town in the former Austrian crownland of Carniola, famous for its quicksilver mines (discovered in 1497). Pop. about 17,500.

Idrialin

or IDRIALINE, in chemistry, C42 H28O, a white crystalline substance, extracted from idrialite. The best solvent is oil of turpentine or amylic alcohol. Heated with sulphuric acid, an intense blue color is formed; with nitric acid an insoluble red powder is produced.

Ignatius Bean

the seeds of the so-called Ignatia amara; but the genus Ignatia is now given up, having been founded on fragments of two different plants not akin to each other. Ignatius beans, called in parts of India papeeta, have been given in cases of cholera.

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Ilchester

an ancient English village of Somersetshire. Supposed to be the "Ischalis" of Ptolemy, it was the principal station of the Romans in this region. Ilchester is the birthplace of Roger Bacon.

Ileum

the portion of the small intestines communicating with the larger intestine. It is formed by one of the folds of the peritoneum. Sometimes there is a pouch or diverticulum from the main tube.

Ilford

a district of Essex, England. It is on the Roding river. Its chief industry is the manufacturing of photographic materials. It has an insane asylum, a hospital, and other public buildings. Pop. about 80,000.

Illinois

a confederacy of five tribes of North American Indians, comprising

Illinois

a confederacy of five tribes Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri. roa, and Michegamia. They formerly occupied Illinois and adjacent parts of tral Division of the North American

Illinois College

an institution

Illinois College

an institution for higher education, founded in 1829 dents. The library contains about 15,- 000 volumes and the endowment amounts Rammelkamp. to about $400,000. President, C. H. in Illinois; formed in Grundy county by

Illinois River

the largest river