| IR | an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation |
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| IR | an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy |
| IR | a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding |
| IR | a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding |
| IR | a compound containing two atoms of sulfur combined with iron |
| IR | a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file |
| IR | a foundry where cast iron is produced |
| IR | an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg |
| IR | (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive |
| IR | British stateswoman |
| IR | respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration |
| IR | instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim |