MSDS Glossary

IARC: International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Ignitable: Capable of being set on fire.
Impervious: A material that does not allow another substance to pass through or penetrate it.
Incompatible: Materials that could cause dangerous reactions by direct contact with one another. Reactions between incompatible chemicals can cause an explosion, a fire, or the release of a toxic gas.
Ingestion: Taking in by the mouth.
Inhalation: Breathing in of a substance in the form of a gas, vapor, fume, mist, or dust.
Inhibitor: A chemical added to another substance to prevent an unwanted chemical change.
Insol: See Insoluble.
Insoluble: Not capable of being dissolved in a liquid.
Irritant: A chemical, which is not corrosive, that causes a reversible inflammatory effect on living tissue by chemical action at the site of contact.