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transmigrate (iou)



transmigrate verb. LME.
[Latin transmigrat- pa. ppl stem of transmigrare, formed as TRANS- + migrare MIGRATE.]
verb trans. In pass. Be transferred, be transported. Now only as in sense 3. LME.
verb intrans. Move or pass from one place to another; esp. (of a person, a tribe, etc.) move from one place of abode to another, migrate; be subject to transmigration. E17.
verb intrans. spec. Of the soul: pass at or after death into another body (human or Other). E17.
transmigrator noun (rare) a person who or thing which transmigrates M18.

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (ICI) (sh)




Major British chemical corporation.

It was founded in 1926 as Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. to amalgamate four major British chemical companies. Between World Wars I and II, ICI was a major competitor of IG Farben. Today it produces industrial chemicals, paints, and explosives; its drug, pesticide, and specialty chemical concerns were split off into a new corporation, Zeneca Group PLC, in 1993. ICI's headquarters are in London.