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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 in·trin·sic /ɪnˈtrɪnzɪk, ˈtrɪn(t)sɪk/
 (a.)本質的,原有的,真正的

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 in·trin·sic /ɪnˈtrɪnzɪk, ˈtrɪn(t)sɪk/ 形容詞
 內在的

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 intrinsic
 本質半導體

From: Network Terminology

 intrinsic
 內在 本質

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·trin·sic a.
 1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person.
    He was better qualified than they to estimate justly the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and refinement.   --I. Taylor.
 2. Anat. Included wholly within an organ or limb, as certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to extrinsic.
 Intrinsic energy of a body Physics, the work it can do in virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of energy from without.
 Intrinsic equation of a curve Geom., the equation which expresses the relation which the length of a curve, measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable point makes with a fixed line.
 Intrinsic value. See the Note under Value, n.
 Syn: -- Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·trin·sic, n. A genuine quality. [Obs.]
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 intrinsic
      adj 1: belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated
             as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the
             thing"- John Dewey [syn: intrinsical] [ant: extrinsic]
      2: situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body
         part on which it acts; "intrinsic muscles"