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haberdashery noun The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.), trifles.
habilimented adjective Clothed. Taylor (1630).
habilitation noun Equipment; qualification.
habitability noun Habitableness.
haemapoietic adjective Bloodforming; as, the haemapoietic function of the spleen.
haemastatics noun Same as Hemastatics.
haematemesis noun Same as Hematemesis.
haematoblast noun One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; — called also blood plaque, and blood plate.
haematocryal adjective Cold-blooded.
haematogenic adjective Relating to haematogenesis.
haematometer noun Same as Hemadynamometer., An instrument for determining the number of blood corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.
haematoplast noun Same as Haematoblast.
haematoscope noun A haemoscope.
haematexylin noun The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin.
haematoxylon noun A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.
haemoplastic adjective Same as Haematoplastic.
hagiographal Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings.
hagiographer noun One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of the saints.
haidingerite noun A mineral consisting of the arseniate of lime; — so named in honor of W. Haidinger, of Vienna.
hairsplitter noun One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles.
half-blooded adjective Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep., Degenerate; mean.
half-brother noun A brother by one parent, but not by both.
half-clammed adjective Half-filled.
half-cracked adjective Half-demented; half-witted.
half-hatched adjective Imperfectly hatched; as, half-hatched eggs.
half-hearted adjective Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind., Lacking zeal or courage; lukewarm.
half-learned adjective Imperfectly learned.
half-sighted adjective Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment.
haliographer noun One who writes about or describes the sea.
hallelujatic adjective Pertaining to, or containing, hallelujahs.
hallucinator noun One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
halotrichite noun An iron alum occurring in silky fibrous aggregates of a yellowish white color.
hammochrysos noun A stone with spangles of gold color in it.
hamstringing present participle & vb. noun of Hamstring
handicapping present participle & vb. noun of Handicap
handkerchief noun A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands., A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.
handsomeness noun The quality of being handsome.
handyy-dandy noun A child’s play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit.
harbingering present participle & vb. noun of Harbinger
hard-favored adjective Hard-featured; ill-looking; as, Vulcan was hard-favored.
hard-hearted adjective Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless.
hard-labored adjective Wrought with severe labor; elaborate; studied.
hard-mouthed adjective Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a hard-mouthed horse.
hard-visaged adjective Of a harsh or stern countenance; hard-featured.
hare-hearted adjective Timorous; timid; easily frightened.
harlequinade noun A play or part of play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin.
harmonometer noun An instrument for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds. It is often a monochord furnished with movable bridges.
harness cask A tub lashed to a vessel’s deck and containing salted provisions for daily use; — called also harness tub.
harping iron A harpoon.
harts clover Melilot or sweet clover. See Melilot.
harum-scarum verb t. Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless.
harvest-home noun The gathering and bringing home of the harvest; the time of harvest., The song sung by reapers at the feast made at the close of the harvest; the feast itself., A service of thanksgiving, at harvest time, in the Church of England and in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States., The opportunity of gathering treasure.
hatti-sherif noun A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan.
headforemost adverb With the head foremost.
headquarters noun sing. The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order.
heartburning adjective Causing discontent., Same as Heartburn., Discontent; secret enmity.
heart-eating adjective Preying on the heart.
heartrending adjective Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.
heart’s-ease noun Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling., A species of violet (Viola tricolor); — called also pansy.
heathenishly adverb In a heathenish manner.
heathenizing present participle & vb. noun of Heathenize
heavenliness noun The state or quality of being heavenly.
heavy-headed adjective Dull; stupid.
hebdomadally adverb In periods of seven days; weekly.
hebdomatical adjective Weekly; hebdomadal.
hecatompedon noun A name given to the old Parthenon at Athens, because measuring 100 Greek feet, probably in the width across the stylobate.
hectocotylus noun One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods, which is specially modified in various ways to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male, and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes.
hederiferous adjective Producing ivy; ivy-bearing.
hedging bill A hedge bill. See under Hedge.
heliocentric adjective Alt. of Heliocentrical
heliochromic adjective Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy.
heliographic adjective Of or pertaining to heliography or a heliograph; made by heliography.
heliogravure noun The process of photographic engraving.
heliotropism noun The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many leaves and flowers.
hell-haunted adjective Haunted by devils; hellish.
hemadrometer noun Alt. of Hemadromometer
hemadrometry noun Alt. of Hemadromometry
hemadynamics noun The principles of dynamics in their application to the blood; that part of science which treats of the motion of the blood.
hemapophyses plural of Hemapophysis
hemapophysis noun The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.
hemastatical adjective & noun Same as Hemostatic.
hematophilia noun A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds.
hematotherma noun pl. The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and birds; — the antithesis to hematocrya.
hemerocallis noun A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily.
hemialbumose noun An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily convertible into hemipeptone. Called also hemialbumin.
hemicerebrum noun A lateral half of the cerebrum.
hemimellitic adjective Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; — said of an organic acid.
hemimetabola noun pl. Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.
hemispheroid noun A half of a spheroid.
hemispherule noun A half spherule.
hemorrhoidal adjective Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, hemorrhoids., Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the hemorrhoidal arteries, veins, and nerves.
hemstitching present participle & vb. noun of Hemstitch
henceforward adverb From this time forward; henceforth.
hepatization noun Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas., Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer pervious to the air.
hepatocystic adjective Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts.
hepatogenous adjective Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as, hepatogenic jaundice.
heracleonite noun A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church.
heraldically adverb In an heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry.
hereditament noun Any species of property that may be inherited; lands, tenements, anything corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed, that may descend to an heir.
hereditarily adverb By inheritance; in an hereditary manner.
hereinbefore adverb In the preceding part of this (writing, document, book, etc.).
heritability noun The state of being heritable.
hermeneutics noun The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.
hermetically adverb In an hermetical manner; chemically., By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure.
heroicomical adjective Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.
herpetologic adjective Alt. of Herpetological
hesitatingly adverb With hesitation or doubt.
heterauxesis noun Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant.
heterocercal adjective Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.
heterochrony noun In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts.
heteroclitic adjective Alt. of Heteroclitical
heterodactyl adjective Heterodactylous., One of the Heterodactylae.
heterogamous adjective The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster., Characterized by heterogamy.
heterogeneal adjective Heterogeneous.
heterogenist noun One who believes in the theory of spontaneous generation, or heterogenesis.
heterogenous adjective Of or pertaining to heterogenesis; heterogenetic.
heterogonous adjective Characterized by heterogony.
heterography noun That method of spelling in which the same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger.
heterogynous adjective Having females very unlike the males in form and structure; — as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the females wingless.
heterologous adjective Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; — opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs.
heteromerous adjective Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are homoemorphous, but heteromerous., With the parts not corresponding in number., Having the femoral artery developed as the principal artery of the leg; — said of certain birds, as the cotingas and pipras., Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles.
heteromorphy noun The state or quality of being heteromorphic.
heteromyaria noun pl. A division of bivalve shells, including the marine mussels, in which the two adductor muscles are very unequal. See Dreissena, and Illust. under Byssus.
heteronereis noun A free-swimming, dimorphic, sexual form of certain species of Nereis.
heteronomous adjective Subject to the law of another.
heteronymous adjective Having different names or designations; standing in opposite relations.
heteroousian adjective Having different essential qualities; of a different nature., One of those Arians who held that the Son was of a different substance from the Father.
heteropathic adjective Of or pertaining to the method of heteropathy; allopathic.
heteropodous adjective Of or pertaining to the Heteropoda.
heterosomati noun pl. An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole, etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes on one side. Called also Heterosomata, Heterosomi.
heterosporic adjective Alt. of Heterosporous
heterostyled adjective Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths.
heterotopism noun Alt. of Heterotopy
heterotricha noun pl. A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine cilia all over the body, and a circle of larger ones around the anterior end.
heterotropal adjective Alt. of Heterotropous
hexacapsular adjective Having six capsules or seed vessels.
hexametrical adjective Consisting of six metrical feet.
hexapetalous adjective Having six petals.
hexaphyllous adjective Having six leaves or leaflets.
hibernaculum noun A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closely overlapping scales., A little case in which certain insects pass the winter., Winter home or abiding place.
hibernianism noun An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.
hierarchical adjective Pertaining to a hierarchy.
hieroglyphic adjective A sacred character; a character in picture writing, as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a., Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or illegible character or mark., Alt. of Hieroglyphical
hierographic adjective Alt. of Hierographical
hierological adjective Pertaining to hierology.
hierophantic adjective Of or relating to hierophants or their teachings.
high-colored adjective Having a strong, deep, or glaring color; flushed., Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; hence, exaggerated; as, high-colored description.
high-embowed adjective Having lofty arches.
highfaluting noun High-flown, bombastic language.
high-flushed adjective Elated.
high-hearted adjective Full of courage or nobleness; high-souled.
high-mettled adjective Having abundance of mettle; ardent; full of fire; as, a high-mettled steed.
high-sighted adjective Looking upward; supercilious.
high-stepper noun A horse that moves with a high step or proud gait; hence, a person having a proud bearing.
high-wrought adjective Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate., Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought passion.
hindoostanee adjective Alt. of Hindustani
hippocentaur noun Same as Centaur.
hippocratism noun The medical philosophy or system of Hippocrates.
hippocrepian noun One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See Phylactolaema.
hippophagism noun Hippophagy.
hippophagist noun One who eats horseflesh.
hippophagous adjective Feeding on horseflesh; — said of certain nomadic tribes, as the Tartars.
hippopotamus noun A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa.
histogenesis noun The formation and development of organic tissues; histogeny; — the opposite of histolysis., Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of cells.
histogenetic adjective Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and development of the organic tissues.
histographer noun One who describes organic tissues; an histologist.
histological adjective Pertaining to histology, or to the microscopic structure of the tissues of living organisms.
historically adverb In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.
historiology noun A discourse on history.
histrionical adjective Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a theatre; theatrical; — sometimes in a bad sense.
hognosesnake A harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, esp. H. platyrhynos; — called also puffing adder, blowing adder, and sand viper.
holder-forth noun One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher.
holometabola noun pl. Those insects which have a complete metamorphosis; metabola.
holophrastic adjective Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, — as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.
holosiderite noun Meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of metallic iron without stony matter.
home-keeping adjective Staying at home; not gadding., A staying at home.
homeopathist noun A believer in, or practitioner of, homeopathy.
homocerebrin noun A body similar to, or identical with, cerebrin.
homochromous adjective Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same color.
homodynamous adjective Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy; as, successive or homodynamous parts in plants and animals.
homoeomerous adjective Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic nerve; — said of certain birds.
homoeopathic noun Alt. of Homoeopathy
homoioptoton noun A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.
homologating present participle & vb. noun of Homologate
homologation noun Confirmation or ratification (as of something otherwise null and void), by a court or a grantor.
homomorphous adjective Characterized by homomorphism.
homomorphism noun Same as Homomorphy., The possession, in one species of plants, of only one kind of flowers; — opposed to heteromorphism, dimorphism, and trimorphism., The possession of but one kind of larvae or young, as in most insects.
homonymously adverb In an homonymous manner; so as to have the same name or relation., Equivocally; ambiguously.
homosystemic adjective Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit (gastrula or plant enbryo) differentiates.
homothermous adjective Warm-blooded; homoiothermal; haematothermal.
honeysuckled adjective Covered with honeysuckles.
honiton lace A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures; — so called because chiefly made in Honiton, England.
hood molding Alt. of Hood moulding
horizontally adverb In a horizontal direction or position; on a level; as, moving horizontally.
horny-handed adjective Having the hands horny and callous from labor.
horometrical adjective Belonging to horometry.
horribleness noun The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness.
horse-drench noun A dose of physic for a horse., The appliance by which the dose is administred.
horse guards A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the sovereign.
horse-jockey noun A professional rider and trainer of race horses., A trainer and dealer in horses.
horse-litter noun A carriage hung on poles, and borne by and between two horses.
horsemanship noun The act or art of riding, and of training and managing horses; manege.
horse-radish noun A plant of the genus Nasturtium (N. Armoracia), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine.
horseshoeing noun The act or employment of shoeing horses.
horticulture noun The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of cultivating gardens or orchards.
hostess-ship noun The character, personality, or office of a hostess.
hot-spirited adjective Having a fiery spirit; hot-headed.
hottentotism noun A term employed to describe one of the varieties of stammering.
housebreaker noun One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
housebuilder noun One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.
housekeeping noun The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder., Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs., Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions., Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.
housewarming noun A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises.
humanitarian adjective Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ’s nature., Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man’s nature without supernatural aid., Benevolent; philanthropic., One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human., One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual., One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of his kind; a philanthropist.
humanization noun The act of humanizing.
humicubation noun The act or practice of lying on the ground.
humorousness noun Moodiness; capriciousness., Facetiousness; jocularity.
hunt-counter noun A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer.
huntsmanship noun The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter.
hurry-skurry adverb Confusedly; in a bustle.
hyalospongia noun pl. An order of vitreous sponges, having glassy six-rayed, siliceous spicules; — called also Hexactinellinae.
hybridizable adjective Capable of forming a hybrid, or of being subjected to a hybridizing process; capable of producing a hybrid by union with another species or stock.
hydractinian noun Any species or marine hydroids, of the genus Hydractinia and allied genera. These hydroids form, by their rootstalks, a firm, chitinous coating on shells and stones, and esp. on spiral shells occupied by hermit crabs. See Illust. of Athecata.
hydrargyrate adjective Of or pertaining to mercury; containing, or impregnated with, mercury.
hydrargyrism noun A diseased condition produced by poisoning with hydrargyrum, or mercury; mercurialism.
hydrobromate noun Same as Hydrobromide.
hydrobromide noun A compound of hydrobromic acid with a base; — distinguished from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the base.
hydrochloric adjective Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas; as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric.
hydrocyanate noun See Hydrocyanide.
hydrocyanide noun A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base; — distinguished from a cyanide, in which only the cyanogen so combines.
hydrodynamic adjective Alt. of Hydrodynamical
hydrofluoric adjective Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen and fluorine; fluohydric; as, hydrofluoric acid.
hydrogenated imp. & past participle of Hydrogenate
hydrogenized imp. & past participle of Hydrogenize
hydrographer noun One skilled in the hydrography; one who surveys, or draws maps or charts of, the sea, lakes, or other waters, with the adjacent shores; one who describes the sea or other waters.
hydrographic adjective Alt. of Hydrographical
hydrokinetic adjective Of or pertaining to the motions of fluids, or the forces which produce or affect such motions; — opposed to hydrostatic.
hydrological adjective Of or pertaining to hydrology.
hydromedusae plural of Hydromedusa
hydropathist noun One who practices hydropathy; a water-cure doctor.
hydrophanous adjective Made transparent by immersion in water.
hydrophyllia plural of Hydrophyllium
hydropically adverb In a hydropical manner.
hydroquinone noun A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, obtained by the reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called also dihydroxy benzene.
hydrostatics noun The branch of science which relates to the pressure and equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.; the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids.
hydrotherapy noun See Hydropathy.
hydrothermal adjective Of or pertaining to hot water; — used esp. with reference to the action of heated waters in dissolving, redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes within the crust of the globe.
hydrotropism noun A tendency towards moisture.
hydroxanthic adjective Persulphocyanic.
hyetographic adjective Of or pertaining to to hyetography.
hygrophanous adjective Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and opaque when dry.
hygrostatics noun The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture.
hylaeosaurus noun A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the skin, and armed with spines.
hymenopteral adjective Alt. of Hymenopterous
hymenopteran noun One of the Hymenoptera.
hymnographer noun One who writes on the subject of hymns., A writer or composed of hymns.
hypapophyles plural of Hypapophysis
hypapophysis noun A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the ventral side of the centrum, as haemal spines, and chevron bones.
hyperbolical adjective Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of the hyperbola., Relating to, containing, or of the nature of, hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact; exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression.
hyperbolized imp. & past participle of Hyperbolize
hyperchloric adjective See Perchloric.
hyperkinesis noun Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.
hyperkinetic adjective Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis.
hypermetropy noun A condition of the eye in which, through shortness of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of light come to a focus behind the retina; farsightedness; — called also hyperopia. Cf. Emmetropia.
hyperorganic adjective Higher than, or beyond the sphere of, the organic.
hyperplastic adjective Of or pertaining to hyperplasia., Tending to excess of formative action.
hyperpyrexia noun A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease.
hypersthenic adjective Composed of, or containing, hypersthene.
hyperthyrion noun That part of the architrave which is over a door or window.
hypertrophic adjective Alt. of Hypertrophical
hyphomycetes noun pl. One of the great division of fungi, containing those species which have naked spores borne on free or only fasciculate threads.
hypochlorite noun A salt of hypochlorous acid; as, a calcium hypochloride.
hypochlorous adjective Pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine having a valence lower than in chlorous compounds.
hypochondres noun pl. The hypochondriac regions. See Hypochondrium.
hypochondria noun Hypochondriasis; melancholy; the blues., of Hypochondrium
hypocleidium noun A median process on the furculum, or merrythought, of many birds, where it is connected with the sternum.
hypocoristic adjective Endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name.
hypocritical adjective Of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical action.
hypodactylum noun The under side of the toes.
hypodermatic adjective Hypodermic.
hypodicrotic adjective Alt. of Hypodicrotous
hypogastrium noun The lower part of the abdomen.
hypophyllous adjective Being or growing on the under side of a leaf, as the fruit dots of ferns.
hypoplastron noun The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; — called also hyposternum.
hyposkeletal adjective Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial; as, the hyposkeletal muscles; — opposed to episkeletal.
hypostatical adjective Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive, or elementary., Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances., Depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting; as, hypostatic cognestion, cognestion due to setting of blood by gravitation.
hyposternums plural of Hyposternum
hyposulphate noun A salt of hyposulphuric acid.
hyposulphite noun A salt of what was formerly called hyposulphurous acid; a thiosulphate., A salt of hyposulphurous acid proper.
hypothecated imp. & past participle of Hypothecate
hypothecator noun One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
hypothenusal adjective Of or pertaining to hypothenuse.
hypothetical adjective Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact or phenomenon.
hypotrochoid noun A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced, of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed circle. See Hypocycloid, Epicycloid, and Trochoid.
hysterogenic adjective Producing hysteria; as, the hysterogenicpressure points on the surface of the body, pressure upon which is said both to produce and arrest an attack of hysteria.
hysterophyte noun A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living organic matter.