| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| hyacine | noun | A hyacinth. |
| hyaline | adjective | Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent, like crystal., A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere., The pellucid substance, present in cells in process of development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell nucleous originates., The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of alcoholic fermentation. |
| hyalite | noun | A pellucid variety of opal in globules looking like colorless gum or resin; — called also Muller’s glass. |
| hyaloid | adjective | Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor of the eye. |
| hybodus | noun | An extinct genus of sharks having conical, compressed teeth. |
| hydatid | noun | A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid, found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus and Coenurus. See these words in the Vocabulary. |
| hydrant | noun | A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug. |
| hydrate | noun | A compound formed by the union of water with some other substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain crystallized salts., A substance which does not contain water as such, but has its constituents (hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl) so arranged that water may be eliminated; hence, a derivative of, or compound with, hydroxyl; hydroxide; as, ethyl hydrate, or common alcohol; calcium hydrate, or slaked lime., To form into a hydrate; to combine with water. |
| hydriad | noun | A water nymph. |
| hydride | noun | A compound of the binary type, in which hydrogen is united with some other element. |
| hydrina | noun pl. | The group of hydroids to which the fresh-water hydras belong. |
| hydroid | adjective | Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the Hydroidea., One of the Hydroideas. |
| hydrous | adjective | Containing water; watery., Containing water of hydration or crystallization. |
| hyemate | verb i. | To pass the winter. |
| hygeian | adjective | Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health; of or pertaining to health, or its preservation. |
| hygeist | noun | One skilled in hygiena; a hygienist. |
| hygiene | noun | That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of health. |
| hygrine | noun | An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves (Erythroxylon coca), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil, having a pungent taste and odor. |
| hylodes | noun | The piping frog (Hyla Pickeringii), a small American tree frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps and ditches, sings with high, shrill, but musical, notes. |
| hyloism | noun | Same as Hylotheism. |
| hyloist | noun | Same as Hylotheist. |
| hymenia | plural | of Hymenium |
| hymning | present participle & vb. noun | of Hymn, Praising with hymns; singing., The singing of hymns. |
| hymnist | noun | A writer of hymns. |
| hymnody | noun | Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology. |
| hypogea | plural | of Hypogeum |
| hypogyn | noun | An hypogynous plant. |
| hyppish | adjective | Affected with hypochondria; hypped. |
| hypural | adjective | Under the tail; — applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes. |
| hystrix | noun | A genus of rodents, including the porcupine. |