H-Word Definitions
| habanera. | slow |
| habdalah. | Jewish Sabbath/holy day closing ceremony |
| habergeon. | vest of mail; a hauberk |
| habitus. | susceptibility to disease (constitution) |
| hacek. | inverted circumflex |
| hackamore. | band blinding horses during break-in |
| hackbut. | harquebus |
| hackle. | mangle by hacking |
| hackle. | jagged |
| hackamack. | tamarack (larch tree) |
| hadal. | ocean depths below 6 klicks |
| hade. | inclination from the vertical of a vein, fault or lode |
| hadron. | any particles that take part in the strong interaction |
| haef. | a jot, cheese-paring |
| hafiz. | Moslem who has memorized the Koran |
| hag. | quagmire; spot that is more solid; peat bog cutting |
| Hagar. | Abraham’s concubine |
| Haggadah. | traditional Jewish literature |
| hagiarchy. | government by holy men |
| Hagiographa. | Psalms through Chronicles |
| hagriography. | lives of saints |
| hagioscope. | opening allowing people in transept to see the altar |
| ha-ha, haw-haw. | sunken moat or hedge: doesn’t spoil the view |
| haik. | large piece of cloth worn as outer garment by Arabs |
| haiku. | 5, 7, 5 syllables in three lines |
| hairspace. | printing term |
| hairstreak. | butterfly |
| hake. | like cod |
| Hakenkreutz. | Nazi swastika |
| hakim. | Moslem physician |
| hakim. | Moslem ruler, provincial governor, or judge |
| Halakah. | legal part of Talmud |
| halation. | blurring around bright objects |
| halberd. | pike-axe |
| halcyon. | bird that calmed the sea on the winter solstice; kingfisher; prosperous, golden |
| half-crown. | 2 shillings, 1 sixpence |
| half-sovereign. | ten shillings |
| halidom. | holy; sanctuary |
| halite. | rock salt |
| hael. | chant of praise: Psalms 133 – 118 during Passover and other holidays |
| hallux. | big toe |
| halobiont. | lives in salty environment |
| halocline. | vertical gradient in ocean salinity |
| halothane. | anesthetic |
| halter. | club-like balancing organs that are rudimentary hind wings of dipterous flies |
| halvah. | crushed sesame seeds in honey |
| hamadryad. | lives only as long as her tree |
| hamadryas. | heavy-maned north African baboon |
| hamal. | Moslem porter |
| hamate. | hooked at the tip |
| hame. | one of two pieces of wood on harness of draft animal |
| handfast. | handshake pledge |
| handsel. | earnest money; 1st money taken in; gift to wish good luck in new business |
| handspike. | a bar used as a lever |
| hanging indentation. | lines other than the first |
| hangtag. | merchandise tag |
| Hansard. | Congressional Record for Parliament |
| hanse. | medieval trade association |
| hanuman. | monkey with bristly face |
| haole. | non-native to Hawaii |
| hapax legomenon. | word only occurring once in recorded corpus of a language |
| haftarah. | reading from the prophets following lesson from the Torah |
| haploid. | # of chromosomes in germ cell, half the number in a somatic cell |
| haplology. | shortening of a word by contraction |
| haptosis. | halving, from diploid to haploid |
| hapten. | incomplete antigen that cannot stimulate antibodies in vivo but can in vitro |
| haptic. | sense of touch |
| hard-edge. | painting; sharp edges, bright colors |
| hards coarse. | refuse of fibers |
| hardstand. | paved parking area |
| hare-bell. | blue flowers |
| haricot. | beans or peas; highly seasoned lamb stew with veggies |
| harl. | fibers of hemp or flax |
| harlequin bug. | cabbage eater |
| harmatan. | dry, dusty North African coastal wind |
| harpins. | extensions of the ribbands of a ship under construction |
| Harpy. | voracious monster with head and trunk of woman; predatory person; shrew |
| harquebus. | matchlock, 1400’s |
| harridan. | vicious, scolding woman |
| harrier. | slender, narrow-winged hawks |
| harrow. | to sack, plunder |
| hart’s tongue. | evergreen fern |
| haruspex. | Roman priest who read the entrails |
| hasepfeffer. | marinated rabbit stew |
| haslet. | edible viscera of an animal |
| hastate. | spear-head shaped |
| hatchel. | comb for separating flax |
| hatchment. | panel bearing the coat of arms of a dead person |
| hauberk. | chain mail |
| haugh. | low-lying meadow in a river valley |
| haulm . | stems of peas, beans, etc. |
| haunch. | hip, buttock, and upper thigh |
| haustelum. | mouth prolonged into a sucking proboscis |
| haustorium. | specialized hyphae used by fungi to feed |
| hautboy. | oboe |
| haute ecole. | art and practice of expert horsemanship |
| havelock. | cap cover with neck protection |
| haversack. | bag worn over one shoulder |
| haw. | fruit of hawthorne |
| haw. | nictitating membrane |
| hawksbeard. | like dandelion |
| hawksbill. | sea turtle |
| hawse. | space between bows and anchors of an anchored ship |
| header. | header pipe; floor or roof beam between two long beams that supports the tailpieces; a brick laid across rather than parallel with a wall; one who fits or removes |
| head gate. | control gate above a lock; floodgate |
| head pin. | kingpin |
| headsail. | a jib set forward of a head-mast |
| headstall. | part of a bridle that fits over the horse’s head |
| heartblock. | atrial and ventricle beats are uncoordinated |
| hearth money. | Peter’s pence (annual voluntary contribution to expenses of the Holy See |
| heartsease. | peace of mind; flower |
| heartwood. | harder than the sapwood (sapwood = xylem) |
| heath hen. | prairie chicken |
| heavy spar. | barite |
| hebdomad. | group of seven |
| hebdomadal. | weekly |
| Hebe. | goddess of youth and spring |
| hebephrenia. | delusions, regressive behavior |
| hebetate. | to make obtuse or dull |
| hebetude. | dullness of mind, mental lethargy |
| Hecate. | fertility goddess (Gr.) and protector of witches |
| hecatomb. | large-scale sacrifice or slaughter; originally, 100 oxen |
| hectocotylus. | modified arm of octopus functioning as reproductive organ |
| hector. | Trojan prince killed by Achilles; bully; to swagger, intimidate, dominate |
| Hecuba. | Priam’s wife |
| heddle. | one of a set of parallel wires in a loom to separate and guide warp threads and make a path for the shuttle |
| hedonics. | study of pleasant and unpleasant sensations; relationship of pleasure to duty |
| hedonism. | doctrine: behavior is motivated by desire for pleasure and avoidance of pain |
| heel-and toe. | stride in which heel touches ground before other foot leaves ground |
| heel bone. | calcaneous |
| heelpost. | hingepost |
| heeltap. | small amount of liquor resembling a drinking vessel |
| heft. | to lift |
| hefty. | weighty; powerful |
| Hegelianism. | dialectic is used as analytical tool to approach a higher unity |
| height-to-paper. | Height of type from foot to face: 0.9186 inches |
| heir presumptive. | hereditary claim can be defeated if a younger sibling is born |
| Hel. | daughter of Loki and goddess of death; underworld of dead not killed in battle |
| heldentenor. | tenor with striking dramatic quality suitable for heroic roles |
| heliacal. | pertaining to the sun |
| helicoid. | flattened spiral; curve generated when a curve is twisted around an axis and advanced along the axis at a rate having a constant ratio |
| helicon. | large circular brass tuba that fits around player’s shoulder |
| heliogravure. | photogravure |
| Helios. | son of Hyparion. Drives his chariot across the sky |
| heliotaxis. | movement of an organism in response to sunlight |
| heliotype. | photo-mechanically produced printing plate |
| helllbender. | large, aquatic salamander |
| hellbox. | printer’s receptacle for broken type |
| helldiver. | New World grebe |
| Helle. | drowned in Hellespont |
| hellebore. | alkaloid-bearing plant |
| hellgramite. | large brown aquatic larva of the Dobson fly |
| hellhound | Cerberus |
| helminth. | parasitic intestinal nematode |
| helminthic. | vermifuge |
| helotism. | social class is persistently oppressed |
| helpmeet. | helpmate (see funny story in dictionary) |
| helve. | handle of tool |
| Helvetii. | Celtic people inhabiting Switzerland during Caesar’s era |
| hemal. | pertaining to blood vessels |
| hematite. | chief ore of iron |
| hematoblast. | immature blood cell |
| hematocrit. | centrifuge |
| hematopoiesis. | body’s production of blood |
| hematosis. | oxygenation of blood in lungs |
| hematozoan. | parasitic protozoan that live in blood |
| heme. | iron-bearing component of hemoglobin |
| hemelytron. | insect forewing thickened at base, membranous at apex (true bug) |
| hemialgia. | pain in half the body |
| hemicellulose. | more complex than sugars, less complex than cellulose, synthetic |
| hemichordate. | marine worm, notochord and gill slit |
| hemicycle. | semicircular arrangement |
| hemidemisemiquaver. | 1/64th note |
| hemihedral. | only half the faces required for complete symmetry |
| hemimorphic. | asymmetric at the axial ends |
| hemimorphite | calamine |
| hemin. | heme chloride |
| hemiparasite. | partially parasitic |
| hemiplegia. | one side paralyzed |
| hemipterous. | true bugs |
| hemisitch. | half a line of verse, especially when separated by a cesura |
| hemochromotosis. | accumulation of iron in skin. liver enlargement and diabetes |
| hematoflagellate. | typtanosome |
| hemoleukocyte. | leukocyte |
| hemoptysis | spitting up blood. |
| hemp agrimony. | Eurasian flower |
| hen-and-chickens. | plants with lots of offshoots, especially the houseleek |
| henbane | poisonous. |
| hendecasyllabic. | 11 syllables |
| hendiasis.. | "grace and favor" instead of "gracious favor" |
| henequen. | plant for rope fiber |
| henna. | tree or shrub; moderate to strong reddish-brown to strong brown |
| henotheism. | belief in one god without denying the existence of others |
| hent. | to seize |
| hepatica. | flower |
| Hephaestus. | god of fire and metalworking |
| Hepplewhite. | late 18th C. furniture |
| Heptateuch. | first 7 books of Old Testament |
| Hera. | sister and wife of Zeus (Roamn: Juno) |
| Heracles. | Hercules |
| herb bennet. | medicinal plant |
| herb Paris. | plant |
| herdic. | small horse-drawn cab with side seats and rear entry |
| hereditament. | inheritable property |
| heresiarch. | founder of a heresy |
| heriot. | tribute rendered to feudal lord on death of tenant |
| herma. | Hermes head on a square stone post |
| Hermaphrodites. | son of Hermes and Aphrodite who became united with nymph Salmacis |
| hermeneutics. | science of interpretation, esp. the Bible |
| Hermes. | god of commerce, invention, cunning, and theft (Greek Mercury) |
| Hermes Trismegistus. | Thoth, legendary author of books on alchemy, astrology and magic |
| hern. | a heron |
| Hero. | priestess of Aphrodite beloved by Leander |
| heroic couplet. | a rhymed couplet in iambic pentameter |
| heroic play. | Restoration tragedy in rhymed couplets.. extravagant declamatory rhetoric |
| heroic verse. | epic/dramatic poetry: dactylic hexameter in Greek, iambic pentameter in English |
| Herrenvolk. | people assertedly endowed with the right to dominate and exploit others |
| Hesperides. | nymphs who, with a dragon, guard the garden where the golden apples grow |
| hesperidin. | in citrus fruit |
| hesperidium | .berry like a citrus fruit |
| Hesperus. | Venus at night |
| hessian fly. | eats grain |
| Hestia. | goddess of the hearth |
| hessoite. | essonite (Inferior garnet) |
| hetaeraa. | cultivated courtesan or concubine; adventuress |
| heterocarcal. | asymmetric tail fin (like shark) |
| heterochromal. | lacking specific genetic activity |
| heterecious. | spending different life cycle phases on different hosts |
| heterogamete. | male and female sex cells are different |
| heterogametic. | dissimilar pair of sex chromosomes |
| heterogamous. | fusion of unlike gametes in the reproductive process |
| heterogamy. | alternation of generations, one sexual, one parthogenetic |
| heterogenous. | originating outside the body |
| heterogynous. | as in ants |
| heterologous. | derived from different species pertaining to elements not normally occurring in a given part of the body |
| heterology. | lack of correspondence of body parts |
| heteromerous. | unequal or different parts within the same structure |
| heteromorphic. | different forms at different times in the life cycle (butterflies) |
| heteronymous. | not autonomous subject to external control |
| heteronym. | same spelling, different meaning and pronunciation |
| heteronymous. | different names but interrelated: "master", "mistress" |
| heterophylous | different leaves on one plant (sassafras) |
| heterophyte. | parasite or saprophyte that lives off other plants |
| heteroplasty. | grafting of foreign tissue |
| heteroploid. | having a chromosome number that isn’t an integral multiple of the haploid # |
| heteropterous. | true bugs |
| heterosis. | hybrid vigor |
| heterotaxis.. | abnormal structural arrangement |
| heterotropic. | deriving nourishment from organic food (all animals, some plants) |
| heulandite.. | zeolite |
| heuristic.. | guided by intuition; learning through discovery; |
| hexachord.. | six tones, with a semitone in the middle |
| hexad.. | group of six |
| hexamerous.. | six similar parts or divisions |
| Hexateuch.. | 1st 6 books of Old Testament |
| hibernaculum.. | winter shelter for a hibernating animal (bear?) |
| hickey.. | pipe-bender; threaded fitting connecting fixture to outlet box |
| hidalgo. | minor nobility |
| hiddenite. | transparent emerald-green spodumene |
| hidrosis. | diaphorescence (excessive perspiration) |
| hiemal.. | brumal |
| hierodule. | temple slave in service of specified deity |
| hierology. | sacred literature of a given people |
| heirophant. | expounder of Eleusinian mysteries; interpreter of arcane knowledge |
| higgle. | haggle |
| highbinder. | Chinese-American secret society of assassins and blackmailers; corrupt politician |
| higher criticism . | critical study of biblical texts: character, composition, editing |
| High German. | central and southern Germany |
| High Holiday. | Rosh Hashanah; Yom Kippur |
| High Mass. | A sung mass, priest or prelate, assisted by deacon |
| high relief. | project by at least half their depth |
| hilum. | mark where seed was attached to its stalk; small opening in organ for duct, nerves, or vessels. |
| himation. | long loose outer garment worn by men and women in ancient Greece |
| Himyarite. | ancient tribe of southwest Arabia |
| hin. | Hebrew half-gallon |
| Hinayana. | conservative Buddhist sect: Pali scriptures, non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana |
| hindgut. | posterior embryonic alimentary canal |
| Hindi. | cultural group in northern India |
| hindquarter. | back half of a side of beef, including one or two ribs |
| Hinduism. | diverse body of religion, philosophy, and cultural practice. Belief in reincarnation, supreme being of many forms and natures. View that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth. By desire for liberation from earthly evils |
| hinny. | male horse and female ass |
| hippocampus. | one of two ridges along each lateral ventricle of the brain |
| hippocras. | cordial made from one and spices, formerly used as medicine |
| Hippocrene. | the fountain on Mt. Helicon held sacred to the Muses and source of poetic inspiration |
| hippodrome. | chariot races |
| hippogriff. | horse below and griffin above |
| Hippolyta. | Queen of the Amazons, slain by Hercules as one of his labors |
| Hippolytus. | son of Theseus who spurned his stepmother’s (Phaedra’s) advances and was killed by Poseidon |
| hiragana. | one of two sets of Japanese syllabaries, having a cursive form |
| hircine. | goat (smelly) |
| hirudin. | from salivary glands of leeches. anticoagulant |
| hispid. | bristly |
| histaminase. | digestive enzyme that converts histadine to histamine |
| histiocyte. | ingests foreign particles in the blood |
| histology. | study of the microscopic structure of tissue |
| historicism. | theory that history is controlled by non-human influences |
| Hittite. | northern Syria, 2000 – 1200 B. C. |
| hoagi. | herohoatzin - brown-crested bird |
| hob. | shelf in back of fireplace for keeping things warm |
| Hobbism. | powerful government control |
| hobbledehoy. | gawky adolescent boy |
| hock. | white Rhine wine |
| hodad. | pretends to be a surfer (beach bum) |
| hoedown. | square dance |
| hogan. | earth-covered Navajo dwelling |
| Holarctic. | zoographic region: nearctic and Palearctic |
| holism. | reality is made up of unified wholes that are greater than the sum of their parts |
| holland. | window shade and upholstery fabric, often glazed |
| hollendaise sauce. | butter, egg yolks, and lemon or vinegar |
| Hollands. | gin made in the Netherlands |
| hollywood bed. | low legs or none, upholstered headboard |
| hom. | an island in a river |
| holm oak. | prickly evergreen leaves |
| holoblastic. | entire egg separates into individual blastomeres |
| Holocene. | end of Pleistocene to present (the more recent of the two Quaternary epochs) |
| holocrine. | secretion is formed by degeneration of gland’s cells, e.g., sebaceous cells |
| holoenzyme. | complete enzyme, consisting of an apoenzyme and a coenzyme |
| Holofernes. | In the Apocrypha, an Assyrian general of Nebuchadnezar’s killed by Judith |
| holograph. | a document written wholly in the handwriting of the one who signs it. |
| holohedral. | having as many planes as required for complete crystalline symmetry |
| holophrastic. | polysynthetic (language such as Eskimo: sentence or phrase elements are combined into one utterance and don’t exist separately. |
| holothurian. | echinoderms, including sea cucumber |
| holotype. | single specimen used as basis for taxonomic class. Later becomes the type specimen |
| holozoic. | eats organic material, like animals |
| holus-bolus. | all at once |
| Holy See. | court, office, jurisdiction of Pope |
| holystone. | sandstone used to scrub decks |
| Holy Synod. | governing body of Easter Orthodox Church |
| Holy Week. | week before Easter |
| Homburg. | soft, dented crown and slightly rolled brim |
| homeo-. | like |
| homeomorphism. | close crystalline similarity, different composition; one-to-one correspondence of two geometric figures that is continuous in both directions |
| homomorphism. | similarity of external form, appearance, or size |
| homeopathy | . use of minute quantities of medications that in large amounts, produce symptoms like those of the disease being treated |
| Homeric. | heroic, epic |
| Homestead Act. | 160 acres and a mule after five years (clearing and improving the land) |
| homestead law. | can’t force sale to meet general debts |
| homiletics. | art of preaching |
| hominid. | man-like (Hominidae) |
| hominoid. | man and apes (Hominoidea)homocercal |
| homocercal. | symmetrical tail.. most bony fishes |
| homoeroticism. | homosexuality |
| homogamous. | self-fertilizing; sexually same on same plant |
| homograph. | same spelling but differ in meaning, origin and sometimes, pronunciation |
| Homoiusian. | Arian heresy: Jesus and god are similar but not same substance |
| homologate. | |
| officially approve, confirm | |
| homologous. | Having a similar position, structure or function; corresponding in structure and evolutionary origin (flippers of a seal and arms of a human); aliphatic hydrocarbons |
| homology. | topological classification that imposes an algebraic hierarchy on families of geometric figures |
| homoiosine projection. | an equal-area split-up (oceans) map of the earth’s surface |
| homonym. | same sound, different meaning |
| Homoousian. | winners at Council of Nicea –Jesus consubstantial with God |
| homophone. | same sound but different spelling, origin, and meaning |
| homophonic. | single melodic line with accompaniment |
| homophylly. | resemblance arising from common ancestor |
| homoplasy. | convergent evolution |
| homopterous. | aphids, cicadas, and scale insects |
| homotaxis. | Similarity of arrangements and fossils different times and places |
| homothallic. | Male and female organs in the same thallus |
| honan. | Pongee fabric of even color made originally by Honan silkworms |
| hone. | to hanker for |
| honeyeater. | birds with long tongues |
| hong. | foreign trading house in China |
| hooch. | thatched hut |
| hoopoo. | Old World bird |
| hop. | vine used in brewing beer; opium |
| hora. | round dance of Rumania and Israel |
| horary. | hourly |
| hornbeam. | tree |
| hornbook. | horn book cover |
| hornito. | low volcanic mound |
| horn mad. | enraged, exceedingly wroth |
| hornpout. | catfish |
| horologe. | timepiece |
| horrent. | covered with bristles (see hispid) |
| horripilation. | bristling of body fur |
| horse latitudes. | ±30-35° calms, light winds |
| horst. | A massive, elevated block of the earth’s crust lying between two faults. |
| Hospitaler. | 12th-C Palestine |
| hostler. | services horses or large vehicles (locomotives) |
| Houdan. | chicken |
| hour angle. | Angle measured westward from the zenith along the celestial equator. |
| howler. | monkey |
| hoy. | A small, sloop-rigged coaster. A heavy barge |
| huareche. | flat-heeled with woven leather straps |
| huckaback. | coarse cotton for toweling |
| Hudbrasitc. | mock heroic style |
| hugger-mugger. | disorderly; secret |
| Hugoenot. | French Protestants during Reformation. |
| hemectant. | promotes retention of moisture |
| humerus. | upper arm bone |
| humic. | pertaining to humus |
| hummus. | pureed chickpeas and tahini used as sandwich spread |
| hunk. | disagreeable old grouch; stingy, too |
| hussar. | light cavalryman, 15th C. |
| Hussite. | follower of John Huss |
| Hyacinthus. | pretty boy accidentally killed by Apollo. Blood gave rise to hyacinth. |
| hyalin. | transparent. Occurs in some skin diseases. |
| hyalite. | Clear, colorless opal. |
| hybridoma. | Normal cell and tumor cell. Produces a specific antibody. |
| hydrothose. | Microscopic epidermal structure in plants that excretes water. |
| hydatid. | Formed by tapeworm infestation. |
| hydranth. | Mouth and tentacles of a feeding polyp in a hydroid colony. |
| hydrastine. | Alkaloid used to treat catarrh. |
| hydrocele. | Pathological accumulation of fluid in testes. |
| hydroforming. | Converting naphthas to high-octane aromatics |
| hydrogenase. | Enzyme catalyzes hydrogen formation in certain microorganisms. |
| hydrography. | Ocean |
| hydrology. | Effects of water on land and in the atmosphere. |
| hydromancy | . Divination by water (?!) |
| hydromedusa. | A hydrozoan in its medusoid stage. |
| hydromel. | Mead |
| hydrometeor. | Rain, snow, sleet, hail. |
| hydronium. | Water |
| hydrophane. | Opal that’s opaque when dry but transparent when wet. |
| hydrothorax. | Serous fluid in pleural cavities.. cardiac failure. |
| hydroxlamine. | NH2OH, explosive above 130°. |
| hydrozoan. | One of various hydroids, hydrocorals, and siphonophores. |
| hyetal. | Pertaining to rain or rainy regions (see pluvial) |
| Hygeia. | Goddess of health. |
| hylozoism. | Life is a derivative of matter, that life and matter are inseparable, or that matter possess a spiritual component. |
| Hymen. | God of marriage. |
| Hymenopteran. | two pairs of membranous wings. Ants, bees, and wasps. |
| hymnody. | Singing of hymns. Composing of hymns. |
| hymnology. | Same thing. |
| hyoid bone. | U-shaped bone between the mandible and the larynx at tongue’s base. |
| hyoscine. | scopolamine |
| hyoscyamine.. | Alkaloid. |
| hypabyssa.l. | Solidifying as a dike or a sill before reaching the earth’s surface. |
| hypaethral. | Roofless. |
| hypanthium. | Cup-shaped floral receptacle of various plants. |
| Hyperborean. | Very cold. |
| hypercatalexis. | Adding excess syllables |
| hyperemia. | Abnormally large blood supply. |
| hyperesthesia. | hypersensitivity. |
| Hyperion. | Son of Gaia and Uranus and father of Helios. |
| hyperkeratosis. | hypertrophy of the horny layer of the skin. |
| hyperkinesia. | Can’t sit still. |
| hypermarket.. | Supermarket and department store. |
| hypermeter | Hypercatalexis. |
| hypermetropia. | hyperopia |
| hyperopia. | Far-sightedness |
| hypermnesia. | Unusually exact or vivid memory. |
| hyperon. | Decays into nucleon and several other particles. |
| hyperostosis. | Abnormal growth of bone tissue |
| hyperplasis. | Abnormal but nonmalignant growth |
| hyperploid. | In excess of but not exact multiple of diploid. |
| hyperpnea. | Abnormally deep and rapid breathing. |
| hypersexual. | Guess! |
| hypersthene. | pyroxine mineral. |
| hypetoic. | Extreme muscular or arterial tension |
| hypha. | Threadlike elements forming the mycelium of a fungus. |
| hypnagogic. | Drowsiness preceding sleep. |
| hypnophobia. | Abnormal fear of sleep. |
| hypnopompic. | half-awake |
| Hypnos. | God of sleep |
| hypocaust. | Rome: space under floor for heat to travel. |
| hypocenter. | Spot directly below a nuclear blast. |
| hypochondrium. | Upper lateral region of abdomen, just below the ribs. |
| hypocorism. | Term of endearment, pet name. |
| hypocotyl. | Stem below cotyledons. |
| hypocycloid. | Rolls inside a circle |
| hypodermis. | Just below the epidermis; secretes chitinous cuticle in arthropods. |
| hypoesthesia | Diminished sensitivity. |
| hypogastrium. | The lowest of the three middle regions of the abdomen. |
| hypogeum. | Ancient basement. Subterranean burial chamber (catacomb). |
| hypogene. | Formed or situated below the earth’s surface. |
| hypogenous. | Fungi growing on underside of leaf. |
| hypogynous. | Floral parts that are not in contact with the ovary. |
| hypoglossal nerve. | Operates the tongue. |
| hypomania. | Slightly abnormal overactivity and elation. |
| hyponasty. | Leaves bend upward because their bottoms grow fast. |
| hypophysis. | The pituitary gland. |
| hypoplasia. | Incomplete development. |
| hypoploid. | Chromosome number a few below the normal diploid number. |
| hypopnea. | Abnormally slow and shallow breathing. |
| hypostatis.. | The essence of something; Any of the Trinity; Christ, in which the human and divine natures are combined; sediment settling to the bottom; one gene suppresses another that is not an allele but affects the same organ. |
| hypostatize. | To symbolize in concrete form; To ascribe material existence to. |
| hyposthenia. | weak as a kitten |
| hypotaxis. | Dependent or subordinate relationship of clauses with conjunctions. |
| hypothecate. | To pledge as collatoral without transferring title or possession. |
| hypsography. | Study of earth’s topology above sea level. Maps thus prepared. |
| hypsometer. | Uses boiling points to determine altitudes. |
| hyrax. | like woodchucks but more closely related to ungulates. |
| hyson. | Chinese green tea. |
| hyssop. | Biblical. Flowers, perfume, and condiment. |
| hysteron proteron | "bred and born" instead of "born and bred" |