Henoge ny, Henogenesis He·nog"e· ny, Hen`o·gen"e·sis noun [ Greek
e"i`s , masc.,
"e`n , neut., one + root of ... to be born.]
(Biol.) Same as Ontogeny .
Henotheism Hen"o·the·ism noun [ Greek
e"i`s ,
"enos` , one + English
theism .]
Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the rest. [ R.]
Henotic He·not"ic adjective [ Greek ..., from ... to unite, from
e"i`s one.]
Harmonizing; irenic. Gladstone.
Henpeck Hen"peck` transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Henpecked ;
present participle & vb. Henpecking .]
To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).
Henrietta cloth Hen`ri·et"ta cloth` A fine wide wooled fabric much used for women's dresses.
Henroost Hen"roost` noun A place where hens roost.
Henry Hen"ry noun ;
plural Henrys . [ From Joseph
Henry , an American physicist.]
The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampère a second.
Hent Hent (hĕnt)
transitive verb [
imperfect Hente ;
past participle Hent .] [ Middle English
hente ,
henten , from Anglo-Saxon
hentan ,
gehentan , to pursue, take, seize; confer Icelandic
henda , Goth.
hinpan (in compos.), and English
hunt .]
To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. [ Obsolete]
Piers Plowman. Spenser. This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast.
Chaucer. But all that he might of his friendes hente
On bookes and on learning he it spente.
Chaucer.
Henware Hen"ware` noun (Botany) A coarse, blackish seaweed. See Badderlocks .
Henxman Henx"man noun Henchman. [ Obsolete]
Hep Hep noun See Hip , the fruit of the dog-rose.
Hep tree Hep" tree` [ See Hep .] The wild dog- rose.
Hepar He"par noun [ Latin
hepar ,
hepatis , the liver, Greek ....]
1. (Old Chem.) Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris 2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar sulphuris calcareum Hepar antimonii (Old Chem.) ,
a substance, of a liver-brown color, obtained by fusing together antimony sulphide with alkaline sulphides, and consisting of sulphantimonites of the alkalies; -- called also liver of antimony .
Hepatic He·pat"ic adjective [ Latin
hepaticus , Greek ..., from ... the liver; akin to Latin
jecur , Sanskrit
yak...t : confer French
hépatique .]
1. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic diseases. 2. Resembling the liver in color or in form; as, hepatic cinnabar. 3. (Botany) Pertaining to, or resembling, the plants called Hepaticæ , or scale mosses and liverworts. Hepatic duct (Anat.) ,
any biliary duct; esp., the duct, or one of the ducts, which carries the bile from the liver to the cystic and common bile ducts. See Illust. , under Digestive . --
Hepatic gas (Old Chem.) ,
sulphureted hydrogen gas. --
Hepatic mercurial ore , or
Hepatic cinnabar .
See under Cinnabar .
Hepatica He·pat"i·ca noun ;
plural Hepaticæ . [ New Latin See
Hepatic . So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed leaves or fronds.]
1. (Botany) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup. 2. (bot.) Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the cryptogamous class Hepaticæ ; -- called also scale moss and liverwort . See Hepaticæ , in the Supplement.
Hepatical He·pat"ic·al adjective Hepatic. [ R.]
Hepatite Hep"a·tite noun [ Latin
hepatitis an unknown precious stone, Greek ..., from ..., ..., the liver: confer French
hépatite .]
(Min.) A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or heated.
Hepatitis Hep`a·ti"tis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., liver +
-itis .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of the liver.
Hepatization Hep`a·ti·za"tion noun 1. (Chemistry) Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [ Obsolete]
2. [ Confer French
hépatisation .]
(Medicine) 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.
Hepatize Hep"a·tize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Hepatized ;
present participle & verbal noun Hepatizing .] [ Greek ... to be like the liver, to be liver-colored, from ..., ..., the liver: confer English
hepatite , and (for sense 2) French
hépatiser .]
1. To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly called hepatic gas. On the right . . . were two wells of hepatized water.
Barrow. 2. To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.
Hepato-pancreas Hep"a·to-pan"cre·as noun [ Greek
"h^par ,
"h`patos , the liver + English
pancreas .]
(Zoology) A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.
Hepatocele He·pat"o·cele noun [ Greek ..., ..., the liver + ... tumor.]
(Medicine) Hernia of the liver.
Hepatocystic Hep`a·to·cys"tic adjective [
Hepatic +
cystic .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts.
Hepatogastric Hep`a·to·gas"tric adjective [
Hepatic +
gastric .]
(Anat.) See Gastrohepatic .
Hepatogenic, Hepatogenous Hep`a·to·gen"ic, Hep`a·tog"e·nous adjective [ Greek
"h^par ,
"h`patos , the liver + root of
gi`gnesthai to be born]
(Medicine) Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as, hepatogenic jaundice.
Hepatology Hep`a·tol"o·gy noun [ Greek
"h^par ,
"h`patos , the liver +
-logy .]
The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.
Hepatorenal Hep`a·to·re"nal adjective [
Hepat ic +
renal .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament.
Hepatoscopy Hep`a·tos"co·py noun [ Greek ...; from
"h^par ,
"h`patos , the liver + ... to view: confer French
hépatoscopie .]
Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.
Heppelwhite Hep"pel·white adjective (Furniture) Designating a light and elegant style developed in England under George III., chiefly by Messrs. A.Heppelwhite & Co.
Heppen Hep"pen adjective [ Confer Anglo-Saxon
gehæp fit, Icelandic
heppinn lucky, English
happy .]
Neat; fit; comfortable. [ Obsolete]
Hepper Hep"per noun [ Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zoology) A young salmon; a parr.
Hepta Hep"ta [ See Seven .] A combining form from Greek "epta` , seven.
Heptachord Hep"ta·chord noun [ Greek
"epta`xordos seven-stringed;
"epta` seven +
xordh` chord: confer French
heptacorde . See
Seven , and
Chord .]
1. (Anc. Mus.) (a) A system of seven sounds. (b) A lyre with seven chords. 2. (Anc. Poet.) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Heptad Hep"tad noun [ Latin
heptas the number seven. Greek ..., ..., from
"epta` seven.]
(Chemistry) An atom which has a valence of seven, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, seven monad atoms or radicals; as, iodine is a heptad in iodic acid. Also used as an adjective.
Heptade Hep"tade noun [ Confer French
heptade . See
Heptad .]
The sum or number of seven.
Heptaglot Hep"ta·glot noun [ Greek ...;
"epta` seven + 3, ..., tongue, language.]
A book in seven languages.
Heptagon Hep"ta·gon noun [ Greek ... sevencornered;
"epta` seven + ... angle: confer French
heptagone .]
(Geom.) A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven angles.
Heptagonal Hep·tag"o·nal adjective [ Confer French
heptagonal .]
Having seven angles or sides. Heptagonal numbers (Arith.) ,
the numbers of the series 1, 7, 18, 34, 55, etc., being figurate numbers formed by adding successively the terms of the arithmetical series 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, etc.
Heptagynia Hep`ta·gyn"i·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
"epta` seven + ... woman, female: confer French
heptagunie .]
(Botany) A Linnæan order of plants having seven pistils.
Heptagynian, Heptagynous Hep`ta·gyn"i·an, Hep·tag"y·nous adjective [ Confer French
heptagyne .]
(Botany) Having seven pistils.
Heptahedron Hep`ta·he"dron noun [
Hepta- + Greek ... seat, base, from ... to sit: confer French
heptaèdre .]
(Geom.) A solid figure with seven sides.
Heptamerous Hep·tam"er·ous adjective [
Hepta- + Greek ... part.]
(Botany) Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of sevens. Gray.
Heptandria Hep·tan"dri·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
"epta` seven + ..., ..., man, male: confer French
heptandrie .]
(Botany) A Linnæan class of plants having seven stamens.
Heptandrian, Heptandrous Hep·tan"dri·an, Hep·tan"drous adjective [ Confer French
heptandre .]
(Botany) Having seven stamens.
Heptane Hep"tane noun [ Greek
"epta` seven.]
(Chemistry) Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C 7 H 16 , of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); -- so called because the molecule has seven carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc.
Heptangular Hep·tan"gu·lar adjective [
Hepta- +
angular : confer French
heptangulaire . Confer
Septangular .]
Having seven angles.
Heptaphyllous Hep·taph"yl·lous adjective [
Hepta- + Greek ... leaf: confer French
heptaphylle .]
(Botany) Having seven leaves.
Heptarch Hep"tarch noun Same as Heptarchist .
Heptarchic Hep·tar"chic adjective [ Confer French
heptarchique .]
Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting of a heptarchy. T. Warton.
Heptarchist Hep"tarch·ist noun A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [ Written also
heptarch .]
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