Hyperorganic Hy`per·or·gan"ic (-ôr*găn"ĭk)
adjective [ Prefix
hyper- +
organic .]
Higher than, or beyond the sphere of, the organic. Sir W. Hamilton.
Hyperorthodoxy Hy`per·or"tho·dox`y noun Orthodoxy pushed to excess.
Hyperotreta Hy`per·o·tre"ta (hī`pẽr*o*trē"tȧ)
noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
"yperw`,n the palate +
trhto`s perforated.]
(Zoology) An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus Bdellostoma . They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the palate, and a communication between the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish . [ Written also
Hyperotreti .]
Hyperoxide Hy`per·ox"ide noun (Chemistry) A compound having a relatively large percentage of oxygen; a peroxide. [ Obsolete]
Hyperoxygenated, Hyperoxygenized Hy`per·ox"y·gen·a`ted, Hy`per·ox"y·gen·ized adjective (Chemistry) Combined with a relatively large amount of oxygen; -- said of higher oxides. [ Obsolete]
Hyperoxymuriate Hy`per·ox`y·mu"ri·ate noun (Chemistry) A perchlorate. [ Obsolete]
Hyperoxymuriatic Hy`per·ox`y·mu`ri·at"ic adjective (Chemistry) Perchloric; as, hyperoxymuriatic acid. [ Obsolete]
Hyperphysical Hy`per·phys"ic·al adjective Above or transcending physical laws; supernatural. Those who do not fly to some hyperphysical hypothesis.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Hyperplasia Hy`per·pla"si·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
"ype`r over + ... conformation, from ... to mold.]
(Med. & Biol.) An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements of any part. »
Hyperplasia relates to the formation of new elements,
hypertrophy being an increase in bulk of preexisting normal elements.
Dunglison.
Hyperplastic Hy`per·plas"tic adjective 1. Of or pertaining to hyperplasia. 2. (Biol.) Tending to excess of formative action.
Hyperpnœa Hy`perp·nœ"a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
"ype`r over + ..., ..., breath.]
(Physiol.) Abnormal breathing, due to slightly deficient arterialization of the blood; -- in distinction from eupnœa . See Eupnœa , and Dispnœa .
Hyperpyrexia Hy`per·py·rex"i·a noun [ New Latin See
Hyper- , and
Pyrexia .]
(Medicine) A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease.
Hypersecretion Hy`per·se·cre"tion noun (Medicine) Morbid or excessive secretion, as in catarrh.
Hypersensibility Hy`per·sen`si·bil"i·ty noun See Hyperæsthesia .
Hyperspace Hy"per·space (-spās)
noun [ Prefix
hyper- +
space .]
(Geom.) An imagined space having more than three dimensions.
Hypersthene Hy"per·sthene (hī"pẽr*sthēn)
noun [ Greek
"ype`r over +
sqe`nos strength: confer French
hyperstène .]
(Min.) An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface.
Hypersthenic Hy`per·sthen"ic adjective (Min.) Composed of, or containing, hypersthene.
Hyperthetical Hy`per·thet"ic·al adjective [ Greek ...;
"ype`r over +
tiqe`nai to place.]
Exaggerated; excessive; hyperbolical. [ Obsolete]
Hyperthetical or superlative . . . expression.
Chapman.
Hyperthyrion Hy`per·thyr"i·on noun [ New Latin , from Greek ...;
"ype`r over + ... door.]
(Architecture) That part of the architrave which is over a door or window.
Hypertrophic, Hypertrophical Hy`per·troph"ic, Hy`per·troph"ic·al adjective [ Confer French
hypertrophique .]
(Med. & Biol.) Of or pertaining to hypertrophy; affected with, or tending to, hypertrophy.
Hypertrophied Hy·per"tro·phied adjective (Med. & Biol.) Excessively developed; characterized by hypertrophy.
Hypertrophy Hy·per"tro·phy noun [ Greek
"ype`r over, beyond + ... nourishment, from ... to nourish: confer French
hypertrophie .]
(Med. & Biol.) A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy .
Hyperæmia Hy`per·æ"mi·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
"ype`r over +
a"i^ma blood.]
(Medicine) A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part of the body. Active hyperæmia ,
congestion due to increased flow of blood to a part. --
Passive hyperæmia ,
interchange due to obstruction in the return of blood from a part. --
Hy`per*æ"mic adjective
Hyperæsthesia Hy`per·æs·the"si·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek
"ype`r over + ... sense, perception.]
(Med. & Physiol.) A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the body, or of a part of it. --
Hy`per*æs*thet"ic adjective
Hyphen Hy"phen noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., from ... under one, into one, together, from ... under + ..., neut. of ... one. See
Hypo- .]
(Print.) A mark or short dash, thus [ -], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine- leaved , clear-headed . It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.
Hyphen Hy"phen transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Hyphened ;
present participle & verbal noun Hyphening .]
To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.
Hyphenated Hy"phen·a`ted adjective United by hyphens; hyphened; as, a hyphenated or hyphened word.
Hyphomycetes Hy`pho·my·ce"tes noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a web + ..., ..., a mushroom.]
(Botany) One of the great division of fungi, containing those species which have naked spores borne on free or only fasciculate threads. M. J. Berkley.
Hyphæ Hy"phæ noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
"yfh` a web.]
(Botany) The long, branching filaments of which the mycelium (and the greater part of the plant) of a fungus is formed. They are also found enveloping the gonidia of lichens, making up a large part of their structure.
Hypidiomorphic Hy·pid`i·o·mor"phic adjective [ Prefix
hypo- +
idiomorphic .]
(Crystallog.) Partly idiomorphic; -- said of rock a portion only of whose constituents have a distinct crystalline form. --
Hy*pid`i*o*mor"phic*al*ly adverb
Hypinosis Hyp`i·no"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... under + ..., ... strength, fiber.]
(Medicine) A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the blood.
Hypnagogic Hyp`na·gog"ic adjective [ Greek ... sleep + ... a carrying away.]
Leading to sleep; -- applied to the illusions of one who is half asleep.
Hypnobate Hyp"no·bate noun [ French, from Greek ... sleep + ... to go.]
A somnambulist. [ R.]
Hypnocyst Hyp"no·cyst noun [ Greek ... sleep + English
cyst .]
(Biol.) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts.
Hypnogenic Hyp`no·gen"ic adjective [ Greek ... sleep + root of ... to be born.]
(Physiol.) Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is said to cause an attack of hypnotic sleep. De Watteville.
Hypnologist Hyp·nol"o·gist noun One who is versed in hypnology.
Hypnology Hyp·nol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... sleep +
-logy .]
A treatise on sleep; the doctrine of sleep.
Hypnoscope Hyp"no·scope noun [ Greek ... +
- scope .]
(Physiol.) An instrument for ascertaining the susceptibility of a person to hypnotic influences.
Hypnosis Hyp·no"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... sleep.]
(Medicine) Supervention of sleep.
Hypnosis Hyp·no"sis noun The condition of being hypnotized.
Hypnotic Hyp·not"ic adjective [ Greek ... inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, from ... to lull to sleep, from ... sleep; akin to Latin
somnus , and English
somnolent : confer French
hypnotique .]
1. Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific. 2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism; liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition.
Hypnotic Hyp·not"ic noun 1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic. 2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism.
Hypnotism Hyp"no·tism noun [ Greek ... sleep: confer French
hypnotisme .]
A form of sleep or somnambulism brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others. It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, as in persons of very feeble organization, by gazing steadly at a very bright object held before the eyes, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body.
Hypnotization Hyp`no·ti·za"tion noun The act or process of producing hypnotism.
Hypnotize Hyp"no·tize transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Hypnotized ;
present participle & verbal noun Hypnotizing .]
To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism.
Hypnotizer Hyp"no·ti`zer noun One who hypnotizes.
Hypnum Hyp"num noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... moss.]
(Botany) The largest genus of true mosses; feather moss.
Hypo Hy"po noun Hypochondria. [ Colloq.]
Hypo Hy"po noun [ Abbrev. from
hyposulphite .]
(Photog.) Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a picture. [ Colloq.]
Hypo- Hy"po- [ Greek ... under, beneath; akin to Latin sub . See Sub- .] 1. A prefix signifying a less quantity , or a low state or degree , of that denoted by the word with which it is joined, or position under or beneath . 2. (Chemistry) A prefix denoting that the element to the name of which it is prefixed enters with a low valence , or in a low state of oxidization , usually the lowest , into the compounds indicated; as, hypo sulphurous acid.
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