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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

hydrometric
gravimetric adjective of or relating to hydrometry

hydrometry
gravimetry noun the measurement of specific gravity

hydromorphone hydrochloride
hydromorphone noun a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain

Hydromyinae
subfamily Hydromyinae noun water rats of Australia and New Guinea

Hydromys
genus Hydromys noun water rats

hydropathic
adjective of or relating to hydropathy or its administration; `hydropathic treatments`

hydropathy
hydrotherapy noun the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease

Hydrophidae
family Hydrophidae noun sea snakes

hydrophilic
adjective having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water

hydrophobic
aquaphobic adjective abnormally afraid of water

hydrophobicity
noun the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water

hydrophytic
adjective growing wholly or partially in water; `water lilies are hydrophytic`

hydroplane
seaplane verb glide on the water in a hydroplane

hydroplane racing
noun racing in high-speed motor boats

hydroponics
aquiculture noun a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients

hydrostatic
adjective relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit; `hydrostatic pressure`

hydrostatics
noun study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion

hydrous
hydrated adjective containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)

hydroxy
adjective being or containing a hydroxyl group

hydroxychloroquine
Plaquenil noun anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus

hydroxyzine hydrochloride
hydroxyzine noun a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness

Hydrozoa
class Hydrozoa noun coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes

hydrozoan
hydroid noun colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant

Hyemoschus
genus Hyemoschus noun water chevrotains

hyena
hyaena noun doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

hygiene
hygienics noun the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health

hygienic
hygienical adjective tending to promote or preserve health; `hygienic habits like using disposable tissues`; `hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air`

hygienically
adverb in a hygienic manner; `the body must cared for hygienically`

hygrodeik
noun a wet and dry bulb hygrometer

hygrometer
noun measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere

hygrophytic
adjective requiring an abundance of moisture; `some tropical ferns are hygrophytic`

hygroscope
noun hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere

hygroscopic
adjective absorbing moisture (as from the air)

Hyla
genus Hyla noun the type genus of the Hylidae; tree toads

Hylactophryne
genus Hylactophryne noun barking frogs

Hylidae
family Hylidae noun the amphibian family of tree frogs

Hylobates
genus Hylobates noun gibbons

Hylobatidae
family Hylobatidae noun used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae

Hylocichla
genus Hylocichla noun American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery

Hylophylax
genus Hylophylax noun a genus of Formicariidae

hymen
maidenhead noun a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin

hymenal
adjective of or relating to the hymen

hymeneal
adjective of or relating to a wedding or marriage; `hymeneal rites`

Hymenoptera
order Hymenoptera noun an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.

hymenopterous
adjective of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera

hymenopterous insect
hymenopteran noun insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

hymn
anthem noun a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

hymnal
hymnbook noun a songbook containing a collection of hymns

Hynerpeton
genus Hynerpeton noun earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania

Hynerpeton bassetti
noun fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania

hyoid
adjective of or relating to the hyoid bone

hyoscyamine
noun a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract

hypaethral
hypethral adjective partly or entirely open to the sky

hypallage
noun reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty`s face`)

hype up
psych up verb get excited or stimulated; `The children were all psyched up after the movie`

Hypentelium
genus Hypentelium noun a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae

hyperacidity
noun excessive acidity

hyperactive
overactive adjective more active than normal; `a hyperactive child`

hyperbaric chamber
noun a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning

hyperbaton
noun reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love`)

hyperbole
noun extravagant exaggeration

hyperbolic
adjective of or relating to a hyperbola; `hyperbolic functions`

hyperbolic
adjective enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; `had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself`; `a hyperbolic style`

hyperbolic geometry
noun a non-Euclidean geometry in which it is assumed that through any point there are two or more parallel lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane

hyperbolically
exaggeratedly adverb in an exaggerated manner

hyperboloidal
adjective having the shape of a hyperboloid

hypercatalectic
adjective (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot

hypercoaster
noun a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets

hypercritical
overcritical adjective inclined to judge too severely; `hypercritical of colloquial speech`; `the overcritical teacher can discourage originality`

hyperemesis
noun severe and excessive vomiting

hyperemesis gravidarum
noun hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney

hyperemic
adjective relating to or caused by hyperemia

hyperextend
verb extend a joint beyond its normal range; `Don`t hyperextend your elbow`

hyperextension
noun greater than normal extension

hyperfine
adjective extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components; `hyperfine structure`

hyperfocal distance
noun the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear

hyperlink
noun a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen

hypermarket
noun a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)

Hypermastigina
order Hypermastigina noun cellulose-producing flagellates

hypermastigote
noun flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites

hypermedia
hypermedia system noun a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together

hypernym
superordinate noun a word that is more generic than a given word

Hyperoglyphe
genus Hyperoglyphe noun a genus of Stromateidae

Hyperoodon
genus Hyperoodon noun bottle-nosed whales

hyperopic
hypermetropic adjective abnormal ability to focus of distant objects

hyperpnea
noun energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders

hypersensitivity
noun extreme sensitivity

hypertensive
adjective having abnormally high blood pressure

hypertext
noun machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected; `Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper`--Ted Nelson

hypertext markup language
hypertext mark-up language noun a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents

hypertext system
noun a database management system that allows chunks of text (objects) to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way

hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP noun a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

hyperthermal
adjective of or relating to or affected by hyperthermia

hypertonic
adjective (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution

hypertrophied
adjective (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; `hypertrophied myocardial fibers`

hypertrophy
verb undergo hypertrophy; `muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids`

hyperventilate
verb breathe excessively hard and fast; `The mountain climber started to hyperventilate`

hyperventilation
noun an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued

Hyphantria
genus Hyphantria noun fall webworms

hyphen
noun a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text