| DIPHTHEROID | • diphtheroid adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling diphtheria. • diphtheroid adj. Of, pertaining to or resembling the diphtheria bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae. • diphtheroid n. Any bacterium that can cause diphtheria. |
| HAEMORRHOID | • haemorrhoid n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemorrhoid. • hæmorrhoid n. Obsolete spelling of hemorrhoid. • HAEMORRHOID n. dilatation of a vein around the anus, also HEMORRHOID. |
| HARPSICHORD | • harpsichord n. (Music) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When… • HARPSICHORD n. a keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. |
| HEMIHEDRONS | • hemihedrons n. Plural of hemihedron. • HEMIHEDRON n. a solid derived in a hemihedral way, such as a tetrahedron. |
| HEMORRHOIDS | • hemorrhoids n. Plural of hemorrhoid. • HEMORRHOID n. the dilatation of a vein around the anus, piles, also HAEMORRHOID. |
| HODOGRAPHIC | • hodographic adj. Relating to a hodograph. • HODOGRAPHIC adj. relating to a hodograph. |
| HOLDERSHIPS | • holderships n. Plural of holdership. • HOLDERSHIP n. the state of being a holder e.g. of a bill. |
| HOLOHEDRISM | • holohedrism n. The property of being holohedral. • HOLOHEDRISM n. the property of having the full number of symmetrically arranged planes crystallographically possible. |
| HORSERADISH | • horseradish n. (Countable) A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana. • horseradish n. (Uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant. • horse-radish n. Alternative spelling of horseradish. |
| HYDROCHORIC | • hydrochoric adj. (Botany) Having seeds that are dispersed by water. • HYDROCHORIC adj. of or like a hydrochore, a plant disseminated by water. |
| HYDROPATHIC | • hydropathic adj. Relating to hydropathy. • hydropathic adj. (Chemistry) Relating to hydropathicity. • hydropathic n. A temperance hotel offering hydropathy to guests. |
| HYDROPHILES | • hydrophiles n. Plural of hydrophile. • HYDROPHILE n. a plant loving moist places, also HYGROPHILE. |
| HYDROPHILIC | • hydrophilic adj. (Physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving. • HYDROPHILIC adj. of, relating to, or having a strong affinity for water. |
| HYDROPHOBIA | • hydrophobia n. (Pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself. • hydrophobia n. (Psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia. • HYDROPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of water, as in rabies victims. |
| HYDROPHOBIC | • hydrophobic adj. Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies). • hydrophobic adj. (Physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water. • HYDROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of water. |
| HYDROPHYTIC | • hydrophytic adj. Relating to hydrophytes. • HYDROPHYTIC adj. growing in or by water, also HYDROPHYTOUS. |
| HYPOTHYROID | • hypothyroid adj. Of or pertaining to hypothyroidism. • hypothyroid adj. Having hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROID adj. affected with hypothyroidism. |
| RHABDOLITHS | • rhabdoliths n. Plural of rhabdolith. • RHABDOLITH n. a calcareous rod in some Protozoa. |
| SHORTHAIRED | • shorthaired adj. Having short hair. • SHORTHAIRED adj. having short hair. |
| WITHHOLDERS | • withholders n. Plural of withholder. • WITHHOLDER n. one who withholds. |