| CHLOROHYDRIN | • chlorohydrin n. (Organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine. • CHLOROHYDRIN n. any of various organic compounds derived from diols or polyhydroxy alcohols by substitution of chlorine for part of the hydroxyl groups. |
| HYDROCHLORIC | • hydrochloric adj. (Chemistry) Of or relating to hydrochloric acid. • HYDROCHLORIC adj. applied to an acid composed of hydrogen and chlorine, hydrogen chloride, still sometimes called muriatic acid. |
| HYDROMORPHIC | • hydromorphic adj. Synonym of hydric (“requiring moisture”). • hydromorphic adj. (Soil science) Formed in the presence of an excess of water. • HYDROMORPHIC adj. developed in the presence of an excess of moisture which tends to suppress aerobic factors in soil-building. |
| HYDROPHANOUS | • hydrophanous adj. (Mineralogy) Made transparent by immersion in water. • HYDROPHANOUS adj. becoming transparent when placed in water. |
| HYDROPHILOUS | • hydrophilous adj. (Biology) That grows or thrives in or near water. • hydrophilous adj. (Botany) That is pollinated by water. • HYDROPHILOUS adj. water-loving; pollinated by agency of water. |
| HYDROPHOBIAS | • hydrophobias n. Plural of hydrophobia. • HYDROPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of water, as in rabies victims. |
| HYDROPHOBOUS | • hydrophobous adj. Hydrophobic. • HYDROPHOBOUS adj. (obsolete) water-repellent. |
| HYDROPHYTONS | • HYDROPHYTON n. the coenosarc of a hydroid colony. |
| HYDROPHYTOUS | • hydrophytous adj. Relating to hydrophytes. • hydrophytous adj. Relating to hydrophytons. • HYDROPHYTOUS adj. like a hydrophyte, also HYDROPHYTIC. |
| HYPOCHONDRIA | • hypochondria n. (Medicine) A psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. • hypochondria n. (Obsolete, medicine) Melancholy; depression. • hypochondria n. Plural of hypochondrium. |
| HYPOTHYROIDS | • HYPOTHYROID n. someone suffering from hypothyroidism. |
| HYPOTROCHOID | • hypotrochoid n. (Geometry) A geometric curve traced by a fixed point on the radius line outside one circle which rotates… • HYPOTROCHOID n. the curve traced by a point on the radius, or radius produced, of a circle rolling within another circle. |