| hemiacetal | (noun) an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate product in the preparation of acetals from aldehydes or ketones | - |
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| hemianopia | (noun) blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes | Synonyms: hemianopsia |
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| hemianopsia | (noun) blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes | Synonyms: hemianopia |
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| hemicrania | (noun) a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men | Synonyms: megrim, migraine, sick headache |
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| hemicycle | (noun) a plane figure with the shape of half a circle | Synonyms: semicircle |
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| hemidemisemiquaver | (noun) a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note | Synonyms: sixty-fourth note |
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| hemidrachm | (noun) an ancient Greek silver coin equal to 1/2 drachm or 3 obols in value. | - |
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| hemiepiphyte | (noun) a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life | Synonyms: semiepiphyte |
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| hemimetabolism | (noun) incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: hemimetaboly, hemimetamorphosis |
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| hemimetaboly | (noun) incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: hemimetabolism, hemimetamorphosis |
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| hemimetamorphosis | (noun) incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects | Synonyms: hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly |
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| hemimorphite | (noun) a white mineral; a common ore of zinc | Synonyms: calamine |
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| hemin | (noun) a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood | Synonyms: protohemin |
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| hemiparasite | (noun) a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis | Synonyms: semiparasite |
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| hemiplegia | (noun) paralysis of one side of the body | Synonyms: unilateral paralysis |
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| hemiplegic | (noun) a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body) | - |
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| hemipode | (noun) small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains | Synonyms: bustard quail, button-quail, button quail |
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| hemipteran | (noun) insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | Synonyms: bug, hemipteron, hemipterous insect |
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| hemipteron | (noun) insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | Synonyms: bug, hemipteran, hemipterous insect |
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| hemisphere | (noun) either half of the cerebrum | Synonyms: cerebral hemisphere |
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| (noun) half of the terrestrial globe | - |
| (noun) half of a sphere | - |