| h
|
the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second |
Planck's constant |
| h
|
the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet |
H |
| habanera
|
music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera |
- |
| habanera
|
a Cuban dance in duple time |
- |
| haberdasher
|
a merchant who sells men's clothing |
clothier |
| haberdashery
|
a store where men's clothes are sold |
haberdashery store,
mens store,
clothing store |
| haberdashery
|
the drygoods sold by a haberdasher |
men's furnishings |
| habergeon
|
(Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk |
- |
| habiliment
|
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
wear,
wearable,
vesture,
clothing,
article of clothing |
| habilimented
|
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination |
robed,
dressed,
garbed,
garmented,
appareled,
attired |
| habilitate
|
qualify for teaching at a university in Europe |
- |
| habilitate
|
provide with clothes or put clothes on |
dress,
fit out,
clothe,
raiment,
garb,
garment,
enclothe,
apparel,
tog |
| habit
|
an established custom |
wont |
| habit
|
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition |
use |
| habit
|
a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order |
- |
| habit
|
the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) |
- |
| habit
|
attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) |
riding habit |
| habit
|
excessive use of drugs |
drug abuse,
substance abuse |
| habit
|
put a habit on |
- |
| habitability
|
suitability for living in or on |
habitableness |
| habitable
|
fit for habitation |
inhabitable |
| habitableness
|
suitability for living in or on |
habitability |
| habitant
|
a person who inhabits a particular place |
indweller,
denizen,
inhabitant,
dweller |
| habitat
|
the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs |
home ground |
| habitation
|
the native habitat or home of an animal or plant |
- |
| habitation
|
housing that someone is living in |
home,
domicile,
abode,
dwelling,
dwelling house |
| habitation
|
the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men) |
inhabitancy,
inhabitation |
| habited
|
dressed in a habit |
- |
| habitual
|
commonly used or practiced; usual |
wonted,
customary,
accustomed |
| habitually
|
according to habit or custom |
- |
| habituate
|
take or consume (regularly or habitually) |
use |
| habituate
|
make psychologically or physically used (to something) |
accustom |
| habituation
|
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
dependency,
addiction,
dependance,
dependence |
| habituation
|
a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions |
- |
| habitude
|
habitual mode of behavior |
- |
| habitue
|
a regular patron |
fixture,
regular |
| habitus
|
person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease) |
- |
| habitus
|
constitution of the human body |
physique,
build,
body-build |
| hacek
|
a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation |
wedge |
| hachure
|
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines |
hatch,
hatching,
crosshatch |
| hacienda
|
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries |
- |
| hacienda
|
the main house on a ranch or large estate |
- |
| hack
|
cut with a hacking tool |
chop |
| hack
|
be able to manage or manage successfully |
cut |
| hack
|
cut away |
- |
| hack
|
kick on the arms |
- |
| hack
|
kick on the shins |
- |
| hack
|
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works |
hack on |
| hack
|
significantly cut up a manuscript |
cut up |
| hack
|
cough spasmodically |
whoop |
| hack
|
one who works hard at boring tasks |
hacker,
drudge |
| hack
|
a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends |
machine politician,
political hack,
ward-heeler |
| hack
|
a mediocre and disdained writer |
hack writer,
literary hack |
| hack
|
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil |
- |
| hack
|
a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money |
cab,
taxi,
taxicab |
| hack
|
an old or over-worked horse |
jade,
plug,
nag |
| hack
|
a horse kept for hire |
- |
| hack
|
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. |
- |
| hackamore
|
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading |
halter |
| hackathon
|
an event involving a marathon coding session |
- |
| hackberry
|
any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits |
nettle tree |
| hackberry
|
small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States |
sugarberry |
| hackbut
|
an obsolete firearm with a long barrel |
hagbut,
harquebus,
arquebus |
| hackee
|
small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches |
ground squirrel,
eastern chipmunk,
striped squirrel,
Tamias striatus |
| hacker
|
someone who plays golf poorly |
- |
| hacker
|
a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm |
- |
| hacker
|
one who works hard at boring tasks |
hack,
drudge |
| hackle
|
comb with a heckle |
heckle,
hatchel |
| hackle
|
long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants |
- |
| hackles
|
a feeling of anger and animosity |
dander |
| hackmatack
|
poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves |
Populus balsamifera,
balsam poplar,
tacamahac |
| hackney
|
a carriage for hire |
hackney carriage,
hackney coach |
| hackney
|
a compact breed of harness horse |
- |
| hackneyed
|
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse |
old-hat,
well-worn,
shopworn,
stock,
commonplace,
banal,
threadbare,
timeworn,
tired,
trite |
| hacksaw
|
saw used with one hand for cutting metal |
hack saw,
metal saw |
| hackwork
|
professional work done according to formula |
- |
| hackwork
|
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) undistinguished literary work produced to order. |
- |
| hadal
|
relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters) |
- |
| haddock
|
lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried |
- |
| haddock
|
important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller |
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
| hadith
|
(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran |
Sunna,
Sunnah |
| hadj
|
the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba |
haj,
hajj |
| hadji
|
an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca |
haji,
hajji |
| hadron
|
any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles |
- |
| hadrosaur
|
any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic |
hadrosaurus,
duck-billed dinosaur |
| hadrosaurus
|
any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic |
hadrosaur,
duck-billed dinosaur |
| haecceity
|
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other |
quiddity |
| haem
|
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds |
haemitin,
hematin,
heme,
protoheme |
| haemagglutinate
|
cause the clumping together (of red blood cells) |
hemagglutinate |
| haemagglutination
|
agglutination of red blood cells |
hemagglutination |
| haemal
|
relating to the blood vessels or blood |
haematal,
hemal,
hematal |
| haemangioma
|
benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks |
hemangioma |
| haematal
|
relating to the blood vessels or blood |
haemal,
hemal,
hematal |
| haematemesis
|
vomiting blood |
hematemesis |
| haematic
|
relating to or containing or affecting blood |
haemic,
hematic,
hemic |
| haematinic
|
a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia |
hematinic |
| haematite
|
the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form |
hematite |
| haematocele
|
swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) |
haematocoele,
hematocele,
hematocoele |
| haematochezia
|
passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) |
hematochezia |
| haematocoele
|
swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especially a swelling of the membrane covering the testis) |
haematocele,
hematocele,
hematocoele |
| haematocolpometra
|
accumulation of blood in the vagina and uterus |
hematocolpometra |
| haematocolpos
|
accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina (usually due to an imperforate hymen) |
hematocolpos |
| haematocrit
|
the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit |
hematocrit,
packed cell volume |
| haematocrit
|
a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood |
hematocrit |
| haematocytopenia
|
an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood |
hematocytopenia |
| haematocyturia
|
the presence of red blood cells in the urine |
hematocyturia |
| haematogenesis
|
the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
haematopoiesis,
haemogenesis,
haemopoiesis,
hematogenesis,
hematopoiesis,
hemogenesis,
hemopoiesis,
sanguification |
| haematogenic
|
pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells |
haematopoietic,
haemopoietic,
hematogenic,
hematopoietic,
hemopoietic |
| haematohiston
|
a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells |
hematohiston,
globin |
| haematoidin
|
an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice |
hematoidin,
bilirubin |
| haematological
|
of or relating to or involved in hematology |
hematologic,
hematological |
| haematologist
|
a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs |
hematologist |
| haematology
|
the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs |
hematology |
| haematolysis
|
lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin |
haemolysis,
hematolysis,
hemolysis |
| haematoma
|
a localized swelling filled with blood |
hematoma |
| haematopoiesis
|
the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
haematogenesis,
haemogenesis,
haemopoiesis,
hematogenesis,
hematopoiesis,
hemogenesis,
hemopoiesis,
sanguification |
| haematopoietic
|
pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells |
haematogenic,
haemopoietic,
hematogenic,
hematopoietic,
hemopoietic |
| haematuria
|
the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease |
hematuria |
| haemic
|
relating to or containing or affecting blood |
haematic,
hematic,
hemic |
| haemitin
|
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds |
haem,
hematin,
heme,
protoheme |
| haemodialysis
|
dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure |
hemodialysis |
| haemogenesis
|
the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
haematogenesis,
haematopoiesis,
haemopoiesis,
hematogenesis,
hematopoiesis,
hemogenesis,
hemopoiesis,
sanguification |
| haemoglobin
|
a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues |
Hb,
hemoglobin |
| haemoglobinemia
|
presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma |
hemoglobinemia |
| haemoglobinopathy
|
a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood |
hemoglobinopathy |
| haemoglobinuria
|
presence of hemoglobin in the urine |
hemoglobinuria |
| haemolysin
|
any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin |
hemolysin,
erythrocytolysin,
erythrolysin |
| haemolysis
|
lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin |
haematolysis,
hematolysis,
hemolysis |
| haemolytic
|
relating to or involving or causing hemolysis |
hemolytic |
| haemophile
|
someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding |
haemophiliac,
hemophile,
hemophiliac,
bleeder |
| haemophilia
|
congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son |
hemophilia,
bleeder's disease |
| haemophiliac
|
someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding |
haemophile,
hemophile,
hemophiliac,
bleeder |
| haemophilic
|
relating to or having hemophilia |
hemophilic |
| haemopoiesis
|
the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
haematogenesis,
haematopoiesis,
haemogenesis,
hematogenesis,
hematopoiesis,
hemogenesis,
hemopoiesis,
sanguification |
| haemopoietic
|
pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells |
haematogenic,
haematopoietic,
hematogenic,
hematopoietic,
hemopoietic |
| haemoproteid
|
related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds |
- |
| haemoprotein
|
a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin |
hemoprotein |
| haemoptysis
|
coughing up blood from the respiratory tract; usually indicates a severe infection of the bronchi or lungs |
hemoptysis |
| haemorrhage
|
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel |
hemorrhage,
bleeding |