Nouns

heliograph

noun

an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mir...

heliogravure

noun

an intaglio print produced by gravure

heliolatry

noun

the worship of the sun

heliometer

noun

an instrument used to measure the angular separation of two...

heliotherapy

noun

therapeutic exposure to sunlight

heliotropism

noun

an orienting response to the sun

heliotype

noun

duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can...

heliozoan

noun

protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopod...

hellbender

noun

large salamander of North American rivers and streams

hellebore

noun

perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizom...

helleborine

noun

any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having m...

hellene

noun

a native or inhabitant of Greece

hellenism

noun

the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek ci...

helmholtz

noun

German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894)

helminthiasis

noun

infestation of the body with parasitic worms

helot

noun

(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by...

helpfulness

noun

friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

helpmeet

noun

a helpful partner

helve

noun

the handle of a weapon or tool

helvetian

noun

a native of Switzerland

helvetia

noun

the Latin name for Switzerland

hemagglutination

noun

agglutination of red blood cells

hematin

noun

a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atom...

hematinic

noun

a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the bloo...

hematocele

noun

swelling caused by blood collecting in a body cavity (especi...

hematocyst

noun

a cyst containing blood

hematogenesis

noun

the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially...

hematopoiesis

noun

the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially...

hematuria

noun

the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urina...

hemeralopia

noun

inability to see clearly in bright light

hemerocallis

noun

east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having...

hemianopia

noun

blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eye...

hemiacetal

noun

an organic compound usually formed as an intermediate produc...

hemianopsia

noun

blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eye...

hemicrania

noun

a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently...

hemicycle

noun

a plane figure with the shape of half a circle

hemidemisemiquaver

noun

a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a...

hemimorphite

noun

a white mineral; a common ore of zinc

hemin

noun

a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin i...

hemiplegia

noun

paralysis of one side of the body

hemipode

noun

small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and no...

hemiplegic

noun

a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the...

hemiptera

noun

plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders...

hemochromatosis

noun

pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characte...

hemodialyzer

noun

a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste...

hemodynamics

noun

the branch of physiology that studies the circulation of the...

hemodialysis

noun

dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metaboli...

hemoglobinuria

noun

presence of hemoglobin in the urine

hemolysin

noun

any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythroc...

hemolysis

noun

lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin