Nouns

heulandite

noun

a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hy...

heuristic

noun

a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase th...

hewer

noun

a person who hews

hevea

noun

small genus of South American trees yielding latex

hevesy

noun

Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of t...

hexad

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

hexachlorophene

noun

antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used...

hexagram

noun

a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a...

hexahedron

noun

any polyhedron having six plane faces

hexane

noun

a colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum a...

hexapod

noun

an animal having six feet

hexose

noun

a monosaccharide that contains six carbon atoms per molecule

heyerdahl

noun

Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural d...

heyse

noun

German writer (1830-1914)

heyward

noun

United States writer (1885-1940)

heyrovsky

noun

Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography (1890-196...

hezekiah

noun

(Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-68...

hibernia

noun

an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ir...

hiccough

noun

(usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the di...

hidatsa

noun

a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area alo...

hiddenite

noun

a green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a...

hidrosis

noun

the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salt...

hierocracy

noun

a ruling body composed of clergy

hierolatry

noun

the worship of saints

highboy

noun

a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and suppor...

highbinder

noun

a corrupt politician

highflier

noun

a person of great ability and ambition

highjacker

noun

someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an...

highroad

noun

a highway

hijinks

noun

noisy and mischievous merrymaking

hilum

noun

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or...

hinayana

noun

an offensive name for the early conservative Theravada Buddh...

hinayanist

noun

an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism

hindemith

noun

German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that...

hindgut

noun

the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryo...

hindoo

noun

a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India

hindoostani

noun

a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi

hindooism

noun

the religion of most people in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,...

hindostani

noun

a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi

hindquarter

noun

the back half of a side of meat

hinny

noun

hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass;...

hippeastrum

noun

amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a housepla...

hipparchus

noun

Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the preces...

hireling

noun

a person who works only for money

hirudinea

noun

hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids

hirsuteness

noun

excessive hairiness

hirsutism

noun

excessive hairiness

hirudinean

noun

carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typ...

hispaniola

noun

an island in the West Indies

histaminase

noun

enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to hi...