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hydrogen.noun
a hydrogen atom is a single
proton orbited by
an electron:
atomic number
1; atomic weight 1.00797;
melting point 259.14°C; boiling point 252.8°C; density at 0°C
0.08987 gram per liter; valence
1; it's a colorless, odorless gaseous chemical element
having three isotopes, the lightest of all known substances; the perfect
balance of abundances of hydrogen and helium
in the Universe, also denotes
a balance also in the gravitational
and weak-nuclear
energies. One hydrogen atom holds on to its heat, but two of them in a
molecule.dissipate
thermal energy. Such design and so tiny that 10 million of them can span
the diameter of the head of a pin!
hydrogen peroxide.noun
a colorless, heavy, strongly oxidizing liquid,
H2O2, capable of reacting explosively with combustibles
and used principally in aqueous (water) solution as a mild antiseptic
hinder,
hindered,
hindering,
hinders.verbs
transitive
verb use.to be or get in the way of;
to obstruct or delay the progress
of; to make difficult for; thwart;
impede;
frustrate; to keep or hold back; restrain; hamper
intransitive
verb use.to interfere
with action or progress
hinder.adjective
the rear position; posterior; hind
hinderer.noun
hindrance.noun
the act of hindering; the condition of being hindered;
one that hinders; an impediment;
obstacle
hexagon.noun
a polygon
having six sides
hexagonal.adjective
hexagonally.adverb
homeostasis.noun
a relatively stable state of equilibrium
or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent
elements or groups of elements of an organism,
population, or group
homeostatic.adjective
hyperon.noun
any baryon
that does not decay.(except
the proton or neutron); the heavier hyperons are lambda, sigma, xi, and
omega particles
homologous.adjective
having a related or similar position, structure,
etc.
horrendous.adjective
perfectly horrid; dreadful (the tax rate was horrendous)
horrendously.adverb
hydrodynamics.noun.plural.but
singular in construction
a branch of physics
that deals with the motion of fluids and the forces acting on solid bodies
immersed in fluids and in motion relative to them – compare hydrostatics
hydrodynamicist.noun
hackneyed.adjective
used so often so as to be trite, dull and stereotyped
hackney.transitive
verb,-usually passive
to make commonplace and banal
by too frequent use
harebrained.adjective
rash, giddy, flighty
helix.noun
a helix's looping curve is identical to the one
below or above; helixes are a form of, but different from spirals
heliosphere.noun
the region in space through which the sun's gases
and magnetic field extend
hoodwink,
hoodwinked,
hoodwinking,
hoodwinks.transitive
verbs
to take in by deceptive
means; deceive; bamboozled
hoodwinker.noun
hertz.noun-and.plural,.abbreviation.Hz
a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second
(after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, 1857-1894; German physicist who was the first
to produce radio waves artificially); a kilohertz thusly
is one thousand hertz (1000 Hz)
hitherto.adverb
until this time; (the weather, which had hitherto
been sunny and mild, suddenly turned cold)
hither.adverb
to or toward this place (reach in hither)
hither.adjective
located on the near side
idiom.hither
and thither or hither and yon
in or to many places; here and there (looked hither
and thither for the ring; ran hither and yon)
habit.noun
a recurrent,
often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired
through frequent.repetition;
an established.disposition
of the mind or character; customary.manner
or practice
habit, habited,
habiting,
habits.transitive
verbs
to clothe; dress (a nun's garb
is called a habit)
habitual.adjective
of the nature
of a habit (habitual lying); being entrenched
by habit (a habitual liar); chronic;
established by long use; usual (my habitual place); usual
habitually.adverb
habitualness.noun
hypercritical.adjective
excessively critical;
captious
hypercritically.adverb
hypercriticism.noun
hallucination.noun
false or distorted.perception
of objects or events with a compelling
sense of their reality, usually resulting from a mental disorder or as
a response to a drug; the objects or events so perceived; a false or mistaken
idea; a delusion
hallucinational.or.hallucinative.adjective
hallucinate, hallucinated,
hallucinating,
hallucinates.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
undergo hallucination
transitive verb use.to
cause to have hallucinations
hallucinator.noun
hint.noun
a slight.indication
or intimation (wanted to avoid
any hint of impropriety);
a brief or indirect.suggestion;
a clue (give me a hint about the big news); a barely perceptible
amount (just a hint of color)
hint, hinted,
hinting,
hints.verbs
transitive verb use.to
indicate
or make known in an indirect manner
intransitive verb use.to
give a hint (wouldn't hint at who was to be at the surprise party); suggest
hinter.noun
hymn.noun
a song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity;
a song of praise or joy; a paean
hymn, hymned,
hymning,
hymns.verbs
transitive verb use.to
praise, glorify, or worship in or as if in a hymn
intransitive verb use.to
sing hymns
handbill.noun
a printed sheet or pamphlet
distributed by hand
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