Many English adjectives start with the letter H. Click here for a list of over 600 most commonly used words with definitions and usage examples!
habilimented | Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination |
habitable | Fit for habitation The habitable zone varies with the type and age of the central star. |
habited | Dressed in a habit Various caves within the gorge were habited by neolithic people. |
habitual | Commonly used or practiced; usual Drug abuse is the habitual misuse of a drug. |
hackneyed | Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse It’s far too colloquial, hackneyed and uninteresting. |
hadal | Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters) The area below the abyssal zone is the sparsely inhabited hadal zone. |
hadean | Of or relating to or characteristic of hades or tartarus It includes three eons, the hadean, archean, and proterozoic eons. |
haemal | Relating to the blood vessels or blood The hole so formed is the haemal canal. |
haematal | Relating to the blood vessels or blood |
haematic | Relating to or containing or affecting blood |
haematogenic | Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells |
haematological | Of or relating to or involved in hematology There are few long term haematological sequelae of restorative proctocolectomy. |
haematopoietic | Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells Cb2 receptors are mostly located in the immune and haematopoietic systems. |
haemic | Relating to or containing or affecting blood |
haemolytic | Relating to or involving or causing hemolysis Specific liver diseases and haemolytic disorders able to be identified. |
haemophilic | Relating to or having hemophilia |
haemopoietic | Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells The development of lymphoid and haemopoietic tissues in pig fetuses. |
haemorrhagic | Of or relating to a hemorrhage They die with a serous, foamy or haemorrhagic discharge coming out of the nose. |
hag-ridden | Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears- c.s.lewis Fences within the water need to be ridden with a good deal of impulsion. |
haggard | Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering A little haggard and unrepentant when reached on thursday. |
hagridden | Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears- c.s.lewis |
hair-raising | Extremely alarming The crowd was hollering and raising hell. |
haired | Having or covered with hair Herrena was a girl with the henna haired, harridan. |
hairless | Having no hair or fur The inside of the acorn shell is hairless. |
hairlike | Long and slender with a very small internal diameter Each is on a pedicel covered in hairlike black glands. |
hairsplitting | Developed in excessively fine detail It’s tiresome hairsplitting at this point. |
hairy | Having or covered with hair Few birds other than the cuckoo find the hairy caterpillars palatable. |
haitian | Of or relating to or characteristic of the republic of haiti or its people A simple example is the recent haitian earthquake. |
halal | Conforming to dietary laws Aiui the prohibition is specifically on halal meat. |
halcyon | Marked by peace and prosperity However, those halcyon days for the government worker may be coming to an end. |
hale | Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health Many hale guys volunteered to join the army. |
half | Related through one parent only The first half is decent but the second part is mediocre. |
half-baked | Foolish; totally unsound The baked dumpling is popular in american cuisine. |
half-blooded | Having only one purebred parent Most dramatic are the cold blooded conscienceless killers. |
half-bred | Having only one purebred parent Cut the waffle in half. |
half-breed | Having only one purebred parent She was the last of the peripatetic breed. |
half-dozen | Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units Add the dozen figures and any amortization you want, but don’t suppress. |
half-hearted | Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm The soldier was not faint hearted. |
half-hourly | Occurring ever half hour One chanter plays the upper half of the octave, the other the lower half. |
half-length | Abridged to half its original length The length of submarine cable is and the total length of overhead lines is. |
half-timbered | Having exposed wood framing with spaces filled with masonry, as in tudor architecture Yes the first half was very dreary, but the second half was better. |
half-way | Including only half or a portion It stands in the south of the city, halfway up the hill. |
half-witted | Retarded in intellectual development An oaf is a large dim witted person. |
half-yearly | Occurring or payable twice each year The yearly tithe to the levites could be consumed anywhere. |
halfhearted | Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm He became a model, but he was halfhearted as he said in interview. |
halfway | Equally distant from the extremes The charts are halfway down the website. |
hallowed | Worthy of religious veneration You’re a great debator only in the hallowed halls of your own mind. |
hallucinatory | Characterized by or characteristic of hallucination – jean stafford One interpretation of the video is that it’s a drug induced hallucinatory trip. |
hallucinogenic | Capable of producing hallucinations Hallucinogenic drugs as precipitants of schizophrenia. |
halt | Disabled in the feet or legs He was unable to halt the contraband. |
halting | Disabled in the feet or legs The effect of halting the german fleet was huge. |
hammy | Affectedly dramatic; overacted Ed pressed on, hit another hammy, and lost the money. |
hand-held | Small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands The horsemen held the mare. |
handed | Having or involving the use of hands He handed over the blueprints to the entire cell. |
handelian | Of or relating to or in the manner of george frederick handel The latter sounds rather like a miniature handelian chorus, sung a cappella. |
handheld | Small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands Traditional handheld refractometer. |
handicapped | Incapable of functioning as a consequence of injury or illness The service is for the handicapped. |
handier | Easy to use It seems more handy to demonstrate the incompetence of the editing here. |
handiest | Easy to use The title is very handy for dealing with the press. |
handled | Having a usually specified type of handle The way you handled this is unbecoming of you. |
handleless | Having no handle Handleless cooking vessel nestable inside a serving vessel. |
handless | Without a hand or hands The ghost of a handless piper is said to haunt the castle. |
handmade | Made by hand or a hand process The work was funded by sale of handmade models and contributions. |
hands-off | Not involving participation or intervention He spread out his hands in expostulation. |
hands-on | Involving active participation On an exhale, the student releases onto the hands and knees and rests. |
handsewn | Sewn by hand rather than machine |
handsome | Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion- thackeray He is handsome, selfish, amoral and hedonistic. |
handsomely | Pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion- thackeray He is handsome and intelligent, but unbridled and arrogant. |
handstitched | Sewn by hand rather than machine |
handwoven | Made on a handloom It is known for its pottery and handwoven ceremonial songket cloth. |
handwritten | Written by hand Signs of a renaissance of the handwritten word are here and there discernible. |
handy | Easy to reach Thank you for the welcome and the handy links. |
hangdog | Showing a sense of guilt- eric linklater With a hangdog expression, i retreated to the confines of my apartment. |
hanoverian | Of or relating to the former english royal house of hanover or their supporters For his zeal in behalf of the hanoverian succession he was well rewarded. |
haphazard | Dependent upon or characterized by chance Having haphazard disaster by disaster efforts is pov and will be factious. |
hapless | Deserving or inciting pity- galsworthy They feed on the homeless and hapless passersby. |
haploid | Of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes Fungal mycelia are typically haploid. |
haploidic | Of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes |
happier | Well expressed and to the point The multitude of guests is happy. |
happiest | Marked by good fortune Despite the festive atmosphere, they weren’t happy. |
happy | Well expressed and to the point The multitude of guests is happy. |
happy-go-lucky | Occurring by chance He appears to be happy go lucky and good natured, and acts very carefree. |
haptic | Of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch Categories of haptic communication. |
hard | Resisting weight or pressure It was hard to inveigle her. |
hard-boiled | Tough and callous by virtue of experience The pumpkin is pealed and boiled in water. |
hard-core | Intensely loyal That’s the core of the teaching as he described in the core of the teaching. |
hard-fought | Requiring great effort Grasps both hard side irrevence and hard core straightforwardness. |
hard-hitting | Aggressively and persistently persuasive On weekdays, she works hard. |
hard-line | Firm and uncompromising Everyone works hard during the workday. |
hard-nosed | Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory The hard work is worthless. |
hard-pressed | Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty But when pressed speer dropped ‘eine kleine’ clanger. |
hardback | Having a hard back or cover It was first published in hardback in 2003. |
hardbacked | Having a hard back or cover |
hardbound | Having a hard back or cover A hardcover, hardbound book has rigid covers and is stitched in the spine. |
hardcore | Intensely loyal The band is at the forefront of hardcore and punk music today. |
hardcover | Having a hard back or cover It was the author’s first hardcover collection. |
hardened | Made tough by habitual exposure- robert lynd- v.s.pritchett It hardened around the shift in gene frequencies in the fifties. |
harder | Very strong or vigorous Ant is a hard working insect. |
hardest | Very strong or vigorous It was hard to inveigle her. |
hardfisted | Unwilling to part with money |
hardheaded | Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory I don’t think english is hardheaded, either. |
hardhearted | Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth Mccarthy’s reaction to the assassination was singularly hardhearted. |
hardline | Firm and uncompromising He was considered to be a hardline communist. |
hardscrabble | Barely satisfying a lower standard They have had a hardscrabble to get the well from each other. |
hardworking | Characterized by hard work and perseverance The people are friendly and hardworking. |
hardy | Able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions The plant is a hardy dwarf bush seedling, of the outdoor type. |
harebrained | Very foolish Anyway, i resolve to keep thinking of harebrained schemes to make money. |
harmful | Causing or capable of causing harm Vehicles emit gas and fumes that are harmful. |
harmless | Not causing or capable of causing harm Medicinal leeches are perfectly harmless. |
harmonic | Of or relating to harmonics Ore’s harmonic number redirects to harmonic divisor number. |
harmonical | Involving or characterized by harmony The latter has a harmonical function, while the former refers to rhythm. |
harmonious | Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities Welcome to the harmonious editing club |
harmonised | Involving or characterized by harmony But they need to be harmonised, or whatever the right word is. |
harmonizable | Capable of being made harmonious or consistent |
harried | Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances As a result, the germans harried the team. |
harrowing | Extremely painful The farmer is harrowing a field. |
harsh | Severe They treated the coltish harsh. |
harsher | Of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles His meanness and harsh tongue were also renowned. |
harshest | Unpleasantly stern Criticism ranges from the harsh to the approving. |
hasidic | Of or relating to the jewish hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices The hasidic answer is generally in the negative. |
hassidic | Of or relating to the jewish hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices The other two pictures of people lighting menorahs are of hassidic rabbis. |
hastate | Like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base The triangular hastate leaves are long and wide, and violet on the underside. |
hasty | Excessively quick I was hasty in choosing the name. |
hateful | Evoking or deserving hatred- joseph priestly Sometimes doing nothing is the most hateful option of all in this world. |
hatefully | Characterized by malice Sometimes doing nothing is the most hateful option of all in this world. |
hatless | Not wearing a hat Men of the upper classes often went hatless. |
hatted | Wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind These, again over time, turned into the red hatted gnomes. |
haughty | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy He himself was proud and haughty in his bearing. |
haunting | Continually recurring to the mind- claudia cassidy I removed the stuff about the haunting. |
hawaiian | Of or relating to or characteristic of the state or island of hawaii or to the people or culture or language Kalo was the staple starch crop of the hawaiian diet. |
hawk-eyed | Having very keen vision A hawk is perched on the man’s outstretched hand. |
hawkish | Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies Her foreign and security policies are often regarded as hawkish. |
haywire | Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular Mahone climbs up the silo to meet haywire. |
hazardous | Involving risk or danger The circumstances of the pearson executions were hazardous. |
hazel | Of a light brown or yellowish brown color The forest had been pine with an underbrush of hazel, alder, birch, and willow. |
hazy | Indistinct or hazy in outline Why change terminology from the clear specific, to the hazy general |
headed | Having a heading or caption They then headed for the grand caymans to careen. |
headfirst | With the head foremost During the 1980s, he dove headfirst into the leveraged buyout boom. |
headless | Not using intelligence Head spirit is a headless giant. |
headlike | Having a protuberance that resembles a head The showy inflorescence is a headlike cluster of several flowers. |
headlong | Excessively quick The man ran headlong into the police car. |
headstrong | Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition Sandy is pert and blond, also headstrong and brave. |
heady | Marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters A heady and respectable body of work to stand the test of time. |
healing | Tending to cure or restore to health Smoking can impair healing and delay recovery. |
healthful | Conducive to good health of body or mind Anything beneficial to one’s health is healthful. |
healthier | Having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease The boy is healthy and stalwart. |
healthiest | Promoting health; healthful- c.b.davis Eating vegetable is healthy. |
healthy | Large in amount or extent or degree A nan is a healthy food. |
hearable | Heard or perceptible by the ear |
hearing | Able to perceive sound Hearing the news began to seethe the man. |
hearsay | Heard through another rather than directly You should keep hearsay and innuendo out of the articles. |
heart-whole | With unconditional and enthusiastic devotion My heart began to palpitate. |
heartbreaking | Causing or marked by grief or anguish The holocaust is a very perplexing, and interesting and heartbreaking topic. |
heartbroken | Full of sorrow The heartbroken astronaut shrugs and walks off. |
heartfelt | Earnest My heartfelt apologies for the whole incident. |
heartless | Devoid of courage or enthusiasm There’s also a heartless symbol. |
heartrending | Causing or marked by grief or anguish You then added the heartrending story about the pregnant woman. |
heartsick | Full of sorrow He appears to be more distracted than heartsick or emotionally undone. |
heartwarming | Causing gladness and pleasure A heartwarming series to tug the heart strings. |
hearty | Consuming abundantly and with gusto My grandpa is hale and hearty. |
heatable | Capable of becoming hot A heater is mounted adjacent the supply conduit heatable section. |
heated | Made warm or hot (`het’ is a dialectal variant of `heated’) The column is heated from the bottom. |
heathen | Not acknowledging the god of christianity and judaism and islam But the dance was forbidden by the missionaries as too heathen. |
heathenish | Not acknowledging the god of christianity and judaism and islam The reverence for the cross they looked upon as heathenish. |
heathlike | Resembling heath |
heatless | Without generating heat |
heavenly | Of or relating to the sky This mnemonic reminds one of the symbols the heavenly kings carry. |
heavenward | Directed toward heaven or the sky Eyes of bearcat roll heavenward, how am i such a drama magnet, yadda yadda. |
heavier | Unusually great in degree or quantity or number They were overburdened with heavy tax. |
heaviest | Deep and complete The wood is hard and heavy and is used in general construction and for firewood. |
heavy | Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought Floods ravage scotland after heavy rain. |
heavy-armed | Having massive arms The colonists armed themselves, and the attack was averted. |
heavy-duty | Designed for heavy work Otherwise it is pure dereliction of duty. |
heavy-handed | Unjustly domineering The parietal callus is moderately heavy. |
heavyhearted | Depressed |
heavyset | Having a short and solid form or stature Zaffarano was a portly, heavyset, tall and handsome man with a brooding face. |
hebdomadal | Of or occurring every seven days He was for many years a leading member of the hebdomadal board. |
hebdomadary | Of or occurring every seven days |
hebephrenic | Suffering from a form of schizophrenia characterized by foolish mannerisms and senseless laughter along with delusions and regressive behavior |
hebraic | Of or relating to the language of the hebrews There appears to be a hebraic bias in this article. |
hebraical | Of or relating to or characteristic of the hebrews |
hebrew | Of or relating to or characteristic of the hebrews The use of the hebrew language in worship was forbidden. |
hebridean | Of or relating to the hebrides They are thought to be unrelated to the west coast and hebridean morrisons. |
hectic | Marked by intense agitation or emotion It was hectic the last couple of days here. |
hedonic | Devoted to pleasure Hedonic damages also can apply in cases that involve no injury. |
hedonistic | Devoted to pleasure He is handsome, selfish, amoral and hedonistic. |
heedful | Giving attention At all times he obeys the order of the emperor with heedful attention. |
heedless | Marked by or paying little heed or attention–franklin d. roosevelt He also attacked heedless of odds. |
heftier | Of considerable weight and size The power supply is also pretty hefty. |
hefty | Of considerable weight and size She agreed and henry paid her the hefty sum of money. |
hegelian | Of or relating to hegel or his dialectic philosophy In short, a subject in the hegelian sense is subjected to subjection. |
heinous | Extremely wicked, deeply criminal I support the death penalty for the most heinous criminals. |
heliac | Pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun In any case, heliac is the only one who removed any content. |
heliacal | Pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun The sothic year is the interval between heliacal risings of the star sirius. |
helical | In the shape of a coil A helical spring urges the two apart to expand the palate. |
heliocentric | Having the sun as the center It is currently in a 355 day heliocentric orbit. |
hell-bent | Recklessly determined Soon, he bent a leonine face toward a girl. |
hellenic | Relating to or characteristic of the classical greek civilization Hellenic neopaganism appeared in the 1990s. |
hellenistic | Relating to or characteristic of the classical greek civilization Alchemy in the hellenistic world. |
hellenistical | Relating to or characteristic of the classical greek civilization |
hellish | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell The unit continues their march through jungle and hellish swamps. |
helmet-shaped | Having the convex shape of a helmet Cutout areas in the helmet are provided for venting. |
helmeted | Equipped with or wearing a helmet The african helmeted turtle is omnivorous and will eat almost anything. |
helminthic | Capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms Theoretical explanation of helminthic therapy. |
helpful | Providing assistance or serving a useful function Infrangible is friendly, good humored and helpful. |
helpfully | Providing assistance or serving a useful function Discourtesy is not helpful in this situation. |
helpless | Lacking in or deprived of strength or power He awakes but, stupefied with wine, is helpless. |
hemal | Relating to the blood vessels or blood Hoznek a, hubert j, antiphon p, gettman mt, hemal ak, abbou cc. |
hematal | Relating to the blood vessels or blood |
hematic | Relating to or containing or affecting blood |
hematogenic | Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells |
hematologic | Of or relating to or involved in hematology Hematologic malignancies such as leukemia are more common in children with ds. |
hematological | Of or relating to or involved in hematology Highly sensitive hematological assay and reagent. |
hematopoietic | Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells Splenomegaly occurs in the hematopoietic system. |
hemic | Relating to or containing or affecting blood The word ends of the analysis are assigned several kinds of .or hemic. |
hemimetabolic | Undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult After a hemimetabolic interim the winged meganula moult and take flight. |
hemimetabolous | Undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult They belong to the hemimetabolous insects. |
hemimetamorphic | Undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult |
hemimetamorphous | Undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the young does not resemble the adult |
hemingwayesque | In the manner of ernest hemingway |
hemiparasitic | Of or relating to plants that are hemiparasites They are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs. |
hemispheric | Of or relating to the cerebral hemispheres Hemispheric laterality and disorders of affect. |
hemispherical | Of or relating to or being a hemisphere The most familiar pileus shape is hemispherical or convex. |
hemodynamic | Or of relating to or involved in hemodynamics Modification of protein intake can effect hemodynamic and nonhemodynamic injury. |
hemolytic | Relating to or involving or causing hemolysis Drug induced autoimmune hemolytic anaemia is a form of hemolytic anaemia. |
hemophilic | Relating to or having hemophilia This enhanced rate of solubility permits rapid treatment of hemophilic patients. |
hemopoietic | Pertaining to the formation of blood or blood cells This activates increased erythropoiesis in the hemopoietic tissues. |
hemorrhagic | Of or relating to a hemorrhage Acute hemorrhagic edema of infancy. |
hemostatic | Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels The herb is hemostatic so is unlikely to cause hemorrhage. |
hempen | Having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute I’ll dance the hempen jig another day. |
henpecked | Harassed by persistent nagging In marked contrast to innie’s, the henpecked illie is to a fault. |
hep | Informed about the latest trends Does this sound about right for hep. |
hepatic | Pertaining to or affecting the liver Hepatic encephalopathy is reversible with treatment. |
hepatotoxic | Toxic to the liver Eugenol is hepatotoxic, meaning it may cause damage to the liver. |
heraldic | Indicative of or announcing something to come The circle surrounds the five points of the heraldic star. |
heraldist | Of or relating to heraldry Yes the blazon’s there, but also a non heraldist can understand it. |
herbaceous | Characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part The order includes trees and bushes, lianas and herbaceous plants. |
herbal | Of or relating to herbs The leaves of the plant are used in herbal medicine. |
herbivorous | Feeding only on plants The adult inhabits the bile ducts of herbivorous mammals or humans. |
herculean | Displaying superhuman strength or power Actually, scratch that, a herculean mistake. |
here | Being here now The people come here everyday. |
hereditary | Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity The autosomes contain the rest of the genetic hereditary information. |
heretical | Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards Eating the miasma would be heretical, if not suicidal. |
heritable | Capable of being inherited The cusp of carabelli is a heritable feature. |
hermaphrodite | Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs Flowers are hermaphrodite, white and in clusters. |
hermaphroditic | Of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs Some species are hermaphroditic. |
hermeneutic | Interpretive or explanatory Mathematics is a hermeneutic discipline and has no external object of study. |
hermetic | Completely sealed; completely airtight A hermetic motor compressor for a refrigerating system. |
hermitic | Characterized by ascetic solitude At first he lived a hermitic existence in an obscure tract of the castle. |
hermitical | Characterized by ascetic solitude |
heroic | Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale) He recited the heroic deeds of the ancestors. |
heroical | Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes His work includes both pessimistic and heroical poems. |
hertzian | Of or relating to the physicist heinrich hertz or his work Tesla has no idea about hertzian waves as it is apparent from his writings. |
hesitant | Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly I am hesitant to make the change because of the way this policy is worded. |
hesitating | Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly I am hesitating to waste my time in responding to your comments elsewhere. |
hesperian | Denoting or characteristic of countries of europe and the western hemisphere Hesperian got it exactly right, on reflection. |
het | Made warm or hot (`het’ is a dialectal variant of `heated’) Een crew die in het nederlands, het amsterdams rapt. |
heterocercal | Possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe The caudal fin has asymmetrical lobes, forming a heterocercal tail. |
heterocyclic | Containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom Imidazole is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound. |
heterodactyl | Having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward They are the only type of animal with a heterodactyl toe arrangement. |
heterodox | Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards Broadly the marxist approach is associated with heterodox economics. |
heterodyne | Of or relating to the beat produced by heterodyning two oscillations An improved optical heterodyne receiver is disclosed. |
heteroecious | Of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species A heteroecious parasite is one that requires at least two hosts. |
heterogeneous | Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature It is about the heterogeneous nature of the kingdom almost from the outset. |
heterogenous | Consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature Do not forget liberalism is a not a heterogenous ideology. |
heteroicous | Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant |
heterologic | Not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin |
heterological | Not corresponding in structure or evolutionary origin The terms are autological and heterological. |
heterologous | Derived from organisms of a different but related species Induction of photosensitivity by heterologous expression of melanopsin. |
heterometabolic | Undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage |
heterometabolous | Undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stage The nymph and adult of heterometabolous insects live in different environments. |
heterosexual | Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex The current photo then could be moved back to the heterosexual section. |
heterosporous | Characterized by heterospory |
heterothermic | Of animals except birds and mammals; having body temperature that varies with the environment |
heterotrophic | Requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment They are heterotrophic and live in both freshwater and seawater. |
heterozygous | Having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci Girls heterozygous for the trait are unaffected. |
heuristic | Of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation Evidence belongs more in the heuristic rather than ideational category. |
hex | Of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base Dominic destine also known as hex. |
hexadecimal | Of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base The hexadecimal value of the color is 0f4d92. |
hexagonal | Having six sides or divided into hexagons The scales along the dorsal ridge of the back are hexagonal. |
hexangular | Having six sides or divided into hexagons |
hexed | Causing or accompanied by misfortune You and i know selling ruth didn’t anger some spirit who has hexed the red sox. |
hi-tech | Resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices The authors of contraceptive tech seemed to find them compelling. |
hibernal | Characteristic of or relating to winter |
hick | Awkwardly simple and provincial Modesto wasn’t a hick town then or now. |
hidden | Designed to elude detection Kleptomania contains a number of hidden tracks. |
hidebound | Stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded One is hidebound, stiff, silent in the face of media criticism. |
hideous | Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror A hideous woman from the forest accosts him and proposes a bargain. |
hidrotic | Of or relating to sweat Clouston’s hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia. |
hiemal | Characteristic of or relating to winter |
hierarchal | Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers It is that hierarchal relationship that is opposed. |
hierarchic | Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers The construction of hierarchic and non hierarchic classifications. |
hierarchical | Classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers The classifications were hierarchical. |
hieratic | Written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient egyptian writing Cursive hieroglyphs should not be confused with hieratic. |
hieratical | Associated with the priesthood or priests The band then changed their name to hieratical. |
hieroglyphic | Resembling hieroglyphic writing Hells canyon wilderness is a portion of the hieroglyphic mountains. |
hieroglyphical | Written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols |
hifalutin | Affectedly genteel If you do see something wrong, fix it, and forego the hifalutin marker. |
high | Being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high’) Garden at junior high is waiting to sprout up. |
high-altitude | Occurring at or from a relative high altitude Thanks for the addtion to the blimp article about high altitude applications. |
high-class | Pretentiously elegant Bacillariophyceae is a class of diatom. |
high-energy | Vigorously energetic or forceful The lagrangian is defined as the kinetic energy minus the potential energy. |
high-flown | Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) The various models of the eaglet were flown prewar by private owner pilots. |
high-handed | Given to haughty disregard of others He handed the wad of money. |
high-interest | Charging a relatively large percentage of the amount borrowed The material has high porosity and high strength. |
high-level | At an elevated level in rank or importance The satisfaction level of the beneficiary farmers is very high. |
high-minded | Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- oliver franks He was open minded, valorous and skilled in strategy. |
high-octane | Used of gasoline; having a high octane number It’s slow in the first two acts, but high octane in the final one. |
high-performance | Modified to give superior performance The m3 high performance variant of the convertible debuted in 2008. |
high-pitched | Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency Abu is a kleptomaniac sidekick monkey with a high pitched voice. |
high-powered | Vigorously energetic or forceful A self powered ammeter is disclosed. |
high-pressure | Aggressively and persistently persuasive Is it really the high pressure in the capillaries that causes leakage |
high-priced | Having a high price The material has high porosity and high strength. |
high-principled | Having high principles What is your opinion about people who are principled |
high-ranking | At an elevated level in rank or importance The senator is the ranking member of the minority staff. |
high-resolution | Producing images that are sharp and finely detailed Selecting the mode indirectly selected the resolution. |
high-rise | Used of buildings of many stories equipped with elevators; tall A rise of nationalism also contributed to the rise of the vernacular. |
high-risk | Not financially safe or secure The high schools are anderson high school and brae high school. |
high-sounding | Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) A malapropism is the use of a like sounding but inappropriate word. |
high-speed | Operating at high speed Speed is the rapidity of movement. |
high-spirited | Joyously unrestrained The king also has a daughter, the beautiful and spirited leonida. |
high-strung | Being in a tense state Initially antenna wires were strung around the periphery of the towers. |
high-tech | Resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices Get ready for high tech wizardry zinging data in your neighborhood. |
high-toned | Pretentiously elegant I put the article into standard english and toned down the gush. |
high-yield | Yielding a large amount of agricultural or industrial production This option adds to the yield of the note. |
highborn | Belonging to the peerage She turns out to be highborn, the daughter of the king of france. |
highbrow | Highly cultured or educated The channel has a focus on culture and arts and offers highbrow programming. |
highbrowed | Highly cultured or educated |
higher | Smelling spoiled or tainted This bird has its nest high up in the treetops. |
higher-ranking | Having a higher rank The higher the score, the higher the probability that the message is spam. |
highest | Happy and excited and energetic Garden at junior high is waiting to sprout up. |
highfalutin | Affectedly genteel He wasn’t highfalutin; he was just a good bloke. |
highfaluting | Affectedly genteel There’s nothing highfaluting here. |
highflying | Moving upward or along at a considerable height |
highland | Used of high or hilly country It is one of the highland towns forming the southern extremity of the province. |
hilar | Of or relating to or located near a hilum Typically, it will also reveal eggshell calcification of the hilar lymph nodes. |
hilarious | Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter The mutt is hilarious as he reacts to the flea. |
hilly | Having hills and crags The areas are hilly and mountainous in the east. |
himalayan | Of or relating to the himalayas It’s actually a himalayan with pretensions of grandeur. |
hind | Located at or near the back of an animal In addition, the tarsus of the hind legs of the males is more silvery. |
hinder | Located at or near the back of an animal Hope it doesn’t hinder the state of the article. |
hindering | Located at or near the back of an animal Its purpose is to hinder and frustrate an attack made by the forlorn hope. |
hindermost | Located farthest to the rear |
hindi | Of or relating to or supporting hinduism She is the daughter of the hindi novelist shivani. |
hindmost | Located farthest to the rear The anus is located close to the hindmost part of the body. |
hindoo | Of or relating to or supporting hinduism |
hindu | Of or relating to or supporting hinduism Hindu society honors the cow as a symbol of unselfish giving. |
hindustani | Of or relating to or characteristic of hindustan or its people or language This page and the hindustani page are staying. |
hip | Informed about the latest trends It is hip, urban and bubbly, and unhurried. |
hiplength | Extending to or just over the hips |
hipless | Having or seeming to have no hips |
hipped | Sloping on all sides The hipped roof is covered with metal. |
hipper | Informed about the latest trends This exercise helps to flex the hip. |
hippocratic | Of or relating to hippocrates or the school of medicine that took his name It was hippocratic practice to write in this style. |
hircine | Of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor) |
hired | Hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers He was hired as a staff. |
hirsute | Having or covered with hair He’s overweight, hirsute, perpetually smiling, and extremely libidinous. |
hispanic | Related to a spanish-speaking people or culture Primarily land dispossession of the hispanic californians. |
hispaniolan | Of or relating to the west indian island of hispaniola The hispaniolan trogon has a recognized presence in the region. |
hispid | Having stiff coarse hairs or bristles The rare hispid hare has also been reported from the park. |
histologic | Of or relating to histology The nematodes cause histologic lesions in the respiratory tract. |
histological | Of or relating to histology Histological examination of the immune system. |
historic | Belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past The preservation of the historic buildings faded into the background. |
historical | Of or relating to the study of history The last is the historical commentary. |
historied | Having an illustrious past It is a long historied but young and robust city. |
histrionic | Characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected Here are apologies for my slightly histrionic post here |
hitlerian | Of or relating to or suggestive of adolf hitler or his nazi regime in germany Plus, there’s an entire thing of him discussing some hitlerian thesis. |
hitless | Without a hit Adduci was hitless in his only at bat in his debut. |
hittite | Of or relating to the hittite people or their language or culture Lelwani is a hittite goddess of the underworld. |
hmong | Of or related to the hmong people or their language or their culture Hmong american women living with diabetes. |
ho-hum | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness He pushed in the key and the car made a soft hum. |
hoar | Showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair-coleridge But, i don’t agree with you that hoar is not notable. |
hoarse | Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion- virgil thomson He is fat and his voice has become hoarse. |
hoary | Covered with fine whitish hairs or down The scene plays into the hoary sentiment. |
hobnailed | Marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails The man in the clouds with the multicolored mirrors on his hobnailed boots. |
hogged | So weakened as to sag at each end Hope it helps, and sorry for having hogged your talk page for a day or two. |
hoggish | Resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy |
hoity-toity | Affectedly genteel |
hokey | Artificially formal To say they are is just hokey relativism. |
holey | Allowing passage in and out It is loaf shaped, with a cream colored, holey interior and a yellow rind. |
holier | Belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power The invocation of holy war is bogus. |
holiest | Belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power The invocation of holy war is bogus. |
holistic | Emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole Emphasis on holistic design and the ethics. |
hollow | Not solid; having a space or gap or cavity The enlarged hollow member is implanted under the skin. |
hollow-horned | Having horns that are hollow Baphomet is winged and horned, combining human and bestial features. |
hollywood | Of or relating to the film industry in the united states Moreover, wallace’s films prefigure developments in hollywood comedy. |
holographic | Of or relating to holography or holograms One shared property of all these theories is the holographic principle. |
holographical | Written entirely in one’s own hand |
holometabolic | Undergoing complete metamorphosis |
holometabolous | Undergoing complete metamorphosis The parasites then undergo holometabolous metamorphosis to become adults. |
holophytic | Obtaining nourishment as green plants do |
holozoic | Obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter |
holy | Belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power The ceremony was blessed by the holy spirit. |
home | Used of your own ground Baseball family to get new ultramodern home. |
homebound | Confined usually by illness No accelerating or decelerating forces apply to the homebound twin. |
homegrown | Grown or originating in a particular place But there is no such thing as greater croatian homegrown political programme. |
homeless | Without nationality or citizenship Most of the homeless left the town. |
homelike | Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable Centered in reykjavik, the school tries to make itself as homelike as possible. |
homely | Lacking in physical beauty or proportion He is also regarded as the great pattern of homely pulpit eloquence. |
homemade | Made or produced in the home or by yourself Armed with homemade weapons, the team readies themselves for the beast. |
homeothermic | Of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature This makes them homeothermic when active, and poikilothermic when at rest. |
homesick | Longing to return home However, the woman later became homesick and returned to jamaica. |
homespun | Made of cloth spun or woven in the home She always offered her homespun philosophy to troubled souls in need of advice. |
homeward | Oriented toward home Impassable rivers lay athwart their homeward route, and hemmed them in. |
homey | Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable I haven’t seen evidence of maliciousness from homey. |
homicidal | Characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being Othello’s jealousy is eventually stoked by iago into homicidal rage. |
homiletic | Of the nature of a homily or sermon Houdry left two important homiletic works. |
homiletical | Of the nature of a homily or sermon Bersuire was an eloquent preacher and a voluminous homiletical writer. |
hominal | Of humankind as a species |
homing | Orienting or directing homeward or to a destination List of homing endonuclease cutting sites. |
hominian | Characterizing the family hominidae, which includes homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures |
hominid | Characterizing the family hominidae, which includes homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures Direct dating of the florisbad hominid. |
hominine | Characteristic of humankind Theories about origin of hominine bipedalism. |
homocentric | Having a common center It does not deny that myriad important homocentric problems exist. |
homocercal | Possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes) By contrast, most bony fishes possess a homocercal caudal fin. |
homochromatic | Having only one wavelength |
homocyclic | Containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms |
homoecious | Of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host |
homoerotic | Of or concerning homosexual love Their relationship is not sexual but there are homoerotic undertones there. |
homogeneous | All of the same or similar kind or nature Above the liquidus temperature, the material is homogeneous. |
homogenised | Made homogeneous The offshore market is far less homogenised. |
homogenized | Formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance Homogenized milk may be more digestible than unhomogenized milk. |
homogenous | All of the same or similar kind or nature The proton is the most pervasive homogeneous catalyst. |
homoiothermic | Of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature |
homologic | Similar in evolutionary origin but not in function |
homological | Similar in evolutionary origin but not in function Homological algebra isn’t part of algebraic geometry. |
homologous | Corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species It is homologous with the nostril of other mammals. |
homophile | Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires Most homophile activits go in background shortly after 1971. |
homophobic | Prejudiced against homosexual people I saw him as macho and homophobic. |
homophonic | Having the same sound The book cipher and straddling checkerboard are types of homophonic cipher. |
homophonous | Characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way In ireland, ewe and yo are homophonous also. |
homosexual | Sexually attracted to members of your own sex The college does not condone the commission of homosexual acts. |
homosporous | Characterized by homospory Plants that are homosporous produce spores of the same size and type. |
homostyled | Having styles all of the same length |
homostylic | Having styles all of the same length |
homostylous | Having styles all of the same length |
homothermic | Of birds and mammals; having constant and relatively high body temperature |
homozygous | Having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci The homozygous form of the mutation is the least severe form. |
homy | Having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable I think homy got confused about the meaning of the sentence. |
honduran | Of or relating to or characteristic of honduras or its people The baleada is a representative dish of the honduran gastronomy. |
honest | Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent They repute her as an honest man. |
honey | Of something having the color of honey The honey gourami is an omnivore. |
honeycombed | Pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) Cadbury crunchie is a milk chocolate bar with a honeycombed sugar centre. |
honeyed | Pleasing to the ear Randy’s approach was more honeyed than teddy’s. |
honeylike | Resembling honey |
honied | With honey added |
honorable | Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent Baker received honorable mention in the report of the commanding general. |
honorary | Given as an honor without the normal duties Flanking the coffin were the honorary pall bearers. |
honored | Having an illustrious reputation; respected Honored are the elect in the court of the almighty. |
honourable | Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent The honorable maulana was its founder and the president. |
hoofed | Having or resembling hoofs It had three hoofed toes on each foot, and a very short tail. |
hooflike | Resembling a hoof; especially having the horny texture of a hoof Each toe bore a hooflike ungual which was sheathed in horn. |
hook-nosed | Having an aquiline nose A short pendant line preferably couples the hook to the anchor. |
hooked | Addicted to a drug A chain was wrapped around the axle and hooked to the stump. |
hooklike | Having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold); The surface of the fruit has hooklike projections. |
hooved | Having or resembling hoofs It is the smallest hooved animal in the world. |
hoped-for | Expected hopefully Cinader hoped to capitalize on the success of the book. |
hopeful | Having or manifesting hope I’m hopeful that the message will be the end of it. |
hopeless | Beyond hope of management or reform The situation is hopeless. |
horary | Relating to the hours All horary traditions are out there for you to study. |
horizontal | Parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line As whitehead hoped, one remedy sought was horizontal divestiture. |
hormonal | Of or relating to or caused by hormones Sibutramine does not affect the efficacy of hormonal contraception. |
horned | Having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind It is unknown whether the males of the horned lantern fish are parasitic. |
hornless | Having no horns The breed has coarse to medium wool and is polled hornless . |
hornlike | Made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) Keratoderma is a hornlike skin condition. |
horny | Feeling great sexual desire The horny operculum is composed of corneous material. |
horrendous | Causing fear or dread or terror As horrendous as this is, there probably never will be. |
horrible | Provoking horror- winston churchill The reception of the car was horrible. |
horrid | Exceedingly bad The actual reviews are uniformly horrid. |
horrific | Causing fear or dread or terror Accounts of the ordeals of the wounded are horrific reading. |
horrified | Stricken with horror He was horrified when his flesh begins to putrefy. |
horrifying | Provoking horror- winston churchill It’s really more along the lines of shocking and horrifying. |
horror-struck | Stricken with horror The comic touches deepen the horror. |
hortative | Giving strong encouragement The adhortative is a hortative mood in english. |
hortatory | Giving strong encouragement The hortatory admonition is not helpful. |
horticultural | Of or relating to the cultivation of plants The garden is the result of floral and horticultural works. |
hospitable | Having an open mind He was a hospitable and convivial man. |
hostile | Unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business) I agree that the phrasing of the nomination is hostile. |
hot | Newly made They tell me that the domes are hot in the summer and noisy. |
hot-blooded | Prone to emotion The hot weather spoiled the meat. |
hotheaded | Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish’ is archaic) In the hotheaded antebellum years, the society could become raucous. |
hotter | Very unpleasant or even dangerous They tell me that the domes are hot in the summer and noisy. |
hottest | Very unpleasant or even dangerous They tell me that the domes are hot in the summer and noisy. |
hottish | Somewhat hot |
hourlong | Lasting for an hour He is credited with helping pioneer the station’s hourlong news format. |
hourly | Occurring every hour or payable by the hour Sundays, the service is hourly to leeds and two hourly to bradford. |
housebound | Confined usually by illness He continued to work but was housebound from the beginning of 2009. |
housebroken | Trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special place Not all kinds of animals can be housebroken. |
housewifely | Related or suited to a housewife |
howling | Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers Shingebis obeyed the summons, and sent the blusterer howling to his home. |
hoydenish | Used of girls; wild and boisterous |
huffish | Sullen or moody |
huffy | Roused to anger- mark twain So, indeed, you were being huffy and continue to be. |
huge | Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope The cast are huge football fanatics. |
huger | Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope The room is huge and spatial. |
hugest | Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope Most had a topsail above the huge mainsail and a large foresail. |
hugger-mugger | In utter disorder He’s a mugger due to his actions. |
hugoesque | In the manner of victor hugo |
hulking | Of great size and bulk A big hulking man who apparently fought alongside kanbei in the old days. |
hulky | Of great size and bulk |
human | Characteristic of humanity During perspiration, sweat removes heat from the human body by evaporating. |
humane | Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities He also served as the president of the american humane association. |
humanistic | Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare Humanistic sociology had a role in the decline of functionalism. |
humanitarian | Of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism The reforms of the humanitarian movement. |
humanlike | Suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things Even though the light is humanlike, urban dwellers disrespect it. |
humble | Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful- b.k.malinowski He is a humble and modest person. |
humbled | Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) My humble oxford dictionary does not disgorge that definition. |
humbling | Of low birth or station (`base’ is archaic in this sense) He is a humble and modest person. |
humdrum | Not challenging; dull and lacking excitement It’s always good to be reminded where paris is, but the rest is very humdrum. |
humic | Of or relating to or derived from humus The materials contained in the matrix comprise biologically recent humic acids. |
humid | Containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor The climate for much of the distribution range is warm and humid. |
humified | Converted to humus Leonardite and humified organic matter. |
humiliating | Causing awareness of your shortcomings Offences against the state merited the most humiliating punishments. |
humongous | Very large The list is far too humongous to continue… |
humorous | Full of or characterized by humor The effect is both humorous and frightening. |
humourless | Lacking humor- truman capote She appears to me very hostile and humourless. |
humourous | Full of or characterized by humor Humourous is a valid spelling of the word. |
humpbacked | Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column Larvae are legless, humpbacked and white with a tan head. |
humped | Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column Cos he’s getting humped if he is. |
hunchbacked | Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column He grows up deformed and hunchbacked. |
hundred | Being ten more than ninety Byculla school celebrates hundred years with pomp. |
hundredth | The ordinal number of one hundred in counting order The choir and congregation then sang the hundredth psalm. |
hungarian | Relating to or characteristic of hungary He was involved in the deportation of the hungarian jews in 1944. |
hungrier | Feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food They were rapacious, land hungry, avaricious and greedy. |
hungriest | Extremely desirous They were rapacious, land hungry, avaricious and greedy. |
hungry | Extremely desirous A hungry stomach seldom loathes common victuals. |
hunky-dory | Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition And all will be hunky dory in fac… |
hurried | Moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste The lad is seized and hurried from the spot. |
hurt | Suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle The girl teeters because her leg is hurt. |
hurtful | Harmful to living things Physically touching a child is hurtful . |
husbandly | Befitting or characteristic of a husband It had an idea of a pathologic husbandly jealousy. |
huskier | Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion- virgil thomson Jonathan the husky is the mascot of the university of connecticut. |
huskiest | Muscular and heavily built The university of washington’s mascot is harry the husky. |
husky | Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion- virgil thomson Kyle shouted a lot yesterday during the football game and his voice went husky. |
huxleian | Of or relating to thomas huxley |
huxleyan | Of or relating to thomas huxley |
hyaline | Resembling glass in transparency or translucency-sacheverell sitwell Ascospores are hyaline to pale brown, spherical, uninucleate. |
hyaloid | Resembling glass in transparency or translucency-sacheverell sitwell Regression of the hyaloid artery. |
hyaloplasmic | Of or relating to hyaloplasm |
hybrid | Produced by crossbreeding Hybrid forms of the kumquat include the following. |
hydraulic | Of or relating to the study of hydraulics The rotor receives the combined fluid output of the hydraulic pumps. |
hydric | Having or characterized by excessive moisture Another way to remove pollution from surface runoff hydric acid is bioswale. |
hydro-electric | Of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower There are hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants. |
hydrocephalic | Relating to or characterized by or evidencing hydrocephalus She was hydrocephalic, meaning she was born with water in the brain. |
hydrodynamic | Of or relating to hydrodynamics To reduce hydrodynamic drag, one of the periscopes was deleted. |
hydroelectric | Of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower There are hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants. |
hydrographic | Of or relating to the science of hydrography The hydrographic network is very limited in the district of nyagatare. |
hydrographical | Of or relating to the science of hydrography He recorded meteorological and hydrographical data while underway. |
hydrokinetic | Relating to fluids in motion or the forces that produce or affect such motion If it uses a torque converter it has hydrokinetic transmission. |
hydrolyzable | Capable of undergoing hydrolysis Hydrolyzable tannins are extracted from the barrel wood. |
hydrometric | Of or relating to hydrometry Combomune is an important hydrometric station along the limpopo. |
hydropathic | Of or relating to hydropathy or its administration Craiglockhart remained as a hydropathic, until the advent of the first orld ar. |
hydrophilic | Having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water Hydrophilic interaction chromatography. |
hydrophobic | Lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water If the surface is highly hydrophobic, the droplet will bounce. |
hydrophytic | Growing wholly or partially in water |
hydroponic | Of or relating to aquiculture Marijuana was often produced locally using the hydroponic method. |
hydrostatic | Relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit A worm and worm rack combination with hydrostatic lubrication therebetween. |
hydrous | Containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate) How does powdered milk differ in nutrients from hydrous milk |
hydroxy | Being or containing a hydroxyl group It is the beta hydroxy analog of dma. |
hygienic | Tending to promote or preserve health The same also very adversely affect hygienic conditions. |
hygienical | Tending to promote or preserve health Islamic sexual hygienical jurisprudence. |
hygrophytic | Requiring an abundance of moisture |
hygroscopic | Absorbing moisture (as from the air) It is highly hygroscopic and water soluble. |
hymenal | Of or relating to the hymen Their hymenal opening tends to be annular circumferential . |
hymeneal | Of or relating to a wedding or marriage |
hymenopterous | Of or relating to insects of the order hymenoptera |
hyoid | Of or relating to the hyoid bone It projects obliquely upwards behind the tongue and the hyoid bone. |
hypaethral | Partly or entirely open to the sky Hypaethral is an ancient temple with no roof. |
hyperactive | More active than normal Moreover, the hyperactive use of trademark registration symbols is needless. |
hyperbolic | Of or relating to a hyperbola She drew a hyperbolic figure. |
hyperboloidal | Having the shape of a hyperboloid The mirror has an f/2.7 hyperboloidal shape. |
hypercatalectic | Having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot |
hypercritical | Inclined to judge too severely At that point i’m just being hypercritical. |
hyperemic | Relating to or caused by hyperemia The right eye showed hyperemic optic disc with serous retinal detachment. |
hyperfine | Extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components Thanks for your contribution to the hyperfine structure article. |
hypermetropic | Abnormal ability to focus of distant objects Now consider a hypermetropic eye. |
hyperopic | Abnormal ability to focus of distant objects Factors influencing the outcome of hyperopic lamellar keratoplasty. |
hypersensitised | Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) |
hypersensitive | Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) Rachel who is hypersensitive has strong imaginations. |
hypersensitized | Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) |
hyperthermal | Of or relating to or affected by hyperthermia |
hypertonic | In a state of abnormally high tension Both isotonic and hypertonic saline is used for neti. |
hypertrophied | Excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells The bladder becomes shrunken and the bladder wall hypertrophied. |
hypethral | Partly or entirely open to the sky |
hypnagogic | Sleep inducing In this sense, the tetris effect is a form of hypnagogic imagery. |
hypnogogic | Sleep inducing It seems to be related to the hypnogogic jerk, in me at least. |
hypnoid | Of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis |
hypnotic | Of or relating to hypnosis The firewalking event was quite hypnotic and emotionally charged. |
hypnotised | Having your attention fixated as though by a spell What does the hypnotist read from the person who’s being hypnotised |
hypoactive | Abnormally inactive Hypoactive sexual desire disorder. |
hypochondriac | Suffering from hypochondria He is a cowardly hypochondriac, often cynical and arrogant. |
hypochondriacal | Suffering from hypochondria |
hypocritical | Professing feelings or virtues one does not have The church is the hypocritical and implacable enemy of homosexuals. |
hypodermal | Of or relating to the hypodermis |
hypodermic | Relating to or located below the epidermis Injection syringe and hypodermic needle. |
hypoglycaemic | Of or relating to hypoglycemia They display a hypoglycaemic action in warm blooded animals. |
hypoglycemic | Of or relating to hypoglycemia This woman is a diabetic, and she is going into hypoglycemic shock. |
hypognathous | Having a projecting lower jaw |
hypophyseal | Of or relating to the hypophysis |
hypophysectomised | Having the pituitary gland removed by surgery |
hypophysectomized | Having the pituitary gland removed by surgery |
hypophysial | Of or relating to the hypophysis Gnrh is secreted in the hypophysial portal bloodstream at the median eminence. |
hypotensive | Having abnormally low blood pressure The compounds have anti ulcer activity and hypotensive activity. |
hypothalamic | Of or relating to the hypothalamus A hypothalamic disease is a disorder presenting primarily in the hypothalamus. |
hypothetic | Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence So, a longitudinal electrical wave in air is hypothetic. |
hypothetical | Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence It includes the hypothetical and disjunctive sub relations. |
hypotonic | Lacking normal tone or tension This demonstrates the floppiness of a hypotonic infant. |
hypovolaemic | Of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood Injury to the internal iliac artery can occur, leading to hypovolaemic shock. |
hypovolemic | Of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood The cause of death is usually due to hypovolemic shock or organ failure. |
hysterical | Marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion Enough with the hysterical exaggerations. |
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