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- HUBRISExcessive arrogance or pride, or presumption; originally toward the gods; a feeling of overwhelming and all-encompassing pride.
- HUBRISTICOf or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner.
- HYACINTHAny bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.
- HYALITEA form of opal.
- HYALOIDtransparent or glassy
- HYDATIDA cyst due to infection by larvae of some species of the tapeworm Echinococcus.
- HYDATOIDwatery, aqueous
- HYDRANGEAAny of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers.
- HYDRATEA solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.
- HYDRAULICPertaining to water.
- HYDRIAA three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water.
- HYDROClipping of hydroelectric.
- HYDROCELEAn abnormal build-up of fluids at a site in the body, especially in the membranes around a testicle.
- HYDROMELMead, especially one of low alcohol content.
- HYDROPICDropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
- HYDROPONICOf a plant; pertaining to or grown using hydroponics, a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil.
- HYDROPSThe abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in a tissue or cavity.
- HYDROUSContaining combined water; hydrated.
- HYENAAny of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
- HYETALPertaining to rain.
- HYGIENEThe science of health, its promotion and preservation.
- HYGRODEIKA form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- HYLAA tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- HYLESynonym of matter, physical substance.
- HYLEGIn Hellenistic astrology, the planet with the greatest essential dignity in five important natal chart positions: the degree of the Sun; the degree of the Moon; the Ascendant; the
- HYLESSynonym of matter, physical substance.
- HYLICSynonym of physical, material, or base.
- HYLOBATEAny of the genus Hylobates of gibbons.
- HYLOISTSomeone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist.
- HYLOZOISMThe belief that all physical matter is alive in some sense.
- HYMENA membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- HYMENEALPertaining to marriage.
- HYMNA song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- HYOIDShaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
- HYPATEIn ancient musical theory, the lowest-pitched fixed note in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, always pitched a perfect fourth below the mese, with two movable notes between them, th
- HYPATESIn ancient musical theory, the lowest-pitched fixed note in the nearer tetrachord on a lyre, always pitched a perfect fourth below the mese, with two movable notes between them, th
- HYPERAEMIAAlternative spelling of hyperemia.
- HYPERBATONAn inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
- HYPERBOLAA conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.
- HYPERBOLICOf or relating to hyperbole.
- HYPERCATALEXISThe addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
- HYPERDULIAA level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
- HYPEREMIAexcess of blood in a body part.
- HYPERGOLICIgniting spontaneously upon contact with an oxidizer.
- HYPERICUMAny of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.
- HYPERINOTICRelating to hyperinosis.
- HYPERTONIAAn abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
- HYPHAAny of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus.
- HYPNOTICOf or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
- HYPOMelancholy; a fit of hypochondria; a morbid depression.
- HYPOBOLEA rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make claims against the argument, or in favor of the opposing side, but are then refuted one by one.
- HYPOCAUSTAn underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
- HYPOCENTREThe focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
- HYPOCISTAn astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant
- HYPOCORISMA term of endearment, often a diminutive; a pet name.
- HYPOCRITESomeone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
- HYPOGEALExisting or growing underground
- HYPOGEANExisting or growing underground.
- HYPOGEOUSLiving or maturing underground; subterranean
- HYPOGEUMAn underground room or cavern .
- HYPONASTICBending upwards as a result of hyponasty, caused by unequal growth.
- HYPOPHYSISThe pituitary gland.
- HYPOSMIAA reduced ability to smell and to detect odors.
- HYPOSTATICPertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.
- HYPOTENUSEThe side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- HYPOTONIAA state of reduced pressure of the intraocular fluid.
- HYPURALUnder the tail
- HYRAXAny of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Midd
- HYSSOPAny of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
- HYSTERIABehavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
- HYSTERICHysterical; relating to hysteria.
- HYSTERICALOf, or arising from hysteria.
- IAMBA metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
- IAMBICConsisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
- IAMBUSSynonym of iamb.
- IATRICOf or pertaining to a physician or physicians.
- IBISAny of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.
- ICHORThe liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
- ICONAn image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.
- ICONICRelating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- ICOSAHEDRONA polyhedron with twenty faces.
- ICTERUSAn excess of bile pigments in the blood; jaundice.
- IDENTITYSameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
- IDIOMA manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- IDIOPATHYA disease or condition arising spontaneously or having no known cause.
- IDIOTA person of low general intelligence.
- IDOLATRYThe worship of idols.
- IDYLLAny poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- ILEUSDisruption of the normal propulsive ability of the gastrointestinal tract, due to failure of peristalsis.
- IMBURSETo put into a purse; to save, to store up.
- IMPEDa creature without feet
- INDIGOA purplish-blue color.
- INOSITEFormer name of inositol.
- INOSITOLA simple carbocyclic sugar (hexahydroxycyclohexane; chemical formula: C6H12O6) which occurs in animal and plant tissue. Once treated as part of the vitamin B complex, but is not a
- INOTROPICIncreasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.
- INSECTAn arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
- IODINEA chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
- IOLITEThe clear variety of cordierite, sometimes used as a gem.
- IOTAThe ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι).
- IOTACISMPronunciation of another vowel or diphthong as [i], or a vowel shift resulting in such pronunciation, especially in Greek.