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- HESPERIDIUMAny of several kinds of true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.
- HESTERNALOf or pertaining to yesterday.
- HIATUSA gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- HIBERNACLEA winter retreat; winter quarters.
- HIBERNACULUMThe place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
- HIBERNALOf or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal
- HIBERNATETo spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
- HIEMALOf or pertaining to winter, wintry.
- HILUMThe eye of a bean or other seed, or the center of that eye; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
- HILUSA hilum.
- HIPPOCRASA cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which are strained out by a cloth before the drink is consumed.
- HIRCINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of goats.
- HIRSUTECovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
- HIRUDINA peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.
- HISPIDCovered in short, stiff hairs.
- HISTORIANA writer of history.
- HISTORICALOf, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
- HISTRIONA stage actor.
- HOAXTo deceive (someone) by making them believe something that has been maliciously or mischievously fabricated.
- HOBBLEROne who by tenure was to maintain a horse for military service; a kind of light-horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on a hobby.
- HOGGETA young sheep of either gender from about 9 to 18 months of age (until it cuts 2 teeth).
- HOMAGEA demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
- HOMEBOYSomeone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one’s hometown.
- HOMICIDEThe killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- HOMINIZETo make human, or treat as if human.
- HOMINOIDAny anthropoid (including humans and apes) belonging to the superfamily Hominoidea.
- HONESTScrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
- HONORRecognition of importance or value; respect; veneration .
- HORALOf or relating to an hour, or to hours.
- HORARYPertaining to an hour or hours.
- HORDEINA glycoprotein found in barley and some other cereals.
- HORDEOLUMstye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the
- HORIZONTALPerpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.
- HORNITOA low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.
- HORRENDOUSExtremely bad; awful; terrible.
- HORRIDBristling, rough, rugged.
- HORRIFICCausing horror; horrifying.
- HOSPICEA lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
- HOSPITABLEcordial and generous towards guests
- HOSPITALA large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.
- HOSPITALITYThe act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.
- HOSPITIUMAn inn, lodging or hospice.
- HOSTAGEA person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
- HOSTELAn overnight lodging place for travelers, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
- HOSTELINGSAn overnight lodging place for travelers, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
- HOSTIEthe consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist, host.
- HOSTILENot friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
- HOSTILITYThe state of being hostile.
- HOSTLERA worker employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses.
- HOTELAlternative letter-case form of Hotel of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- HOTELINGSAlternative letter-case form of Hotel of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- HUMANOf or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- HUMANEHaving or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
- HUMANITYHumankind; human beings as a group.
- HUMANOIDHaving the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
- HUMBLENot pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- HUMECTANTAny substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.
- HUMECTATIONA moistening; the act of making something moist or of something becoming moist.
- HUMERUSThe bone of the upper arm.
- HUMIDContaining perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
- HUMIDITYDampness, especially that of the air.
- HUMILIANThumiliating; humbling
- HUMILIATETo cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
- HUMILIATOROne who humiliates.
- HUMILITYThe characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
- HUMORALRelating to the body fluids or humours.
- HUMOURThe quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
- HUMUSA large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of
- HYALINEGlassy, transparent; amorphous.
- HYBRIDOffspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- HYMNALA collection of hymns; a hymn book.
- HYOIDEANSynonym of hyoid.
- IBIDEMIn the same place; indicates a reference to the same source as the previous one.
- ICICLEA drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- ICTALOf or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache.
- ICTERICJaundiced (having icterus); having yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes of the sclerae of the eyes, or other parts of the body.
- ICTICPertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt.
- ICTUSThe pulse.
- IDEALISTOne who adheres to idealism.
- IDEALITYThe quality or state of being ideal.
- IDEMThe same.
- IDEMPOTENCYIdempotence.
- IDEMPOTENTSuch that, when performed multiple times on the same subject, it has no further effect on its subject after the first time it is performed.
- IDENTICIdentical.
- IDENTIFYTo establish the identity of someone or something.
- IDESThe notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all ot
- IDOLATEROne who worships idols; a pagan.
- IDOLUMAn insubstantial image; a spectre or phantom.
- IDONEITYThe state or quality of being idoneous.
- IDONEOUSappropriate; suitable
- IGNEOUSPertaining to or having the nature of fire; containing fire; resembling fire.
- IGNOBLENot noble; plebeian; common.
- IGNORAMUSA totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.
- IGNORETo deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- ILEUMThe last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
- ILEXHolm oak (Quercus ilex).
- ILIACRelating to the ilium.
- ILIUMThe upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.
- ILLITERATEUnable to read and write.
- ILLOCUTIONThe aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.