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- GYRIplural of gyrus
- GYRUSA fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
- HACES
- HAIKUSplural of haiku
- HALCYONA kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves. The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act a
- HALIBUTSplural of halibut
- HALIDESplural of halide
- HAPTICOf or relating to the sense of touch.
- HARESplural of hare
- HARKENAlternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard.
- HAZEN
- HEMEThe component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecul
- HEROD
- HEURISMKnowledge derived from empirical study and practical adoption of experience.
- HEURISTICThat employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one.
- HILARITYA great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.
- HIRSUTECovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
- HIRUDINA peptide, obtained from the salivary glands of leeches, that is used as an anticoagulant.
- HOLI
- HOMIESomeone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.
- HONORIFICSplural of honorific
- HOOTIE
- HOPIS
- HORTA
- HORUS
- HOYER
- HUEVOS
- HYALINEGlassy, transparent; amorphous.
- HYPERTONICHaving a greater osmotic pressure than another.
- HYPOTENUSEThe side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- HYTEinsane or mad.
- IDIOMSplural of idiom
- IMBUEDsimple past and past participle of imbue
- IMPOTENCESplural of impotence
- INCUBUSAn evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
- INCUSA small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear.
- INDIUMA chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.
- INDURATETo harden or to grow hard.
- INDURATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of indurate
- INEXORABLYIn an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
- INGOTA solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often i
- INGOTSplural of ingot
- INVOLUTEDsimple past and past participle of involute
- IONICof, relating to, or containing ions
- IONICSThe study of ionic conductors.
- IOTASplural of iota
- IPSO
- ISOMETRYA function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.
- IVES
- IXODES
- IXORAAny of the flowering plants in the genus Ixora.
- IXORASplural of ixora
- JIBEROne who jeers or taunts.
- JIBERSplural of jiber
- JILTEROne who jilts another.
- JIMSONJimsonweed.
- JINGOISTOne who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims.
- JINKERA high wheeled wagon designed to carry lumber suspended under the body of the vehicle.
- JIVESplural of jive
- JOCUNDITYThe state of being jocund.
- JOULEIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one wat
- JOURNEYSplural of journey
- JUVEA child actor.
- JUXTAPOSETo place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
- KAFIRA disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
- KALUA
- KEGEL
- KETOSEA saccharide containing a ketone functional group.
- KINASEAny of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylati
- KLEPTOSplural of klepto
- KOALASplural of koala.
- KRATOM
- KREW
- LACQUERA glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
- LAGUNAS
- LANCEDsimple past and past participle of lance
- LANDY
- LANKYTall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
- LAPISEllipsis of lapis lazuli.
- LARIATA lasso.
- LARIATSplural of lariat
- LARVAEplural of larva
- LAVETo bathe or wash (someone or something). Of a river or other water body: to flow along or past (a place or thing); to wash. Followed by into, on, or upon: to pour (water or some ot
- LAVERA red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
- LAVESthird-person singular simple present indicative of lave
- LEDS
- LEOTARDSplural of leotard
- LEVI
- LIBATETo pour a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
- LIBATEDsimple past and past participle of libate
- LIBATIONSplural of libation
- LICHENSplural of lichen
- LIGERAn animal born to a male lion and a tigress.
- LIMERICKSplural of limerick
- LIRAThe basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- LISPY
- LITHEMild; calm.
- LITHESthird-person singular simple present indicative of lithe
- LITHOSthird-person singular simple present indicative of litho
- LIVERYAny distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.