English words: hypsilophodont to hzy
188 English words, part 108 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 12 have a page of their own.
English words hypsilophodont to hzy
- hypsilophodont noun: Any of the genus †Hypsilophodon of small ornithopod herbivorous dinosaurs.
- hypsilophodontid noun: An informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1–2 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).
- hypsiprymnodontid noun: Any marsupial in the family Hypsiprymnodontidae, which includes only one extant species, (musky rat-kangaroo), and numerous extinct species.
- hypsistaphylia noun: A condition characterized by a high and narrow palate.
- Hypsistarian noun /ˌhɪp.sɪsˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/: A member of an ancient syncretic Jewish-pagan sect of Asia Minor.
- Hypsistarianism noun: The religion of the Hypsistarians.
- hypso- prefix: Tall, high in size.
- hypsochrome adjective: hypsochromic
- hypsochromic adjective: Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a higher frequency.
- hypsochromically adverb: In a hypsochromic manner.
- hypsodoncy noun: Alternative form of hypsodonty.
- hypsodont adjective, noun: Describing teeth that have large crowns (characteristic of herbivores).
- hypsodontism noun: Synonym of hypsodonty.
- hypsodonty noun: The presence of hypsodont teeth.
- hypsogram noun: A graph that shows the fraction of the surface within a specific elevation interval.
- hypsograph noun: A hypsographic curve
- hypsographic adjective: Of or relating to hypsography (measuring altitude or depth versus area)
- hypsographical adjective: Synonym of hypsographic.
- hypsography noun: The data present in contour lines; measurement of altitude or depth versus area.
- hypsometer noun: An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
- hypsometric adjective: Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
- hypsometrical adjective: Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- hypsometrically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, hypsometry.
- hypsometrist noun: One who studies hypsometry.
- hypsometry noun /hɪpˈsɒm.ə.tɹi/: The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
- hypsophobia noun: Fear of heights.
- hypsophyll noun: A bract or bracteole.
- hypsophyllary adjective: Relating to the hypsophyll or bract.
- hypural adjective, noun /haɪˈpjʊəɹəl/: Under the tail
- hypural joint noun: The joint between the caudal fin of a fish and the last of its vertebrae.
- hypusinate verb: To react with hypusine
- hypusinated adjective, verb: Reacted with hypusine
- hypusination noun: Reaction with hypusine
- hypusine noun: The amino acid N6-(4-amino 2-hydroxybutyl)-L-lysine
- hyraceum noun /haɪˈɹeɪsiəm/: The petrified remains of hyrax urine and feces produced by the rock hyrax (“Cape hyrax”), Procavia capensis (“P. apensis”), typically found in the communal...
- hyracid adjective, noun: hyracoid
- hyracine adjective: Of or relating to hyraxes.
- hyracodont noun: Synonym of hyracodontid.
- hyracodontid noun: Any in the family †Hyracodontidae of extinct mammals.
- hyracoid adjective, noun: An animal of the order Hyracoidea, i.e. a hyrax.
- hyracoidean noun: Alternative form of hyracoid.
- hyracotheriine adjective, noun: Any of the extinct equids of the subfamily Hyracotheriinae.
- hyracotherium noun: Any of the extinct genus †Hyracotherium of ungulates.
- hyrax noun /ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/: Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors,...
- Hyrcan adjective, noun: Synonym of Hyrcanian.
- Hyrcania proper noun: A region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan.
- Hyrcanian adjective, noun: Of or relating to Hyrcania.
- hyrcanoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- Hyrcanus proper noun: A male given name of historical usage, notably born by figures in Hasmonean Judaea
- hyriid noun: Any freshwater mussel in the family Hyriidae.
- hyrtioreticulin noun: Any of a group of indole alkaloids isolated from Hyrtios reticulatus.
- Hyrum proper noun: A city in Cache County, Utah, United States.
- hys determiner: Obsolete form of his.
- HYSA noun: Initialism of high yield savings account.
- Hyslop proper noun: A surname from Old English.
- hyson noun: A Chinese green tea.
- hyson skin noun: The inferior leaves of hyson green tea.
- hyssop noun /ˈhɪ.səp/: Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
- hyster- prefix: Alternative form of hystero- (“uterus”) (before a vowel)
- hysteralgia noun: neuralgic pain in the uterus
- hysteralgic adjective: Of or relating to hysteralgia.
- hysteranthous adjective: Having the leaves emerge before the flowers have opened. It typically refers to geophytes that flower when the plant is dormant and without leaves during a...
- hysteranthy noun: The condition of being hysteranthous.
- hysterectomise verb: Alternative form of hysterectomize.
- hysterectomize verb: To perform a hysterectomy upon.
- hysterectomy noun /hɪstəˈɹɛktəmi/: The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.
- hysteresial adjective: of or pertaining to hysteresis
- hysteresis noun /ˌhɪstəˈriːsɪs/: A property of a system such that an output value is not a strict function of the corresponding input, but also incorporates some lag, delay, or history...
- hysteresis loop noun: A closed curve generated by cycling the input to a system undergoing hysteresis through an appropriate range.
- hysteresis motor noun: A type of synchronous motor in which the rotor consists of a central nonmagnetic core around which are rings of material with a high degree of magnetic...
- hysteresivity noun: The tendency to undergo hysteresis
- hysteretic adjective: Of or pertaining to hysteresis.
- hysteretical adjective: hysteretic
- hysteretically adverb: In the manner of a system with hysteresis.
- hysteria noun /hɪˈstɪəɹiə/: Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
- hysteriac noun: One who suffers from hysteria.
- hysteriaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Hysteriaceae.
- hysteric adjective, noun /hɪsˈtɛɹɪk/: Hysterical; relating to hysteria.
- hysterica passio noun: A panic attack as a manifestation of hysteria.
- hysterical adjective /hɪˈstɛɹɪkəl/: Of, or arising from hysteria.
- hysterical blindness noun: A symptom of conversion disorder where the patient is unable to see.
- hysterical historical noun: A historical-romance novel with a focus on sex and violence.
- hysterical realism noun: A literary genre typified by a strong contrast between elaborately absurd prose, plotting, or characterization, on the one hand, and careful, detailed...
- hysterically adverb: In a hysterical manner; showing signs of hysteria.
- hystericalness noun: The quality of being hysterical.
- hystericization noun: The process or result of hystericizing.
- hystericize verb: To make hysterical.
- hystericky adjective: Hysterical; inclined to hysterics.
- hysterics noun: Synonym of hysteria
- hysteritis noun: Synonym of metritis.
- hysterization noun: The act of making or becoming hysterical.
- hystero- prefix: Uterus; uterine.
- hysteroadnexectomy noun: Synonym of hysteroannessiectomy.
- hysteroamniotomy noun: The artificial rupture of the amniotic sacs and the uterus.
- hysteroannessiectomy noun: A combined hysterectomy and annessiectomy
- hysterocatalepsy noun: A form of hysteria accompanied by catalepsy.
- hysterocele noun: A hernia of the uterus.
- hysterocervicography noun: The imaging of the uterus and cervix.
- hysterocleisis noun: The surgical closure of the uterus by suturing the edges of the os.
- hysterocolposigmoidectomy noun: A major surgical procedure in which the uterus, vagina, and sigmoid colon are removed together. It is usually performed to treat advanced or recurrent...
- hysterocystic adjective: Relating to the uterus and the bladder.
- hysterodynamic adjective: Synonym of hysterokinetic.
- hysterodynia noun: pain in the womb
- hysteroepilepsy noun: Hysteria with attacks resembling epileptic seizures.
- hysterogenic adjective: Producing hysteria.
- hysterogeny noun: hysteria
- hysterogram noun: A diagnostic image produced by hysterography.
- hysterographic adjective: Relating to hysterography.
- hysterographically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, hysterography.
- hysterography noun: The graphical recording of the strength of uterine contractions during labour
- hysteroid adjective, noun: Similar to hysteria
- hysteroidal adjective: Synonym of hysteroid
- hysterokinetic adjective /ˌhɪstəɹəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/: Having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the suffix (alternatively, on the last syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the...
- hysterology noun: A scientific study, or treatise on the uterus
- hysterolysis noun: Surgical operation to break up or remove adhesions in the uterus.
- hysteromania noun: nymphomania
- hysteromaniac noun: nymphomaniac
- hysteromaniacal adjective: nymphomaniac
- hysterometer noun: A device used to measure the dimensions of the uterus
- hysteromyoma noun: A uterine myoma
- hysteromyomectomy noun: Removal of a myoma in the uterus.
- hysteron noun: A two-valued operator that is used to model hysteresis.
- hysteron proteron noun: A figure of speech in which a phrase that should come last is put first; hysterology.
- hysteronotal adjective: dorsal to the uterus
- hysteropathy noun: Disease, illness, or disorder of the uterus.
- hysteropexy noun: The fixation of a misplaced or abnormally movable uterus.
- hysterophytal adjective: Relating to hysterophytes.
- hysterophyte noun /ˈhɪstəɹəfaɪt/: A plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.
- hysteroplasty noun: metroplasty
- hysterorrhaphy noun: The closure of a uterine incision or tear by suture.
- hysterosalpingectomy noun: Surgical procedure to remove the uterus and fallopian tubes
- hysterosalpingo contrast sonography noun: A non-invasive ultrasound procedure that uses a contrast fluid to check if the fallopian tubes are open and to examine the uterine cavity, commonly used in...
- hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy noun /ˌhɪstərəsalˌpɪŋɡəˌəʊ.əfəˈrɛktəmi/: A surgical procedure that involves the removal of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, typically performed to treat severe gynecological disease such...
- hysterosalpingocontrastsonography noun: Alternative form of hysterosalpingo contrast sonography.
- hysterosalpingogram noun: An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
- hysterosalpingographic adjective: Of or relating to hysterosalpingography.
- hysterosalpingography noun: An X-ray test that uses contrast dye to examine the uterus and fallopian tubes, mainly to check their shape and whether the tubes are open, often as part of...
- hysterosalpingooophorectomy noun: Alternative form of hysterosalpingo-oophorectomy.
- hysterosalpingosonography noun: An ultrasound-based diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the uterine cavity and fallopian tube patency by introducing fluid into the uterus and imaging its...
- hysterosalpingostomy noun: A surgical procedure that connects the uterus to an occluded Fallopian tube.
- hysteroscope noun: An instrument designed to allow visual examination of the uterus.
- hysteroscopic adjective: Relating to hysteroscopy
- hysteroscopically adverb: In a hysteroscopic manner.
- hysteroscopist noun: A person who performs hysteroscopy.
- hysteroscopy noun: A medical procedure where a doctor uses a thin, lighted camera inserted through the vagina and cervix to look inside the uterus to diagnose or treat uterine...
- hysterosis noun: A hysteron proteron; hysterology.
- hysterosoma noun: The section of the idiosoma behind the sejugal furrow of a mite, located between the second and third pair of legs.
- hysterosomal adjective: Of or relating to a hysterosoma.
- hysterosonographic adjective: Relating to hysterosonography.
- hysterosonographically adverb: In a hysterosonographic manner.
- hysterosonography noun: transvaginal sonography, typically in order to check for uterine abnormalities during pregnancy
- hysterospasm noun: Spasm of the uterus.
- hysterothecial adjective: Relating to a hysterothecium.
- hysterothecium noun: An elongated structure that opens by a longitudinal slit and releases sexually produced spores.
- hysterotome noun: A special knife used in hysterectomy.
- hysterotomy noun: The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy during a caesarean section.
- hysterotrachelectomy noun: Removal of the cervix of uterus.
- hysterotraumatism noun: traumatic hysteria
- hysterovideoscope noun: A videoscope that is inserted in the uterus.
- hysto noun: Clipping of hysterectomy.
- hystory noun: Feminist spelling of history.
- hystrichosphere noun: A microfossil of a dinophyte cyst, having a spherical shape and thick walls.
- hystriciasis noun: hystricism
- hystricid noun: Any member of the family Hystricidae, Old World porcupines
- hystricine adjective: Like or pertaining to porcupines.
- hystricism noun: A disease of the hair where the hairs stand erect.
- hystricognath noun: Any member of the infraorder Hystricognathi of rodents, distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skulls.
- hystricognathous adjective: Relating to the hystricognaths
- hystricoid adjective: Resembling the skin disease hystrix.
- hystricomorph noun: Any rodent in the Hystricomorpha, a suborder of the order Rodentia
- hystricomorphous adjective: Relating to the rodent group Hystricomorpha, which has had many definitions throughout its history.
- hystricomorphy noun: A form of skull-shape that is characteristic of rodents of the suborder Hystricomorpha
- hystrix noun /ˈhɪstɹɪks/: ichthyosis hystrix
- hyte adjective: insane or mad.
- hythe noun /hʌɪð/: A landing-place in a river; a harbour or small port.
- hythergraph noun: A plotted graph showing the relationships between precipitation and temperature.
- hyttsjöite noun: A trigonal mineral containing barium, calcium, chlorine, iron, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, lead and silicon.
- hyuck interjection: Alternative form of nyuk (“exaggerated laugh”).
- hyuk interjection: Alternative form of nyuk (“exaggerated laugh”).
- Hyun proper noun: A surname from Korean.
- Hyundai noun /haɪˈʌn.daɪ/: A car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group.
- hyung noun /hjʌŋ/: An affectionate term of address for an older brother or somewhat older man.
- hyung line noun: The elder members of a male K-pop group as a collective.
- Hywel proper noun: A male given name.
- hyzer noun, verb: A throw that curves the way opposite that of the throwing arm, i.e. left for a right-hand player or right for a left-hand player.
- HZ noun: Initialism of habitable zone.
- HzRG noun: Initialism of high-redshift radio galaxy.
- hzy adjective: Abbreviation of hazy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under H: 32,288 words, in 108 parts.