English words: hexaxon to hibbertopterid
300 English words, part 50 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.
English words hexaxon to hibbertopterid
- hexaxon noun: A spicule, of a sponge, having six axes.
- hexazinc noun: Six atoms of zinc in a chemical compound.
- hexazine noun: The allotrope of nitrogen (N₆) composed of a ring of six atoms, arranged like those of benzene
- hexazinone noun: A nonselective broad-spectrum herbicide, 3-cyclohexyl-6-dimethylamino-1-methyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dione, of the triazine class, used to control grasses and...
- hexcellent adjective: Pronunciation spelling of excellent.
- hexcraft noun /ˈhɛksˌkɹɑːft/: The practice, art, or skill of casting hexes and spells; sorcery; witchcraft.
- hexd noun /hɛkst/: An electronic genre characterized by significantly distorted vocals, altered to be faster and higher-pitched, and with the heavily compressed and distorted...
- hexdecyl noun: hexadecyl
- hexecontahedron noun /ˌhɛksəˌkɒntəˈhiːdɹən/: A 60-faced polyhedron.
- hexed adjective, verb /hɛkst/: Cursed; afflicted with bad luck.
- hexedine noun: A topical anti-infective drug.
- hexedit verb: Alternative form of hex edit.
- hexeditor noun: Alternative form of hex editor.
- hexel noun /ˈhɛk.səl/: A hexagonal pixel.
- hexenal noun: Any of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having six carbon atoms and one double bond.
- hexenbesen noun: A malformation on the branches of cocoa and other trees.
- hexene noun: Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and one double bond
- hexenmeister noun: A practitioner of braucherei.
- hexennial adjective: Happening or returning once every six years.
- hexenoic adjective: Of or pertaining to a hexenoic acid or a derivative
- hexenoic acid noun: Any of several isomeric carboxylic acids derived from a hexene
- hexenol noun: Any aliphatic alcohol that has six carbon atoms and one double bond
- hexenose noun: any hexose that is an enose
- hexenyl noun: A radical derived from a hexene.
- hexer noun /ˈhɛksə(ɹ)/: One who casts a hex, or curse.
- hexeract noun: A six-dimensional hypercube
- hexerei noun: A galley with six banks of oars.
- hexestrol noun: A synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used to treat estrogen deficiency.
- hexethal noun: A barbiturate derivative with effects similar to those of pentobarbital.
- hexetidine noun: An antibacterial, antifungal agent that is often used in veterinary and human medicine as a local anesthetic, astringent, deodorant, and has antiplaque effects.
- hexfoil noun: Variant of hexafoil.
- Hexham proper noun /ˈhɛksəm/: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Northumberland, England; historically the county town of Hexhamshire (OS grid ref NY9363).
- Hexi proper noun: A district of Tianjin, China.
- hexi stove noun: Clipped compound of hexamine stove.
- hexiamond noun: A polyiamond made up of six triangles.
- hexic adjective: Synonym of sextic.
- hexicological adjective: Relating to hexicology.
- hexicology noun: Alternative form of hexiology.
- hexidium noun: An aromatic quaternary ammonium cation whose iodide is used as a fluorescent stain for nucleic acids
- hexillion number: Synonym of sextillion.
- heximal adjective: Using base six; senary.
- hexine noun: Alternative spelling of hexyne.
- hexing noun, verb /ˈhɛksɪŋ/: The act of casting a hex or curse.
- hexiological adjective: Alternative form of hexicological.
- hexiology noun: The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
- hexiradiate adjective: hexaradiate (having six rays)
- hexit noun: A hexadecimal digit.
- hexite noun: hexitol
- hexitol noun: Any polyol derived from a hexose
- hexlet noun: A chain of six spheres, each of which is tangent to both of its neighbours and also to three mutually tangent given spheres.
- hexoaminidase noun: Alternative form of hexosaminidase.
- hexobarbital noun: A barbiturate derivative with hypnotic and sedative effects, formerly used to induce anesthesia for surgery.
- hexobarbitone noun: hexobarbital
- hexobendine noun: A vasodilator that acts as an adenosine reuptake inhibitor.
- hexoctahedral adjective: Having the form of a hexoctahedron.
- hexoctahedron noun: A solid with forty-eight equal triangular faces.
- hexocyclium noun: A particular antimuscarinic drug.
- hexode noun /ˈhɛk.səʊd/: a thermionic valve containing two triodes; was used in superheterodyne radio receivers
- hexodialdose noun: Any dialdose having six carbon atoms
- hexoestrol noun: Alternative form of hexestrol.
- hexofuranose noun: The furanose form of a hexose
- hexogen noun: The explosive RDX.
- hexogenesis noun: The biogenesis of hexoses
- hexoic adjective: Pertaining to, or derived from, hexane.
- hexokinase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
- hexol noun: Any polyol (sugar alcohol) that has six hydroxy groups
- hexology noun /hɛkˈsɒlədʒi/: The study of hex signs.
- hexomino noun /hɛkˈsɒmɪnəʊ/: A polyomino consisting of six squares.
- hexon noun: Any small biological structure that has hexagonal symmetry.
- hexone noun: A liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₈, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.
- hexonucleotide noun: Alternative form of hexanucleotide.
- hexoprenaline noun: A drug used in the treatment of asthma.
- hexopyranose noun: The pyranose form of a hexose
- hexopyranoside noun: Any glycoside of a hexopyranose
- hexosamine noun: Any amino sugar derived from a hexose.
- hexosaminic adjective: Of or relating to hexosamine.
- hexosaminidase noun: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides
- hexosan noun: Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses.
- hexose noun /ˈhɛk.səʊs/: A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
- hexoside noun: Any glycoside derived from a hexose
- hexosome noun: Alternative form of hexasome.
- hexosyl noun: A univalent radical derived from a hexose
- hexosylation noun: Any reaction that adds a hexosyl group
- hexosylceramide noun: Any cerebroside containing a hexose as the monosaccharide
- hexosyltransferase noun: Any glycosyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of a hexose
- hexoxide noun: any oxide containing six oxygen atoms in each molecule
- hexoxycarbonyl noun: a functional group or organic radical in which a carbonyl group is attached to a hexyloxy group
- hexpartite adjective: Alternative form of hexapartite.
- hext adjective: Highest.
- hextaur noun: A taur with six legs.
- Hexter proper noun: A surname.
- Hexterian adjective: Of or relating to J. H. Hexter (1910–1996), American historian.
- hextet noun: A group of 16 bits, or four nibbles.
- hextetrahedral adjective: Having the form of a hextetrahedron.
- hextetrahedron noun: Alternative form of hexatetrahedron.
- hextillion number: sextillion
- hextree noun: A treelike data structure each of whose nodes has up to sixteen children. It can be used to partition a four-dimensional space by recursively subdividing it.
- hextuple adjective: sextuple
- hextuplet noun: Synonym of sextuplet.
- hextuplicate adjective: Synonym of sextuplicate.
- hexulose noun: ketohexose
- hexuronate noun: Any salt or ester of a hexuronic acid
- hexuronic adjective: Relating to a hexuronic acid or its derivatives
- hexuronic acid noun: Any uronic acid, such as ascorbic acid, derived from a hexose
- hexy stove noun: Alternative spelling of hexi stove.
- hexyl noun: Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
- hexylaldehyde noun: Synonym of hexanal.
- hexylamine noun: Any of many isomeric amines derived from hexane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₅NH₂
- hexylamino noun: A univalent radical derived from hexylamine
- hexylcaine noun: A particular kind of short-acting local anesthetic.
- hexylene noun: A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals.
- hexylic adjective: Derived from a hexane
- hexyloxy noun: The ether radical derived from hexanol
- hexylresorcinol noun: A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
- hexylthiofos noun: A particular fungicide.
- hexylthiophene noun: Either of two isomeric hexyl derivatives of thiophene that are used to make polymers
- hexylurea noun: Any N-hexyl derivative of urea
- hexyne noun: Any aliphatic hydrocarbon having six carbon atoms and one triple bond.
- hexynoate noun: Any salt or ester of hexynoic acid.
- hexynoic acid noun: Any of several isomeric carboxylic acids, derived from hexanoic acid, having a triple bond
- hexynyl noun: A radical derived from a hexyne.
- hey interjection, noun, verb /heɪ/: An exclamation to get attention.
- hey diddle diddle noun: The middle.
- hey hey interjection: An informal greeting; an opening salutation.
- hey ho interjection /ˈheɪhəʊ/: oh well; a usually light-hearted dismissal or acceptance of a troublesome situation
- hey Joe interjection [ˌhɛɪ̯ ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯]: An expression to catch the attention of a white male Caucasian foreigner in the Philippines, especially white male Americans and historically American...
- hey mister verb: To acquire something, such as alcohol that one is not yet old enough to purchase legally, by asking a stranger to buy it on one's behalf.
- hey-o interjection: Alternative form of heyo.
- hey pass interjection: A conjurer's exclamation on performing a magic trick; hey presto.
- hey presto interjection: Used by stage magicians, when performing a magic trick.
- hey rube interjection, noun /heɪ ɹub/: A call to rally circus members in a fight.
- hey there interjection: An informal greeting.
- hey up interjection: A greeting.
- hey ya interjection: An informal greeting
- heya interjection, noun: the so-called "stable" of rikishi who train under the instruction of a particular shisho; the place where this group lives and trains
- heyagashira noun: the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya
- Heybridge proper noun: A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8508).
- Heyburn proper noun: A surname.
- heyday interjection, noun /ˈheɪdeɪ/: A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
- Heyde proper noun: A surname from German.
- Heyde's syndrome noun: The syndrome of gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia in the presence of aortic stenosis.
- heydeguy noun: A kind of hay (country dance or round) popular during the English Renaissance.
- Heyden proper noun: A surname from German.
- heydey interjection, noun: Alternative form of heyday.
- Heydon proper noun: A surname.
- Heydt proper noun: A surname.
- heyduc noun: Alternative spelling of hajduk.
- heyduck noun: Alternative spelling of hajduk.
- heyduk noun: Alternative spelling of hajduk.
- heyduke noun: Alternative spelling of hajduk.
- heyem adverb: home
- Heyer proper noun: A surname.
- Heyford proper noun: Four villages in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, England. Heyford railway station serves Lower Heyford in Oxfordshire.
- Heygate proper noun: A surname.
- Heying proper noun: A surname.
- heyite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.
- heykel noun: The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
- Heyl proper noun: A surname.
- heylerosaurid noun: Any temnospondyl in the Heylerosauridae.
- Heyliger proper noun: A surname from German.
- Heylin proper noun: A surname.
- heylow interjection: hello
- Heyman proper noun: A surname.
- Heymann proper noun: A surname.
- Heymans proper noun: A surname.
- heymish adjective: Alternative spelling of haimish.
- Heyn proper noun: A surname.
- Heyne proper noun: A surname.
- heyneanine noun: A Tabernaemontana alkaloid with in vitro antitumor activity.
- heyo interjection: hey; hallo; a casual greeting
- heyoka noun: A sacred jester and contrarian in the culture of the Lakota people.
- heyokha noun: Alternative form of heyoka.
- heyr adverb: Pronunciation spelling of here.
- heyrat noun: kinkajou
- heyrovskyite noun: A sulfosalt mineral with the formula Pb₆Bi₂S₉.
- Heysham proper noun: A large village and port in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4161).
- Heytesbury proper noun: A village and civil parish (served by Heytesbury, Imber and Knook Parish Council) in Wiltshire, England, east of Warminster; the parish includes part of the...
- Heyting algebra noun: A bounded lattice, L, modified to serve as a model for a logical calculus by being equipped with a binary operation called "implies", denoted → (sometimes ⊃...
- Heyward proper noun: A surname.
- Heywood proper noun /ˈheɪwʊd/: A surname.
- Heywoodian adjective: Of or relating to Thomas Heywood (early 1570s–1641), prominent English playwright, actor, and author.
- hez verb: Pronunciation spelling of has.
- Hezbollah proper noun /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/: A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group.
- Hezbollahzation noun: The process of reinforcing the connections of the military bloc between Iran, Syria, and Hezbollah, and projecting the influence of Hezbollah across the Levant.
- Hezekiah proper noun /ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/: A king of Judah.
- Hezron proper noun: The father of Ram and the son of Perez (biblical figure).
- Hezronite noun: A descendant of Hezron.
- hezrou noun: A toad-like humanoid demon.
- hf adjective, interjection, noun: Abbreviation of have fun.
- HFA noun: Initialism of high-functioning autism.
- HFC noun: Initialism of hydrofluorocarbon.
- HFCS noun: Initialism of high fructose corn syrup.
- HFD noun: Initialism of high-fat diet.
- HFE noun: Initialism of human factors engineering.
- HFFA adjective: Hot from far away (but ugly up close)
- HFGS noun: Initialism of hand-foot-genital syndrome.
- HFM noun: Initialism of hemifacial microsomia.
- HFmrEF noun: Initialism of heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction.
- HFN adverb: Initialism of happy for now.
- HFO noun: Initialism of heavy fuel oil.
- HFpEF noun: Initialism of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
- HFR noun, phrase: Initialism of high frame rate.
- HFrEF noun: Initialism of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
- HFRS noun: Initialism of Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.
- HFS noun: Abbreviation of hemifacial spasm.
- HFSE noun: Initialism of human flesh search engine
- HFSS adjective: Initialism of high in fat, salt, and sugar.
- HFT noun: Initialism of high-frequency trading.
- HFV noun: Initialism of hepatitis F virus.
- HG noun: Initialism of hyperemesis gravidarum.
- HGA noun: Initialism of holy guardian angel.
- HGB noun: Abbreviation of hemoglobin/haemoglobin.
- HGDP noun: Initialism of Human Genome Diversity Project.
- HGH noun: Initialism of human growth hormone.
- HGPRT noun: Initialism of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase.
- HGPS noun: Initialism of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
- hGSTA noun: Initialism of human glutathione S-transferase A.
- hgt noun: Initialism of horizontal gene transfer.
- HGV noun: Initialism of heavy goods vehicle (“a lorry/truck weighing more than 3.5 tons”).
- HGW noun: Initialism of hyperquenched glassy water; a form of H₂O water ice which is glassy, non-crystalline, that is formed by rapidly cooling liquid water.
- hgwy noun: Abbreviation of highway.
- hh adjective, interjection, noun, phrase, pronoun, symbol: Initialism of Heil Hitler.
- HH object noun: Abbreviation of Herbig-Haro object.
- HHA noun: Initialism of home health aide.
- HHC noun: Initialism of hill-hold control.
- HHCH noun: Initialism of hexahydrocannabihexol.
- HHD noun: Abbreviation of hogshead.
- HHE adjective: Abbreviation of heliohydroelectric.
- hheth noun: Alternative form of heth (“Semitic letter”).
- HHG noun: Initialism of high harmonic generation.
- hhh interjection: A sigh; indicates distress, discomfort, boredom or confusion.
- HHH syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-recessive urea cycle disorder affecting the enzyme ornithine translocase, which causes ammonia to accumulate in the blood.
- hhhh interjection: Elongated form of hhh.
- HHNC noun: Initialism of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic coma.
- HHO noun: Initialism of home heating oil.
- HHOS adjective: Initialism of ha ha only serious.
- HHS noun /eɪt͡ʃ eɪt͡ʃ ˈɛs/: Initialism of harness hang syndrome.
- HHT noun: Initialism of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
- HHTDD noun: Abbreviation of hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione.
- HHV noun: Abbreviation of human herpesvirus or human herpes virus.
- hi adjective, interjection, noun /haɪ/: A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.
- hi-bye friend noun: A person with whom one has only a very casual and superficial friendship.
- hi-def adjective: Abbreviation of high-definition.
- hi-fi adjective, noun /ˈhaɪˌfaɪ/: High fidelity.
- hi five noun: Alternative form of high five.
- hi-hat noun: A pair of cymbals as part of a drum kit that clash together when actuated by the foot pedal.
- hi-jack noun: Alternative spelling of hijack.
- hi-jinks noun: Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks).
- hi-jinx noun: Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinx).
- hi-lo noun: A forklift truck.
- HI-MEMS noun: Initialism of hybrid insect micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS): A DARPA project to control insect locomotion by placing a mechanical system inside an...
- Hi-NRG noun: A style of uptempo disco or electronic dance music that originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the late 1970s.
- hi pot, meet kettle phrase: Used to draw attention to hypocrisy.
- hi-rail noun: Interface equipment used to mount road-going trucks to railroads, allowing the rails to guide the truck.
- hi-res adjective: Alternative form of high-res (“high-resolution”).
- hi-rise noun: Alternative form of high-rise.
- hi-spy-hi noun: The game of hide and seek.
- hi-tech adjective, noun /haɪ tɛk/: Clipping of high technology.
- hi there interjection: An informal greeting.
- hi-vis adjective, noun /haɪˈvɪz/: High-visibility.
- hi-viz adjective, noun: Alternative form of hi-vis.
- hi-wa itck noun: A culture-bound syndrome of lovesickness and depression, mostly associated with the Mohave American Indians.
- hi-way noun: Abbreviation of highway.
- hi'way-man noun: Alternative form of highwayman.
- hi-yah interjection /haɪˈjɑː/: Accompanying an attacking move in (parodies of) Eastern martial arts such as karate.
- Híɫzaqv noun: Alternative form of Heiltsuk.
- HIA noun: Initialism of health impact assessment.
- Hia C-ed O'odham noun: A group of Native Americans who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of southeastern Arizona and northwestern Mexico; closely related to the Tohono O'odham.
- Hiaasen proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
- Hiaki noun: Synonym of Yaqui.
- Hialeah proper noun /ˌhaɪ.əˈliː.ə/: A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
- hiam adjective /hjʌm(˦)/: hot and spicy.
- hiaqua noun: Beads or shells, especially as placed on strings and valued as ornaments or a sort of currency.
- hiärneite noun: An oxide mineral containing antimony and zirconium.
- hiascic acid noun: An acid found in some lichens.
- hiatal adjective: Relating to a hiatus.
- hiate verb /ˈhaɪ̯.eɪ̯t/: To gape; to cause a hiatus.
- hiatellid noun: Any clam in the family Hiatellidae.
- hiatic adjective: Of or relating to a hiatus (break between two vowels).
- hiation noun /haɪˈeɪʃən/: The act of gaping; a wide open mouth.
- hiatoplasty noun: repair of a hiatus hernia
- Hiatt proper noun: A surname.
- hiatus noun /haɪˈeɪtəs/: A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
- hiatus hernia noun: A protrusion of part of the upper stomach into the thorax
- hiatus magnus noun: Synonym of adductor hiatus.
- hiatused adjective: Lacking brains or intelligence; empty-headed; vacuous.
- hiawa noun: Alternative form of hyawa.
- Hiawassee proper noun: A town, the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States.
- Hiawatha proper noun /ˌhaɪəˈwɑːθə/: A 16th-century Native American leader
- Hiawathan adjective: Relating to the prehistorical Native American leader Hiawatha.
- Hib noun /hɪb/: Haemophilus influenzae, serotype b: a particular type of bacterium responsible for pneumonia, meningitis, and other diseases.
- hiba noun: The conifer Thujopsis dolabrata, a cypress (in the broad sense) that is endemic to Japan.
- hibachi noun: A portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking.
- hibakusha noun /ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/: A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- Hibbard proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Hibben proper noun: A surname.
- Hibberd proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
- Hibbert proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
- hibbertia noun: Any of the typically yellow-flowered shrubs in the genus Hibbertia, family Dilleniaceae.
- hibbertopterid noun: Any of the aquatic arthropods of the extinct Hibbertopterus genus
Part 49 · Part 51 · English words: H
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.