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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

  1. hexaxon noun: A spicule, of a sponge, having six axes.
  2. hexazinc noun: Six atoms of zinc in a chemical compound.
  3. hexazine noun: The allotrope of nitrogen (N₆) composed of a ring of six atoms, arranged like those of benzene
  4. 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...
  5. hexcellent adjective: Pronunciation spelling of excellent.
  6. hexcraft noun /ˈhɛksˌkɹɑːft/: The practice, art, or skill of casting hexes and spells; sorcery; witchcraft.
  7. 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...
  8. hexdecyl noun: hexadecyl
  9. hexecontahedron noun /ˌhɛksəˌkɒntəˈhiːdɹən/: A 60-faced polyhedron.
  10. hexed adjective, verb /hɛkst/: Cursed; afflicted with bad luck.
  11. hexedine noun: A topical anti-infective drug.
  12. hexedit verb: Alternative form of hex edit.
  13. hexeditor noun: Alternative form of hex editor.
  14. hexel noun /ˈhɛk.səl/: A hexagonal pixel.
  15. hexenal noun: Any of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic aldehydes having six carbon atoms and one double bond.
  16. hexenbesen noun: A malformation on the branches of cocoa and other trees.
  17. hexene noun: Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and one double bond
  18. hexenmeister noun: A practitioner of braucherei.
  19. hexennial adjective: Happening or returning once every six years.
  20. hexenoic adjective: Of or pertaining to a hexenoic acid or a derivative
  21. hexenoic acid noun: Any of several isomeric carboxylic acids derived from a hexene
  22. hexenol noun: Any aliphatic alcohol that has six carbon atoms and one double bond
  23. hexenose noun: any hexose that is an enose
  24. hexenyl noun: A radical derived from a hexene.
  25. hexer noun /ˈhɛksə(ɹ)/: One who casts a hex, or curse.
  26. hexeract noun: A six-dimensional hypercube
  27. hexerei noun: A galley with six banks of oars.
  28. hexestrol noun: A synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used to treat estrogen deficiency.
  29. hexethal noun: A barbiturate derivative with effects similar to those of pentobarbital.
  30. 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.
  31. hexfoil noun: Variant of hexafoil.
  32. 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).
  33. Hexi proper noun: A district of Tianjin, China.
  34. hexi stove noun: Clipped compound of hexamine stove.
  35. hexiamond noun: A polyiamond made up of six triangles.
  36. hexic adjective: Synonym of sextic.
  37. hexicological adjective: Relating to hexicology.
  38. hexicology noun: Alternative form of hexiology.
  39. hexidium noun: An aromatic quaternary ammonium cation whose iodide is used as a fluorescent stain for nucleic acids
  40. hexillion number: Synonym of sextillion.
  41. heximal adjective: Using base six; senary.
  42. hexine noun: Alternative spelling of hexyne.
  43. hexing noun, verb /ˈhɛksɪŋ/: The act of casting a hex or curse.
  44. hexiological adjective: Alternative form of hexicological.
  45. hexiology noun: The science dealing with the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions generally.
  46. hexiradiate adjective: hexaradiate (having six rays)
  47. hexit noun: A hexadecimal digit.
  48. hexite noun: hexitol
  49. hexitol noun: Any polyol derived from a hexose
  50. 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.
  51. hexoaminidase noun: Alternative form of hexosaminidase.
  52. hexobarbital noun: A barbiturate derivative with hypnotic and sedative effects, formerly used to induce anesthesia for surgery.
  53. hexobarbitone noun: hexobarbital
  54. hexobendine noun: A vasodilator that acts as an adenosine reuptake inhibitor.
  55. hexoctahedral adjective: Having the form of a hexoctahedron.
  56. hexoctahedron noun: A solid with forty-eight equal triangular faces.
  57. hexocyclium noun: A particular antimuscarinic drug.
  58. hexode noun /ˈhɛk.səʊd/: a thermionic valve containing two triodes; was used in superheterodyne radio receivers
  59. hexodialdose noun: Any dialdose having six carbon atoms
  60. hexoestrol noun: Alternative form of hexestrol.
  61. hexofuranose noun: The furanose form of a hexose
  62. hexogen noun: The explosive RDX.
  63. hexogenesis noun: The biogenesis of hexoses
  64. hexoic adjective: Pertaining to, or derived from, hexane.
  65. hexokinase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of a hexose
  66. hexol noun: Any polyol (sugar alcohol) that has six hydroxy groups
  67. hexology noun /hɛkˈsɒlədʒi/: The study of hex signs.
  68. hexomino noun /hɛkˈsɒmɪnəʊ/: A polyomino consisting of six squares.
  69. hexon noun: Any small biological structure that has hexagonal symmetry.
  70. hexone noun: A liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₈, of the valylene series, obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.
  71. hexonucleotide noun: Alternative form of hexanucleotide.
  72. hexoprenaline noun: A drug used in the treatment of asthma.
  73. hexopyranose noun: The pyranose form of a hexose
  74. hexopyranoside noun: Any glycoside of a hexopyranose
  75. hexosamine noun: Any amino sugar derived from a hexose.
  76. hexosaminic adjective: Of or relating to hexosamine.
  77. hexosaminidase noun: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides
  78. hexosan noun: Any polysaccharide composed of hexoses.
  79. hexose noun /ˈhɛk.səʊs/: A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
  80. hexoside noun: Any glycoside derived from a hexose
  81. hexosome noun: Alternative form of hexasome.
  82. hexosyl noun: A univalent radical derived from a hexose
  83. hexosylation noun: Any reaction that adds a hexosyl group
  84. hexosylceramide noun: Any cerebroside containing a hexose as the monosaccharide
  85. hexosyltransferase noun: Any glycosyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of a hexose
  86. hexoxide noun: any oxide containing six oxygen atoms in each molecule
  87. hexoxycarbonyl noun: a functional group or organic radical in which a carbonyl group is attached to a hexyloxy group
  88. hexpartite adjective: Alternative form of hexapartite.
  89. hext adjective: Highest.
  90. hextaur noun: A taur with six legs.
  91. Hexter proper noun: A surname.
  92. Hexterian adjective: Of or relating to J. H. Hexter (1910–1996), American historian.
  93. hextet noun: A group of 16 bits, or four nibbles.
  94. hextetrahedral adjective: Having the form of a hextetrahedron.
  95. hextetrahedron noun: Alternative form of hexatetrahedron.
  96. hextillion number: sextillion
  97. 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.
  98. hextuple adjective: sextuple
  99. hextuplet noun: Synonym of sextuplet.
  100. hextuplicate adjective: Synonym of sextuplicate.
  101. hexulose noun: ketohexose
  102. hexuronate noun: Any salt or ester of a hexuronic acid
  103. hexuronic adjective: Relating to a hexuronic acid or its derivatives
  104. hexuronic acid noun: Any uronic acid, such as ascorbic acid, derived from a hexose
  105. hexy stove noun: Alternative spelling of hexi stove.
  106. hexyl noun: Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
  107. hexylaldehyde noun: Synonym of hexanal.
  108. hexylamine noun: Any of many isomeric amines derived from hexane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₅NH₂
  109. hexylamino noun: A univalent radical derived from hexylamine
  110. hexylcaine noun: A particular kind of short-acting local anesthetic.
  111. hexylene noun: A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals.
  112. hexylic adjective: Derived from a hexane
  113. hexyloxy noun: The ether radical derived from hexanol
  114. hexylresorcinol noun: A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
  115. hexylthiofos noun: A particular fungicide.
  116. hexylthiophene noun: Either of two isomeric hexyl derivatives of thiophene that are used to make polymers
  117. hexylurea noun: Any N-hexyl derivative of urea
  118. hexyne noun: Any aliphatic hydrocarbon having six carbon atoms and one triple bond.
  119. hexynoate noun: Any salt or ester of hexynoic acid.
  120. hexynoic acid noun: Any of several isomeric carboxylic acids, derived from hexanoic acid, having a triple bond
  121. hexynyl noun: A radical derived from a hexyne.
  122. hey interjection, noun, verb /heɪ/: An exclamation to get attention.
  123. hey diddle diddle noun: The middle.
  124. hey hey interjection: An informal greeting; an opening salutation.
  125. hey ho interjection /ˈheɪhəʊ/: oh well; a usually light-hearted dismissal or acceptance of a troublesome situation
  126. 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...
  127. 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.
  128. hey-o interjection: Alternative form of heyo.
  129. hey pass interjection: A conjurer's exclamation on performing a magic trick; hey presto.
  130. hey presto interjection: Used by stage magicians, when performing a magic trick.
  131. hey rube interjection, noun /heɪ ɹub/: A call to rally circus members in a fight.
  132. hey there interjection: An informal greeting.
  133. hey up interjection: A greeting.
  134. hey ya interjection: An informal greeting
  135. 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
  136. heyagashira noun: the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya
  137. Heybridge proper noun: A village and civil parish in Maldon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8508).
  138. Heyburn proper noun: A surname.
  139. heyday interjection, noun /ˈheɪdeɪ/: A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
  140. Heyde proper noun: A surname from German.
  141. Heyde's syndrome noun: The syndrome of gastrointestinal bleeding from angiodysplasia in the presence of aortic stenosis.
  142. heydeguy noun: A kind of hay (country dance or round) popular during the English Renaissance.
  143. Heyden proper noun: A surname from German.
  144. heydey interjection, noun: Alternative form of heyday.
  145. Heydon proper noun: A surname.
  146. Heydt proper noun: A surname.
  147. heyduc noun: Alternative spelling of hajduk.
  148. heyduck noun: Alternative spelling of hajduk.
  149. heyduk noun: Alternative spelling of hajduk.
  150. heyduke noun: Alternative spelling of hajduk.
  151. heyem adverb: home
  152. Heyer proper noun: A surname.
  153. Heyford proper noun: Four villages in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, England. Heyford railway station serves Lower Heyford in Oxfordshire.
  154. Heygate proper noun: A surname.
  155. Heying proper noun: A surname.
  156. heyite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing iron, lead, oxygen, and vanadium.
  157. heykel noun: The chancel or sanctuary of a Coptic church.
  158. Heyl proper noun: A surname.
  159. heylerosaurid noun: Any temnospondyl in the Heylerosauridae.
  160. Heyliger proper noun: A surname from German.
  161. Heylin proper noun: A surname.
  162. heylow interjection: hello
  163. Heyman proper noun: A surname.
  164. Heymann proper noun: A surname.
  165. Heymans proper noun: A surname.
  166. heymish adjective: Alternative spelling of haimish.
  167. Heyn proper noun: A surname.
  168. Heyne proper noun: A surname.
  169. heyneanine noun: A Tabernaemontana alkaloid with in vitro antitumor activity.
  170. heyo interjection: hey; hallo; a casual greeting
  171. heyoka noun: A sacred jester and contrarian in the culture of the Lakota people.
  172. heyokha noun: Alternative form of heyoka.
  173. heyr adverb: Pronunciation spelling of here.
  174. heyrat noun: kinkajou
  175. heyrovskyite noun: A sulfosalt mineral with the formula Pb₆Bi₂S₉.
  176. Heysham proper noun: A large village and port in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4161).
  177. 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...
  178. 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 ⊃...
  179. Heyward proper noun: A surname.
  180. Heywood proper noun /ˈheɪwʊd/: A surname.
  181. Heywoodian adjective: Of or relating to Thomas Heywood (early 1570s–1641), prominent English playwright, actor, and author.
  182. hez verb: Pronunciation spelling of has.
  183. Hezbollah proper noun /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/: A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group.
  184. 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.
  185. Hezekiah proper noun /ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/: A king of Judah.
  186. Hezron proper noun: The father of Ram and the son of Perez (biblical figure).
  187. Hezronite noun: A descendant of Hezron.
  188. hezrou noun: A toad-like humanoid demon.
  189. hf adjective, interjection, noun: Abbreviation of have fun.
  190. HFA noun: Initialism of high-functioning autism.
  191. HFC noun: Initialism of hydrofluorocarbon.
  192. HFCS noun: Initialism of high fructose corn syrup.
  193. HFD noun: Initialism of high-fat diet.
  194. HFE noun: Initialism of human factors engineering.
  195. HFFA adjective: Hot from far away (but ugly up close)
  196. HFGS noun: Initialism of hand-foot-genital syndrome.
  197. HFM noun: Initialism of hemifacial microsomia.
  198. HFmrEF noun: Initialism of heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction.
  199. HFN adverb: Initialism of happy for now.
  200. HFO noun: Initialism of heavy fuel oil.
  201. HFpEF noun: Initialism of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
  202. HFR noun, phrase: Initialism of high frame rate.
  203. HFrEF noun: Initialism of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
  204. HFRS noun: Initialism of Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.
  205. HFS noun: Abbreviation of hemifacial spasm.
  206. HFSE noun: Initialism of human flesh search engine
  207. HFSS adjective: Initialism of high in fat, salt, and sugar.
  208. HFT noun: Initialism of high-frequency trading.
  209. HFV noun: Initialism of hepatitis F virus.
  210. HG noun: Initialism of hyperemesis gravidarum.
  211. HGA noun: Initialism of holy guardian angel.
  212. HGB noun: Abbreviation of hemoglobin/haemoglobin.
  213. HGDP noun: Initialism of Human Genome Diversity Project.
  214. HGH noun: Initialism of human growth hormone.
  215. HGPRT noun: Initialism of hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase.
  216. HGPS noun: Initialism of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome.
  217. hGSTA noun: Initialism of human glutathione S-transferase A.
  218. hgt noun: Initialism of horizontal gene transfer.
  219. HGV noun: Initialism of heavy goods vehicle (“a lorry/truck weighing more than 3.5 tons”).
  220. 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.
  221. hgwy noun: Abbreviation of highway.
  222. hh adjective, interjection, noun, phrase, pronoun, symbol: Initialism of Heil Hitler.
  223. HH object noun: Abbreviation of Herbig-Haro object.
  224. HHA noun: Initialism of home health aide.
  225. HHC noun: Initialism of hill-hold control.
  226. HHCH noun: Initialism of hexahydrocannabihexol.
  227. HHD noun: Abbreviation of hogshead.
  228. HHE adjective: Abbreviation of heliohydroelectric.
  229. hheth noun: Alternative form of heth (“Semitic letter”).
  230. HHG noun: Initialism of high harmonic generation.
  231. hhh interjection: A sigh; indicates distress, discomfort, boredom or confusion.
  232. HHH syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-recessive urea cycle disorder affecting the enzyme ornithine translocase, which causes ammonia to accumulate in the blood.
  233. hhhh interjection: Elongated form of hhh.
  234. HHNC noun: Initialism of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketoic coma.
  235. HHO noun: Initialism of home heating oil.
  236. HHOS adjective: Initialism of ha ha only serious.
  237. HHS noun /eɪt͡ʃ eɪt͡ʃ ˈɛs/: Initialism of harness hang syndrome.
  238. HHT noun: Initialism of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
  239. HHTDD noun: Abbreviation of hexanitrohexaazatricyclododecanedione.
  240. HHV noun: Abbreviation of human herpesvirus or human herpes virus.
  241. hi adjective, interjection, noun /haɪ/: A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.
  242. hi-bye friend noun: A person with whom one has only a very casual and superficial friendship.
  243. hi-def adjective: Abbreviation of high-definition.
  244. hi-fi adjective, noun /ˈhaɪˌfaɪ/: High fidelity.
  245. hi five noun: Alternative form of high five.
  246. hi-hat noun: A pair of cymbals as part of a drum kit that clash together when actuated by the foot pedal.
  247. hi-jack noun: Alternative spelling of hijack.
  248. hi-jinks noun: Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinks).
  249. hi-jinx noun: Alternative spelling of high jinks (alternative form of hijinx).
  250. hi-lo noun: A forklift truck.
  251. 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...
  252. 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.
  253. hi pot, meet kettle phrase: Used to draw attention to hypocrisy.
  254. hi-rail noun: Interface equipment used to mount road-going trucks to railroads, allowing the rails to guide the truck.
  255. hi-res adjective: Alternative form of high-res (“high-resolution”).
  256. hi-rise noun: Alternative form of high-rise.
  257. hi-spy-hi noun: The game of hide and seek.
  258. hi-tech adjective, noun /haɪ tɛk/: Clipping of high technology.
  259. hi there interjection: An informal greeting.
  260. hi-vis adjective, noun /haɪˈvɪz/: High-visibility.
  261. hi-viz adjective, noun: Alternative form of hi-vis.
  262. hi-wa itck noun: A culture-bound syndrome of lovesickness and depression, mostly associated with the Mohave American Indians.
  263. hi-way noun: Abbreviation of highway.
  264. hi'way-man noun: Alternative form of highwayman.
  265. hi-yah interjection /haɪˈjɑː/: Accompanying an attacking move in (parodies of) Eastern martial arts such as karate.
  266. Híɫzaqv noun: Alternative form of Heiltsuk.
  267. HIA noun: Initialism of health impact assessment.
  268. 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.
  269. Hiaasen proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
  270. Hiaki noun: Synonym of Yaqui.
  271. Hialeah proper noun /ˌhaɪ.əˈliː.ə/: A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
  272. hiam adjective /hjʌm(˦)/: hot and spicy.
  273. hiaqua noun: Beads or shells, especially as placed on strings and valued as ornaments or a sort of currency.
  274. hiärneite noun: An oxide mineral containing antimony and zirconium.
  275. hiascic acid noun: An acid found in some lichens.
  276. hiatal adjective: Relating to a hiatus.
  277. hiate verb /ˈhaɪ̯.eɪ̯t/: To gape; to cause a hiatus.
  278. hiatellid noun: Any clam in the family Hiatellidae.
  279. hiatic adjective: Of or relating to a hiatus (break between two vowels).
  280. hiation noun /haɪˈeɪʃən/: The act of gaping; a wide open mouth.
  281. hiatoplasty noun: repair of a hiatus hernia
  282. Hiatt proper noun: A surname.
  283. hiatus noun /haɪˈeɪtəs/: A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
  284. hiatus hernia noun: A protrusion of part of the upper stomach into the thorax
  285. hiatus magnus noun: Synonym of adductor hiatus.
  286. hiatused adjective: Lacking brains or intelligence; empty-headed; vacuous.
  287. hiawa noun: Alternative form of hyawa.
  288. Hiawassee proper noun: A town, the county seat of Towns County, Georgia, United States.
  289. Hiawatha proper noun /ˌhaɪəˈwɑːθə/: A 16th-century Native American leader
  290. Hiawathan adjective: Relating to the prehistorical Native American leader Hiawatha.
  291. Hib noun /hɪb/: Haemophilus influenzae, serotype b: a particular type of bacterium responsible for pneumonia, meningitis, and other diseases.
  292. hiba noun: The conifer Thujopsis dolabrata, a cypress (in the broad sense) that is endemic to Japan.
  293. hibachi noun: A portable brazier, powered by charcoal, used for cooking.
  294. hibakusha noun /ˈhɪbəˌkuːʃə/: A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  295. Hibbard proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
  296. Hibben proper noun: A surname.
  297. Hibberd proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
  298. Hibbert proper noun: A surname originating as a patronymic.
  299. hibbertia noun: Any of the typically yellow-flowered shrubs in the genus Hibbertia, family Dilleniaceae.
  300. 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.