English words: holocharacter to holy flax
300 English words, part 65 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.
English words holocharacter to holy flax
- holocharacter noun: A holographically simulated person (e.g. in a holoprogram).
- holochess noun: The game of chess played with holograms rather than physical pieces.
- holochlamydeous adjective: Of an ovule: having the integument practically complete.
- holochoanitic adjective: Long, cylindrical, and reaching between adjacent septums.
- holochoantic adjective: (of nautiloids) Having septal necks long, equal to the length of one chamber of the phragmocone
- holochroal adjective: Having compound lenses, each with separate cornea, each lens separated from others by shallow scleral walls; corneal membrane ends at lens edge
- holocinematographic adjective: Relating to holocinematography.
- holocinematography noun: The making of films using holograms.
- holoclonal adjective: Relating to a holoclone
- holoclone noun: A colony-forming stem cell that has a higher growth potential than a meroclone because it does not contain differentiated cells
- holococcolith noun: A form of coccolith, composed of minute calcite rhombohedra arranged in continuous arrays, produced by a holococcolithophore
- holococcolithophore noun: A haploid coccolithophore (that produces holococcoliths)
- holocoen noun: An ecosystem in Friederichs' theory of nature.
- holocomplex noun: A holoprotein complex.
- holocorder noun: A device for making holographic recordings.
- holocranial adjective: Encompassing the entire cranium or, often (by metonymic extension), the entire head, cerebrum, or brain.
- holocrine adjective: Of or relating to a mode of secretion in some exocrine glands in which the plasma membrane ruptures, releasing the cell's cytoplasm into the lumen of the gland.
- holocryptic adjective /ˌhɒl.əˈkɹɪp.tɪk/: Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being deciphered.
- holocrystalline adjective: Completely crystalline; said of a rock like granite, all of whose constituents are crystalline.
- holocube noun: A cube-shaped device that shows or stores holographic pictures.
- holocurtinol noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- holocyclic adjective: pertaining to an insect that undergoes sexual reproduction during at least part of its life cycle.
- holocytochrome noun: Any cytochrome that has a heme group attached
- holodeck noun: A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training, etc.
- holodets noun: Alternative form of kholodets.
- holodiastolic adjective: Occurring through the entire diastole.
- holodimer noun: An active dimer of a biomolecule that is inactive as a monomer
- holodisc noun: Alternative form of holodisk.
- holodisk noun: A holographic disk used as a storage medium.
- holodisplay noun: A holographic display.
- Holodomor proper noun /ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/: The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the...
- holodontid noun /ˌhɑ.loʊˈdɑn.tɪd/: Any extinct lungfish of the family †Holodontidae.
- holodorsal adjective: Covering all the back
- holodynamic adjective: holokinetic
- holoendemic adjective: endemic in the whole population of a given region
- holoendemicity noun: The condition of being holoendemic
- holoenzyme noun: A haloenzyme.
- holoepipelagic adjective: That remain epipelagic through the entire life cycle.
- holoepiphyte noun: Any epiphyte that spends its whole life cycle without contact with the ground.
- holoepiphytic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or being a holoepiphyte.
- Holofernes proper noun /hɒləˈfɜːniːz/: a character in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, an invading general of Nebuchadnezzar, beheaded by Judith.
- holoferritin noun: ferritin that has retained its central iron atom
- holoflavodoxin noun: The holoprotein of flavodoxin
- holofoil noun: holographic foil (that displays a holographic image in natural light)
- hologamous adjective: Relating to, or exhibiting hologamy
- hologamy noun: A form of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are approximately the same shape and size as the somatic cells
- hologenesis noun: A theory of evolution in which each species divides into two, only one of which develops successfully.
- hologenetic adjective: Relating to hologenesis
- hologenetically adverb: In terms of hologenesis.
- hologenome noun: The collective genome of a holobiont
- hologenomic adjective: Relating to a hologenome or to hologenomics
- hologenomics noun: The omics study of hologenomes.
- hologenophore noun: The specimen of an organism from which DNA is analysed / sequenced
- hologonic adjective /ˌhɒl.əʊˈɡɒn.ɪk/: Referring to nematodes in which the germinal area extends the whole length of the gonad.
- hologram noun /ˈhɒləɡɹæm/: A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.
- hologramize verb: To convert into a hologram.
- hologramlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a hologram.
- hologrammatic adjective: Relating to, or having the form of, a hologram.
- hologrammatically adverb: In a hologrammatic fashion.
- hologramme noun: Rare spelling of hologram.
- hologrammic adjective: Synonym of hologrammatic.
- holograph adjective, noun, verb: A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature it bears, especially a letter, deed, or will; an original manuscript, a protograph.
- holographer noun: One who creates holograms.
- holographic adjective: In the form of a hologram or holograph.
- holographic principle noun: The principle that a volume is a boundary of a higher-dimension region
- holographic will noun: A will that is handwritten by the testator, without the usual formalities of execution.
- holographical adjective: holographic
- holographically adverb: In a holographic way.
- holography noun: a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional...
- hologynic adjective: Of or pertaining to female-only heritable traits.
- hologyny noun /hɒˈlɒdʒɪnɪ/: The inheritance of genetic characteristics solely through females.
- Holohan proper noun: A surname from Irish.
- holohedral adjective: Having as many plane faces as needed for the highest degree of symmetry in its system
- holohedric adjective: Synonym of holohedral.
- holohedrism noun: The property of being holohedral.
- holohedron noun: A holohedral crystal.
- holohedry noun: The condition of a crystal whose point group is identical to that of its lattice.
- holohyaline adjective: Completely glassy.
- holoic adjective: Having a pair of big nephridia in all but terminal segments of the body.
- holoimage noun: A holographic image.
- holokarst noun: A region where almost all of the landforms are shaped by karst processes.
- holokarstic adjective: Of or pertaining to a holokarst.
- holokinetic adjective: Amphikinetic.
- holokinin noun: A heptapeptide that is a precursor of certain proteins of connective tissue
- holokitsch noun: Alternative form of Holo-kitsch.
- holoku noun: Synonym of Mother Hubbard: a kind of loose dress introduced to Hawaii by Christian missionaries.
- hololectin noun: A lectin in which all bound sugars are the same
- hololimnic adjective: Of or pertaining to freshwater in all of its life stages.
- hololithe noun: A ring made entirely from a gemstone.
- holometabolan noun: Any insect which undergoes a radical metamorphosis, with the larval and adult stages differing considerably in their structure and behaviour.
- holometabolic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism
- holometabolism noun: The complete metamorphosis of an insect
- holometabolous adjective: Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis.
- holometaboly noun: The quality of being holometabolous.
- holometamorphic adjective: Related to holometamorphosis
- holometamorphosis noun: Complete metamorphosis
- holometer noun: An instrument formerly used for making angular measurements
- holomics noun: The concept of making therapeutic decisions for a patient by integrating data from many different sources.
- holomictic adjective: Having layers of water that intermix at least once a year.
- holomorph noun: All forms in the life cycle of any fungus of the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota treated as a whole.
- holomorphic adjective: Complex-differentiable on an open set around every point in its domain.
- holomorphically adverb: In a holomorphic way.
- holomorphicity noun: The condition of being holomorphic
- holomorphism noun: A holomorphic function
- holomorphology noun: Study of entire organisms and their structures.
- holomorphosis noun: The regeneration of a lost limb, tail or other part
- holomorphy noun: holomorphic functions (or their study)
- holomovement noun: According to the Bohmian interpretation of quantum mechanics, the holistic idea that everything is in a state of process or becoming.
- holomycotroph noun: A holomycotrophic plant
- holomycotrophic adjective: Wholly mycotrophic
- holomyoglobin noun: myoglobin from which the central heme subunit has not been removed
- holon noun: One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the spinon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of...
- holonephridial adjective: Relating to holonephridia
- holonephridium noun: Either of a pair of large nephridia in each segment of an invertebrate
- holonic adjective: Pertaining to holons; involving something that is simultaneously a self-contained entity and a part of a larger system.
- holonomic adjective: Exhibiting holonomy.
- holonomic constraint noun: One of the equations/identities which define a variety within the configuration space, such that the state of the physical system being described is...
- holonomicity noun: The property of being holonomic.
- holonomy noun: Given a smooth closed curve C on a surface M, and picking any point P on that curve, the holonomy of C in M is the angle by which some vector turns as it is...
- holonovel noun: A holographic entertainment akin to a novel.
- holonym noun /ˈhɒl.əˌnɪm/: A term that denotes the whole of which another term's referent is a part.
- holonymic adjective: Synonym of holonymous.
- holonymous adjective: Having the nature or property of a holonym.
- holonymy noun: A semantic relation that exists between a term denoting a whole (the holonym) and a term denoting a part that pertains to the whole (the meronym).
- holoparasite noun: A holoparasitic organism.
- holoparasitic adjective: Of or pertaining to a plant sustaining itself entirely through parasitism.
- holoparasitism noun: The condition of being holoparasitic or of being a holoparasite
- holoparticle noun: A whole particle (typically of a lipoprotein) that is manipulated as a single entity
- holopeid noun: Any extinct sea snail in the family Holopeidae.
- holopelagic adjective: That remain pelagic through the entire life cycle.
- holopeptide noun: A conjugated peptide
- holoperipheral growth noun: a method of growth where material is added at an equal rate around the entire margin of the valve.
- Holophane noun: A kind of light fixture having a borosilicate glass reflector/refractor.
- holophone noun: A hologrammatic telecommunication device.
- holophonic adjective: Relating to holophonics.
- holophonically adverb: By means of, or in terms of, holophonics.
- holophonics noun: A binaural sound recording system based on the claim that the human auditory system acts as an interferometer.
- holophony noun: The reproduction of three-dimensional sound information in a manner analogous to the way holography reproduces light information; wave field synthesis
- holophosphatase noun: A complex of a phosphatase and a protein subunit
- holophotal adjective: Causing no loss of light; reflecting the rays of light without perceptible loss.
- holophote noun /ˈhɒləfəʊt/: A lighthouse lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction.
- holophotometer noun: A kind of photometer designed to measure the light emanating in all directions from a source.
- holophrase noun: A single word used to convey a complex idea.
- holophrasis noun: The use of a single word to convey a complex idea.
- holophrasm noun: The holophrastic stage of language development.
- holophrastic adjective /ˌhɑ.loʊˈfɹæs.tɪk/: Consisting of a single word, such as "Go." or "Whatever."
- holophrastically adverb: In a holophrastic manner.
- holophrasticity noun: The property of being holophrastic.
- holophyletic adjective: Forming a clade; monophyletic.
- holophyly noun: The condition of being holophyletic.
- holophyte noun: Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
- holophytic adjective: That can obtain nutrition without the ingestion of food
- holophytism noun: The property of being a holophyte.
- holophytochrome noun: Any phytochrome that has a heme group attached
- holoplankton noun: Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton.
- holoplanktonic adjective: Of or pertaining to holoplankton
- holoplastocyanin noun: The form of a plastocyanin containing a bound copper atom
- holoploid adjective: Relating to the entire DNA complement of the chromosome of an organism or population
- holopneustic adjective: in tracheal systems, properly: having all ten pairs of spiracles functional, as occurs in the caterpillar larvae of some Hymenoptera. Loosely applied also...
- holopod adjective, noun: Having a longitudinally undivided sole.
- holopoem noun: A poem which takes the form of a hologram.
- holopresence noun /ˌhɒl.əʊˈpɹɛz.n̩s/: Ability to project a holographic representation into a physical space, creating the illusion of being physically present.
- holoprogram noun: A computer program (e.g. a character, story, or environment) displayed holographically.
- holoprojection noun: A holographic projection.
- holoprojector noun: A holographic projector.
- holoprosencephalic adjective: Relating to or exhibiting holoprosencephaly.
- holoprosencephaly noun: A congenital disorder involving insufficient division of the lobes of the brain during fetal development, resulting in skull and facial deformities ranging...
- holoprotein noun: A conjugated protein; an apoprotein combined with its prosthetic group.
- holoptic adjective: Occupying most of the surface of the head, and sometimes meeting in the middle
- holoptychiid noun: Any extinct fish in the family Holoptychiidae.
- holor noun: A mathematical entity made up of one or more independent quantities, or merates, as distinguished from a tensor.
- holoreceptor noun: A complete receptor whose subunits are capable of transducing intracellular signals
- holorecording noun: A holographic recording.
- holorhinal adjective: Having the nasal bones contiguous (joined).
- holorhyme noun: An extreme form of rhyme in which two lines are phonetically identical (as in "For I scream / for ice-cream").
- holorime noun: Alternative spelling of holorhyme.
- holosaprophyte noun: An organism which is purely a saprophyte.
- holosaprophytic adjective: Purely saprophytic; being or relating to a holosaprophyte.
- holoscreen noun: A holographic screen.
- holosericeous adjective: Covered with a fine and silky pubescence.
- holosiderite noun: meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of metallic iron without stony matter.
- holospinal adjective: Relating to the entire spine
- holospine noun: The entire spine
- holospondylous adjective: Having all elements fused
- holospondyly noun: The condition of having the centra of the vertebra fused together.
- holostane noun: Any of a group of toxic triterpene glycosides present in the sea cucumber
- holostean noun: Any fish of the class or infraclass Holostei.
- holosteian noun: Alternative form of holostean.
- holosteric adjective: Wholly solid; said of a barometer, such as the aneroid barometer, constructed of solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without the...
- holostomate adjective: Alternative form of holostomatous.
- holostomatous adjective: Having an entire aperture not interrupted by the siphonal canal, notch, or by any other extension
- holostome noun: An adult digenetic trematode with a portion of its ventral surface modified to be a complex adhesive organ.
- holostratigraphy noun: Holistic stratigraphy.
- holostratotype noun: The original stratotype used to designate a stratigraphic unit.
- holosymbiont noun: A holobiont considered to be in a symbiotic relationship
- holosystematic adjective: Having the full number of normals required by the complete symmetry of its system.
- holosystolic adjective: Comprising all of the systole
- holotabulate adjective: Of of dinoflagellate cyst (specifically calcareous resting cysts) displaying their plate pattern through clear ridges or edges matching the original theca's...
- holotape noun: A tape used as a storage medium for holographic material.
- holotech noun: Abbreviation of holotechnology.
- holotechnology noun: The science and technology of holographic displays.
- holothecal adjective: Having the tarsal envelope undivided.
- holothure noun: Synonym of sea cucumber.
- holothurian adjective, noun: Of or relating to sea cucumbers.
- holothurid noun: Any sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae.
- holothuriid noun: Any sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae.
- holothurin noun: Any of a group of toxins of the saponin class, originally isolated from the sea cucumber Actinopyga agassizii.
- holothurinoside noun: Any of a group of cytotoxic glycosides present in sea cucumbers
- holothurioid noun: Alternative form of holothuroid.
- holothuroid noun: A sea cucumber (of class Holothuroidea)
- holothuroidean adjective, noun: A sea cucumber, member of the class Holothuroidea.
- holothyrid noun: Any of the order Holothyrida of mites.
- holotomographic adjective: Relating to holotomography
- holotomography noun: An imaging technique in three dimensions (especially using X-rays)
- holotoxin noun: Any of various protein toxins having a structure assembled from several subunits
- holotoxoid noun: A holotoxin toxoid
- holotranscriptome noun: The transcriptome of a holobiont
- holotransferrin noun: A beta globulin that plays a role in the transport of iron
- holotrich noun: Any ciliate of the order Holotricha
- holotrichous adjective: Relating to ciliates of the former order Holotricha
- holotricin noun: An antimicrobial peptide present in some insects
- holotropic adjective /ˈhɒləˌtɹɒpɪk/: Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- holotype noun: The single physical example (or illustration) of an organism used to formally describe the species (or lower-order taxon), subsequently to be kept as a...
- holotypic adjective: Relating to a holotype
- holoventral adjective: Covering all the front (belly)
- holovid noun /ˈhɒləʊˌvɪd/: A holographic projection of a series of images, like a video recording.
- holoviewer noun: A device that can project a holographic image to an observer.
- holovision noun: holographic television
- holoxenic adjective: Containing all the normal "foreign" microbes for that species
- holozoan noun: Any organism of the clade Holozoa
- holozoic adjective: Obtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter.
- holozoically adverb: In a holozoic manner.
- holozooplankton noun: holoplanktonic zooplankton
- Holroyd proper noun: A surname from Old English.
- hols noun /hɒlz/: Holidays (time off work or time spent travelling).
- Holsapple proper noun: A surname from German.
- Holscher proper noun: A surname.
- Holsey proper noun: A surname.
- Holsinger proper noun: A surname.
- Holste proper noun: A surname from German.
- holstein noun /ˈhɒlʃtaɪn/: Alternative letter-case form of Holstein (“breed of cattle”).
- Holstein-Lewis fracture noun: A fracture of the distal third of the humerus resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve.
- Holstein-Primakoff transformation noun: A mapping to the spin operators from boson creation and annihilation operators, effectively truncating their infinite-dimensional Fock space to...
- Holsteiner noun: A native or inhabitant of Holstein, the southern half of the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- Holsten proper noun: A surname.
- holster noun, verb /ˈhɒlstə(ɹ)/: A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
- holsterable adjective: Able to be stored in a holster.
- holstered adjective, verb: Containing, or stored in, a holster.
- Holston proper noun: A surname.
- Holsworthy proper noun: A small market town in Torridge district, Devon, England.
- holt noun /hɒlt/: A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- Holt-Oram syndrome noun: A particular heart-hand disease affecting the wrist bones.
- Holtby proper noun: A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6754).
- Holte proper noun: A surname.
- holtedahlite noun: A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal colorless mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
- Holten proper noun: A surname.
- Holter noun: Ellipsis of Holter monitor.
- Holter monitor noun: A portable device for continuously monitoring the electrical activity of the heart, usually for 24 hours or more.
- holtite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, antimony, arsenic, boron, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, silicon, and tantalum.
- Holtkamp proper noun: A surname.
- Holtman proper noun: A surname.
- Holton proper noun: A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP6006).
- Holtsville proper noun: A hamlet and census-designated place in the towns of Brookhaven and Islip, Suffolk County, New York, United States.
- Holtville proper noun: A city in Imperial County, California, United States.
- Holtz proper noun: A surname.
- Holtzclaw proper noun: A surname.
- Holtzman proper noun: A surname from German.
- holubky noun: Czech or Slovak cabbage rolls.
- holubtsi noun /ˈhɒləpˌt͡ʃi/: cabbage rolls.
- Holum proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
- holup verb: Abbreviation of hold up.
- holus bolus adverb: All together; entirely; without modification.
- Holway proper noun: A village in Sandford Orcas parish, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST6320).
- Holwell proper noun: A hamlet near Horns Cross, Parkham parish, Torridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SS3723).
- holy adjective, interjection, noun /ˈhəʊli/: Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- holy bark noun: Cascara sagrada; the bark of (Rhamnus purshiana).
- holy based interjection: Expressing enthusiastic approval of someone's actions or views.
- holy basil noun: Ocimum tenuiflorum, an aromatic plant cultivated for religious, medicinal, and culinary purposes and for its essential oil.
- Holy Bible noun: Honorific name for the collection of the books of the Bible according to a Christian canon.
- holy bone noun: Synonym of sacrum.
- Holy Bread noun: The consecrated bread used in the Eucharist.
- holy bucket interjection: Alternative form of holy buckets.
- holy buckets interjection: An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
- holy cannoli interjection: Synonym of holy cow.
- holy card noun: A small, mass-produced devotional picture
- holy catfish interjection: Expressing terror, awe, surprise, astonishment, etc.
- holy cats interjection: Expressing astonishment.
- holy cow interjection: An exclamation of surprise or astonishment.
- holy cricket interjection: An interjection showing an extreme form of surprise that can be used for both positive and negative moments of sudden enlightenment (like an epiphany); oh...
- holy crickets interjection: An expression of surprise or astonishment.
- holy cross noun: A cross as a Christian symbol of the crucifixion of Christ
- holy cross frog noun: Synonym of crucifix toad.
- holy crow interjection: A mild oath.
- holy crud interjection: holy crap; holy shit
- holy damn interjection: Exclamation of shock or surprise.
- holy day noun: A religious festival; its day on the calendar.
- holy day of obligation noun: A feast day on which the faithful are expected to attend Mass.
- holy doodle interjection: An expression of surprise.
- holy fire noun: An ardent devotion or enthusiasm for God or Christian ideals; Christian fervor.
- holy flax noun: A European shrub, Santolina rosmarinifolia.
Part 64 · Part 66 · 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.