English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 127 of 477

Hechiname

A prefecture-level city of the Guangxi autonomous region, China.

Hechingername

A surname from German.

hechshernoun

A certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.

Hechtian strandnoun

A stretched plasma membrane extending from the plasmolysed protoplast to the cell wall in plants.

hechtsbergitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic brown mineral containing bismuth, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.

Hechuanname

A district of Chongqing, China.

heckintj

Hell.

Heck cattlenoun

A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs.

heck of aadj

Alternative form of hell of a.

Heck reactionnoun

The reaction of an unsaturated halide (or triflate) with an alkene in the presence of a base and a palladium catalyst to form a substituted alkene.

heck-boxnoun

A grating device used to separate and guide the threads in a warping machine.

heck-careadj

Having a dismissively indifferent attitude; nonchalant.

heckadet

Synonym of hella.

Heckartname

A surname.

Heckename

A surname from German.

heckelphonenoun

A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.

Heckerismnoun

The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-1888), which interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited to the character and institutions of the American people.

heckersintj

Hell.

heckfirenoun

hellfire

heckhoundnoun

Rare form of hellhound.

heckin'adj

A minced oath used as an intensifier.

heckingadj

Alternative form of heckin'.

Heckingtonname

A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1444).

hecklableadj

That can be heckled.

heckleverb

To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.

hecklernoun

One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

heckler's vetonoun

Limiting an individual's free expression by heckle.

hecklingnoun

The act of one who heckles.

Heckman correctionnoun

Any of a number of related statistical methods that allow the researcher to correct for selection bias.

Heckmondwikename

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2123).

Heckstallname

A surname.

heckuvaadj

Heck of a; extreme.

Heclaname

Alternative form of Hekla.

hectacrenoun

One hundred acres.

hectadnoun

A unit of land area, ten by ten (that is, a hundred) square kilometres, often used for assessing how widely distributed particular animals or plants are.

hectagonnoun

A polygon with 100 edges, vertices, and angles.

hectanenoun

Any of very many isomeric forms of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C₁₀₀H₂₀₂

hectaragenoun

Size, as measured in hectares.

hectarenoun

A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.

hecticadj

Very busy with activity and confusion.

hecticallyadv

In a hectic manner.

hecticitynoun

The quality of being hectic (very busy with activity and confusion).

hecticlyadv

Alternative form of hectically.

hecticnessnoun

The state or quality of being hectic.

hectivitynoun

A state of constant, frenzied, and typically stressful activity.

hecto-prefix

hundred

hectoampnoun

An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10² amps. Symbol: h

hectoamperenoun

An SI unit of electrical current equal to 10² amperes. Symbol: hA

hectobecquerelnoun

An SI unit of radiation equal to 10² becquerels. Symbol: h

hectobillionnum

Hundred billion.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter H contains 23,837 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 477 pages, and you are currently viewing page 127. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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