English Words: H

23,837 words · Page 33 of 477

Halmeuname

A village and commune of Satu Mare County, Romania.

halmoninoun

An elderly Korean woman, typically a grandmother.

halmosnoun

The symbol “∎” marking the end of a proof.

halmotenoun

A court held by the lord of a manor within his hall.

Halmășdname

A village and commune of Sălaj County, Romania.

halonoun

A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

halo carnoun

A flagship car model used to bring prestige to a mark or brand of autos, through the halo effect, by symbolic association with other car models and the brand itself.

halo effectnoun

A cognitive bias in which judgment of somebody's character is influenced by an overall impression of them.

halo orbitnoun

A periodic, three-dimensional orbit about any one of the Lagrange points L₁, L₂ or L₃ of a two-body gravitational system.

halo-halonoun

A Philippine dessert consisting of a mixture of shaved ice and milk with various boiled sweet beans and fruits, served cold in a tall glass or bowl.

haloacenenoun

Any halogenated acene

haloacetamidenoun

Any amide of a haloacetic acid

haloacetatenoun

A salt or ester of a haloacetic acid.

haloacetic acidnoun

Any carboxylic acid in which a halogen atom takes the place of a hydrogen atom in acetic acid; a common undesirable by-product of the chlorination of drinking water.

haloacetonitrilenoun

Any halogenated derivative of acetonitrile

haloacetylenenoun

Any halogen substituted acetylene; a haloalkyne

haloacidnoun

Any halogen derivative of a carboxylic acid (but especially 2-chloro-carboxylic acids that are active in cell biology).

haloadamantanenoun

Any compound formally derived from adamantane by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen

haloadaptableadj

Able to adapt to varying halide concentrations

haloadaptationnoun

adaptation to varying halide concentrations

haloalcoholnoun

halohydrin

haloaldehydenoun

Any halogenated derivative of an aldehyde

haloaliphaticnoun

Any halogen derivative of an aliphatic compound, especially an aliphatic halide

haloalkaliphilenoun

Any haloalkaliphilic organism.

haloalkaliphilicadj

Adapted to saline and alkaline conditions

haloalkanenoun

Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by that of a halogen

haloalkanoicadj

Describing any halo- derivative of an aliphatic carboxylic acid

haloalkenenoun

Any halogen substituted alkene

haloalkenylnoun

Any halogen-substituted alkenyl radical

haloalkoxynoun

Any halogenated alkoxy group

haloalkylnoun

Any alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by a halogen atom.

haloalkynenoun

Any halogen substituted alkyne; a haloacetylene

haloamidenoun

Any N-halogen derivative of an amide

haloaminenoun

Any N-halogen-substituted amine

haloanhydridenoun

Any halogenated anhydride

haloanthracenenoun

Any halogenated derivative of anthracene

haloarenenoun

Any halogenated arene

haloaromaticnoun

Any halogen derivative of an aromatic compound, especially an aromatic halide

haloarylnoun

Any halogen substituted aryl radical or group

halobacteriumnoun

Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.

halobenzenenoun

Any halogenated derivative of benzene.

halobenzoicadj

Relating to any halogen-substituted benzoic acid

halobenzylnoun

A halogenated derivative of a benzyl radical

halobiontnoun

an organism that lives in a salty environment

halobiosnoun

life in the oceans; marine life collectively

halobioticadj

That lives in the sea or salt water.

haloboranenoun

Any halogen substituted borane

haloborationnoun

Any addition reaction in which a halogen and boron are added across a double bond.

haloboronicadj

Of or pertaining to a haloboronic acid or its derivatives

haloboronic acidnoun

Any of several halogenated boronic acids that are used as intermediates in the synthesis of many organic compounds

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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 33. 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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