English Words: H

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Hadhramautname

A region at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Its people are called the Hadharem and they speak a form of Arabic.

Hadhramautianadj

Of or relating to Hadhramaut.

Hadiachname

A city in Poltava Oblast, in central Ukraine.

hadithnoun

An eyewitness account of a saying or action of Muhammad or sometimes one of his companions not otherwise found in the Quran.

hadithicadj

of, or relating to, the hadiths

Hadithistnoun

One who adheres to the hadith.

hadjesnoun

plural of hadj

Hadji Mohammad Ajulname

A municipality of Basilan, Philippines.

Hadji Muhtamadname

A municipality of Basilan, Philippines.

Hadjicostas's formulaname

A formula relating a certain double integral to values of the gamma function and the Riemann zeta function.

Hadleename

A habitational surname from Old English.

Hadleighname

A town and former civil parish in Castle Point borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8187).

Hadleyname

A habitational surname from Old English.

Hadley cellnoun

A global-scale tropical atmospheric circulation that features air rising near the Equator, flowing poleward at a height of 10 to 15 kilometers above the earth's surface, descending in the subtropics, and then returning equatorward near the surface. This circulation creates the trade winds, tropical rain-belts and hurricanes, subtropical deserts and the jet streams.

Hadley chestnoun

A kind of traditional American chest with panels and drawers.

Hadley circulationnoun

The circulation of air in a Hadley cell.

Hadley Woodname

A suburb in the borough of Enfield, on the edge of Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2698).

Hadlingtonname

A surname.

Hadlockname

A surname.

hadn'tverb

Contraction of had + not (negative auxiliary).

hadn't acontraction

Contraction of had + not + have: hadn't.

hadn't'vecontraction

Contraction of had + not + have: hadn't.

Hadnagyname

A surname from Hungarian.

hadntverb

Misspelling of hadn't.

hado-prefix

Of or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.

hadopelagicadj

hadalpelagic

Hadramiticadj

Relating to the ancient people of Hadhramaut

Hadratnoun

A title used by Muslims to honor a person.

Hadrianname

The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.

Hadrian's Wallname

A fortification of stone and timber built by the Roman Empire across the width of what is now northern England.

Hadrianicadj

Of or relating to Hadrian (76–138), Roman emperor from 117 to 138.

hadrochemicaladj

Describing interactions between hadrons that have similarities with chemical reactions.

hadrochemistrynoun

The study of hadrochemical interactions.

hadrodynamicadj

Pertaining to hadrodynamics.

hadrodynamicsnoun

The study of the laws that govern the motion and interaction of hadrons

hadrogenesisnoun

hadronization

hadromasenoun

An enzyme found in certain fungi, such as Serpula lacrymans, that attacks the hadrome and destroys its lignified cell walls.

hadromenoun

The portion of the mestome that transports fluids.

hadronnoun

A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

hadronicadj

of, related to, or composed of hadrons

hadronicallyadv

With regard to hadrons.

hadronicsnoun

The study of hadrons.

hadroniseverb

To convert, or be converted, into a hadron.

hadronizationnoun

The formation of hadrons from free quarks and gluons.

hadronizeverb

Alternative spelling of hadronise.

hadronlessadj

Without hadrons.

hadronlikeadj

Having some characteristics of a hadron.

hadrontherapynoun

Any of several forms of radiotherapy that use beams of elementary particles instead of X-rays

hadronuclearadj

Describing any interaction between a hadron and the nucleus of an atom.

hadroproductionnoun

The production of hadrons, especially by the interaction of quarks, gluons etc.

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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 8. 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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