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Hirundine
() Like or pertaining to the swallows.
Hirundo
() A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.
His
() Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.
His
() The possessive of he; as, the book is his.
Hisingerite
() A soft black, iron ore, nearly earthy, a hydrous silicate of iron.
Hispanic
() Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic words.
Hispanicism
() A Spanish idiom or mode of speech.
Hispanicize
() To give a Spanish form or character to; as, to Hispanicize Latin words.
Hispid
() Rough with bristles or minute spines.
Hispid
() Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.
Hispidulous
() Minutely hispid.
Hissed
() of Hiss
Hissing
() of Hiss
Hiss
() To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval.
Hiss
() To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew.
Hiss
() To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.
Hiss
() To utter with a hissing sound.
Hiss
() A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt.
Hiss
() Any sound resembling that above described
Hiss
() The noise made by a serpent.
Hiss
() The note of a goose when irritated.
Hiss
() The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove.
Hissing
() The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
Hissing
() The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
Hissingly
() With a hissing sound.
Hist
() Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence.
Histiology
() Same as Histology.
Histogenesis
() The formation and development of organic tissues; histogeny; -- the opposite of histolysis.
Histogenesis
() Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of cells.
Histogenetic
() Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and development of the organic tissues.
Histogeny
() Same as Histogenesis.
Histographer
() One who describes organic tissues; an histologist.
Histographical
() Of or pertaining to histography.
Histography
() A description of, or treatise on, organic tissues.
Histohaematin
() One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction.
Histoid
() Resembling the normal tissues; as, histoid tumors.
Histologic
() Alt. of Histological
Histological
() Pertaining to histology, or to the microscopic structure of the tissues of living organisms.
Histologist
() One versed in histology.
Histology
() That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; -- called also histiology.
Histolysis
() The decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood.
Histolytic
() Of or pertaining to histolysis, or the degeneration of tissues.
Histonomy
() The science which treats of the laws relating to organic tissues, their formation, development, functions, etc.
Histophyly
() The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly.
Historial
() Historical.
Historian
() A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
Historian
() One versed or well informed in history.
Historic
() Alt. of Historical
Historical
() Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.
Historically
() In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.