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habiliments
plural form of habiliment |
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1. Often ... (a) The special dress or garb associated with an occasion or office: "shrouded from head to foot in the ... of the grave" (Edgar Allan Poe) (b) Clothes. 2. ... Characteristic furnishings or equipment; trappings: "surrounded by the ... of the television news industry." synonyms: definition 1 - regalia, wardrobe, raiment definition 2 - accouterments, gear, matérial |
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hackamore
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n. A rope or rawhide halter with a wide band that can be lowered over a horse's eyes, used in breaking horses to a bridle.
The cowboy used a ... while breaking the mustang. |
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halophyte
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n. A plant that grows in saline soil.
... are usually grayish green and have glands in their leaves which secrete the salt. |
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hemacytometer
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n. An instrument for counting the number of blood cells in a measured volume of blood.
The ... has a glass pipette with an ampulla and a counting chamber. |
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hemiplegia
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n. Paralysis affecting only one side of the body.
After having had a stroke, the patient who suffered from ... became depressed and despondent. |
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hesperidium
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n. A berry having a thickened, leathery rind and juicy pulp divided into segments, as an orange or other citrus fruit.
One doesn't often think of an orange as a berry; but since it is technically a ..., it is. |
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hierophant
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1. An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian mysteries. 2. An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge. 3. One who explains or makes a commentary. The ..., adorned with a crown of poplar leaves, interpreted the sacred mysteries. synonyms: explicator, teacher, expounder, exegete |
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histamine
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n. A physiologically active amine, C5H9N3, found in plant and animal tissue. It is released from cells of the immune system in human bings as part of an allergic reaction.
An ... blocks the action of ... and helps to control allergic reactions. |
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homoecious
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adj. Of or being a parasite that spends all stages of its life cycle on the same host.
Contrasted with ... parasites, ... parasites live on a variety of hosts during their life cycle. |
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homologous
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adj.
1. Corresponding or similar in position, value, structure, or function. 2. BIOLOGY: Similar in structure and evolutionary origin, though not necessarily in function, as the flippers of a seal and the hands of a human being. 3. IMMUNOLOGY: Relating to the correspondence between an antigen and the antibody produced in response to it. 4. GENETICS: Having the same morphology and linear sequence of gene loci as another chromosome. 5. CHEMISTRY: Belong to or being a series of organic compounds each successive member of which differs from the preceding member by a constant increment, especially by an added CH2 group. The teacher explained that the paragraphs in the body of the essay whould be ... - that each paragraph should have equal value to the others. synonyms: definition 1 - comparable, analogous, parallel, similar |
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hubris
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n. Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance: "There is no safety in unlimited technological ..." (McGeorge Bundy).
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Huguenot
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n. A French Protestant of the 16th and 17th centuries.
The French ... established the first white settlement in the area of Jacksonville, Florida. |
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hydrocephalus (noun)
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n. A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue.
The parents of the child were told that ... is often associated with spina bifada. |
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hypercholesterolemia
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n.
1. An excess of cholesterol in the blood. 2. A familial disorder characterized by a high level of cholesterol in the blood. The diagnosis was familial ..., a condition which affects about one in every five hundred people. |
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hypoxemia
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n. Insufficient oxygenation of the blood.
The physician explained that ... could ultimately lead to failure of the right ventricle of the heart. |
