| henpeck |
(informal) to dominate (one's husband) by constantly nagging or criticizing. |
| Henri Bergson |
a French philosopher (b.1859--d.1941). |
| henry |
a unit of electrical inductance equal to the inductance of a closed circuit in which current varies at the rate of one ampere per second to produce an electromotive force of one volt. |
| Henry David Thoreau |
a U.S. naturalist and writer (b.1817--d.1862). |
| Henry Ford |
U.S. automobile manufacturer and inventor who created the Ford Motor company and pioneered mass production of automobiles (b.1863--d.1947). |
| heparin |
an organic acid that occurs in liver and lung tissue and is sometimes used to prevent blood clots. |
| hepatectomy |
removal of all or part of the liver by surgery. |
| hepatic |
of or relating to the liver. [4 definitions] |
| hepatica |
any of several forest plants of North America that bear white to purplish flowers. |
| hepatitis |
inflammation of the liver. (See infectious hepatitis.) |
| hepato- |
liver. |
| hepatoma |
cancer of or from the liver. |
| Hephaestus |
in Greek mythology, the god of fire and metalworking; Vulcan. |
| Hepplewhite |
of or concerning a furniture style of late eighteenth-century Europe and America, featuring graceful curves. |
| hepta- |
seven. |
| heptachlor |
an insoluble waxy solid used as an insecticide. |
| heptad |
a group or series of seven. |
| heptagon |
a polygon with seven sides and seven angles. |
| heptameter |
a line or unit of verse consisting of seven metrical feet or measures. |
| heptane |
a flammable hydrocarbon distilled from petroleum and used in products such as fuels and solvents. |
| heptarchy |
a government or state controlled by seven persons. [2 definitions] |