| hyphen |
a sign (-) used to join the parts of a compound word or to divide a word between syllables, as at the end of a line. |
| hyphenate |
to write, connect, or divide with a hyphen. [2 definitions] |
| hyphenless |
combined form of hyphen. |
| hypno- |
sleep. [2 definitions] |
| hypnoid |
of or relating to hypnosis or sleep. |
| hypnology |
the study or science of sleep and hypnosis. |
| hypnosis |
an induced sleeplike condition characterized by increased susceptibility to suggestion. [2 definitions] |
| hypnotherapy |
treatment of disorders or disease by hypnotism. |
| hypnotic |
of or pertaining to hypnotism or hypnosis. [7 definitions] |
| hypnotism |
an act or the science of inducing hypnosis. [2 definitions] |
| hypnotize |
to induce a hypnotic state in. [3 definitions] |
| hypo1 |
sodium thiosulfate; hyposulfite. |
| hypo2 |
(informal) a hypodermic needle or injection. [3 definitions] |
| hypo- |
under; beneath. [2 definitions] |
| hypoblast |
see endoderm. |
| hypochlorite |
a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid. |
| hypochlorous acid |
a weak acid found only in solution or in its salt form, used for oxidizing, bleaching, and disinfecting. |
| hypochondria |
a pathological preoccupation with the likelihood of becoming ill or with imagined pains or diseases. |
| hypochondriac |
of or relating to the condition of hypochondria. [3 definitions] |
| hypochondriasis |
in medicine or psychiatry, the preferred term for hypochondria. |
| hypochondrium |
either of the upper areas of the abdomen on the sides, near the lower ribs. |