hairy vetch
- n European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
haematite
- n the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form
h2o
- n binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
ha
- n (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
ha-ha
- n a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing
- n a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape
haart
- n a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
haastia
- n genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep
haastia pulvinaris
- n cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs
habakkuk
- n a Hebrew minor prophet
- n an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies