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heptadecanoic acid
  • n  a colorless crystalline synthetic fatty acid
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heptane
  • n  a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings
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hera
  • n  queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
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heracles
  • n  (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
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heracleum
  • n  widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers
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heracleum sphondylium
  • n  tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers
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heraclitus
  • n  a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)
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herakles
  • n  (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
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herald
  • n  (formal) a person who announces important news
    the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
  • n  something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  • v  foreshadow or presage
  • v  praise vociferously
  • v  greet enthusiastically or joyfully
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