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heterozygosity
  • n  the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
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heterozygote
  • n  (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
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heuchera
  • n  genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers
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heuchera americana
  • n  plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems
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heuchera cylindrica
  • n  plant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper part; western North America
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heuchera sanguinea
  • n  perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental
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heulandite
  • n  a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium
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heuristic program
  • n  a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
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heuristic rule
  • n  a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
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hevea brasiliensis
  • n  deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber
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hevesy
  • n  Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966)
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