hydremia
- n blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood
hyderabad
- n a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
- n a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
hydnocarpus kurzii
- n East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy
hydnocarpus laurifolia
- n leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
hydnocarpus oil
- n oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)
hydnocarpus wightiana
- n leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil
hydnoraceae
- n a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants
hydra
- n (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
- n a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
- n trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality
we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution - n small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
hydralazine
- n an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
hydramnios
- n an abnormality of pregnancy; accumulation of excess amniotic fluid
hydrangea
- n any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
hydrangea anomala
- n deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads
hydrangea arborescens
- n deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States