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hypsometer
  • n  an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation
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hypsometry
  • n  measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
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hyrax
  • n  any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
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hyssop
  • n  a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
  • n  bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes
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hyssop loosestrife
  • n  annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas
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hyssopus officinalis
  • n  a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
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hysteresis
  • n  the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field
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hysteria
  • n  state of violent mental agitation
  • n  excessive or uncontrollable fear
  • n  neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
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hysterical neurosis
  • n  neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions
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hysterics
  • n  an attack of hysteria
  • n  a person suffering from hysteria
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