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H: H "H" ([=a]ch), the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. More…
H: H "H" (h[aum]). (Mus.) The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the Germans for B natural. See .
H: Ion "I"on" ([imac]"[o^]n), n. [Gr. 'io`n, neut, of 'iw`n, p. pr. of 'ie`nai to go.] 1. (Elec. Chem.) an atom or goup of atoms (radical) carrying an electrical charge. More…
H agilis: Gibbon "Gib"bon", n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zo["o]l.) Any arboreal ape of the genus , of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are More…
H albicilla: Sea eagle "Sea" ea"gle" 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus {Hali[ae]etus} and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea More…
H aspersa: Edible "Ed"i*ble", a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See .] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. —Bacon. — n. Anything edible. {Edible More…
H aurolineatus: Grunt "Grunt" (gr[u^]nt), n. 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus {H[ae]mulon}, More…
H candidus: Stilt "Stilt", n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a More…
H coronarium: French "French" (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL. franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis, franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See , a., and cf. .] Of More…
H equina: Forest "For"est", a. Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan. . (Zo["o]l.) (a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family More…
H leucocephalus: Stilt "Stilt", n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a More…
H M S: H M S "H. M. S." n. A prefix used in the names of British warships, meaning His Majesty's Ship or Her Majesty's Ship; as, H. M. S. Pinafore. [PJC]
H pelagicus: Sea eagle "Sea" ea"gle" 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus {Hali[ae]etus} and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea More…
H piece: H "H" ([=a]ch), the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as that of the succeeding vowel. More…
H pilatus: Gibbon "Gib"bon", n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zo["o]l.) Any arboreal ape of the genus , of which many species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They are More…
H quadrangulum: Saint "Saint" (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. , , , .] More…
H tubicola: Sao "Sa"o", n. (Zo["o]l.) Any marine annelid of the genus {Hyalin[ae]cia}, especially {H. tubicola} of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill More…
H waves: Hertzian "Hertz"i*an", a. Of or pert. to the German physicist Heinrich Hertz. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] , telegraphy by means of the Hertzian waves; More…
H-bomb: H-bomb "H"-bomb`" ([=a]ch"b[o^]mb`) n. The , a thermonuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of hydrogen nuclei at high temperatures to form More…
H-CHO: Aldehyde "Al"de*hyde" ([a^]l"d[-e]*h[imac]d), n. [Abbrev. fr. alcohol dehydrogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile More…

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