Glossary · Adjectives · H
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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Hesperianadjectivedenoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemispherecandidate
Heterocercaladjectivepossessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobecandidate
Heterocyclicadjectivecontaining a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atomcandidate
Heterodactyladjective(of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forwardcandidate
Heterometabolicadjective(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stagecandidate
Heterometabolousadjective(of an insect) undergoing incomplete metamorphosis in which the nymph is essentially like the adult and there is no pupal stagecandidate
Heuristicadjectiveof or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigationcandidate
Hewnadjectivecut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chiselcandidate
Hierarchaladjectiveclassified according to various criteria into successive levels or layerscandidate
Hierarchicadjectiveclassified according to various criteria into successive levels or layerscandidate
Hierarchicaladjectiveclassified according to various criteria into successive levels or layerscandidate
Highadjective(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')candidate
High-And-Mightyadjectiveoffensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powercandidate
High-Energyadjectiveof or relating to elementary particles having energies of hundreds of thousands of electron voltscandidate
High-Interestadjective(used of loans) charging a relatively large percentage of the amount borrowedcandidate