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Homogenized MilknounMWEmilk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not riseverified
Homogentisic AcidnounMWEan acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanineverified
Honest WomannounMWEa wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time, especially if she is pregnant at the timeverified
Honey BadgernounMWEnocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asiaverified
Honey BearnounMWEarboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tailverified
Honey BellnounMWEAfrican shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairsverified
Honey BerrynounMWEtropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulpverified
Honey BunnounMWErolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottomverified
Honey FungusnounMWEa honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fallverified
Honey LocustnounMWEtall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed podsverified
Honey MesquitenounMWEthorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feedverified
Honey MushroomnounMWEa honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fallverified
Honeycomb TripenounMWEtripe specifically from the reticulum, or the second stomach, of a ruminantverified
Honeydew MelonnounMWEany of a variety of muskmelon vines having fruit with a smooth white rind and white or greenish flesh that does not have a musky smellverified
Honor GuardnounMWEan escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeralverified
Honor SystemnounMWEa system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of othersverified
Honours ListnounMWEa list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinationsverified
Hood OrnamentnounMWEan ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturerverified
Hooded Ladies' TressesnounMWEorchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hoodverified
Hooded MergansernounMWEsmall North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's headverified
Hooded Pitcher PlantnounMWEyellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hoodverified
Hooded SheldrakenounMWEsmall North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's headverified
Hoof-And-Mouth DiseasenounMWEacute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofsverified
Hoofed MammalnounMWEany of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomicallyverified
Hook ShotnounMWEa basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basketverified
Hookworm DiseasenounMWEinfestation of the intestines by hookworms which usually enter the body through the skinverified
Hoop SnakenounMWEany of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoopverified
Hop HornbeamnounMWEany of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hopsverified
Hope ChestnounMWEchest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriageverified
Horizontal BarnounMWEgymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both endsverified
Horizontal CombinationnounMWEabsorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that levelverified
Horizontal defense-in depthnounMWEControls are placed in various places in the path to access an asset (this is functionally equivalent to concentric ring model above).verified
Horizontal IntegrationnounMWEabsorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that levelverified
Horizontal ParallaxnounMWEthe maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at the horizonverified
Horizontal SectionnounMWEa mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontallyverified
Horizontal StabilisernounMWEthe horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hingedverified
Horizontal StabilizernounMWEthe horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hingedverified
Horizontal TailnounMWEthe horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraftverified
Hormone Replacement TherapynounMWEhormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal womenverified
Horn of PlentynounMWEa goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperityverified
Horn PoppynounMWEyellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North Americaverified
Horned AspnounMWEhighly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eyeverified
Horned DinosaurnounMWEany of several four-footed herbivorous dinosaurs with enormous beaked skullsverified
Horned LizardnounMWEinsectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the bodyverified