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Hydriodide
- - A compound of hydriodic acid with a base; -- distinguished from an iodide, in which only the iodine combines with the base.
Hydrofoils
- noun - a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
- a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record"
Hydrorhiza
- - The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is attached to other objects. See Illust. under Hydroidea.
Hygrodeiks
- noun - a wet and dry bulb hygrometer
Hylotheism
- - The doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and the universe; pantheism. See Materialism.
Hylotheist
- - One who believes in hylotheism.
Hypanthium
- noun - the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
Hypericism
- noun - a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John's wort
Hyperoxide
- - A compound having a relatively large percentage of oxygen; a peroxide.
Hypoactive
- adjective - abnormally inactive