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hydrogen.noun
a hydrogen atom
is a single
proton orbited
by an electron:
atomic
number 1; atomic weight
1.00797; melting point 259.14°C; boiling point 252.8°C; density
at 0°C 0.08987 gram per liter; valence
1; it's a colorless, odorless gaseous chemical element
having three isotopes, the
lightest of all known substances; the
perfect balance of abundances of hydrogen and helium
in the Universe, also denotes a
balance also in the gravitational
and weak-nuclear
energies. One hydrogen atom holds
on to its heat, but two of them in a molecule-dissipate
thermal energy. Such design, and so
tiny that 10 million of them can span the diameter of the head of a pin!
hydrogen peroxide.noun
a colorless, heavy, strongly oxidizing liquid,
H2O2, capable of reacting explosively with combustibles
and used principally in aqueous (water) solution as a mild antiseptic
hinder,
hindered,
hindering,
hinders.verbs
transitive
use-to be or get in the way of; to
obstruct or delay the progress of; to make difficult for; thwart;
impede;
frustrate; to keep or hold back; restrain
intransitive
use-to interfere with action or progress
hinder.adjective
the rear position; posterior; hind
hinderer.noun
hindrance.noun
the act of hindering; the condition of being hindered;
one that hinders; an impediment;
obstacle
hexagon.noun
a polygon
having six sides
hexagonal.adjective
hexagonally.adverb
homeostasis.noun
a relatively stable state of equilibrium
or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent
elements or groups of elements of an organism,
population, or group
homeostatic.adjective
hyperons
any baryon
that does not decay (except the proton
or neutron). The heavier
hyperons are lambda, sigma, xi, and omega particles.
homologous.adjective
having a related or similar position, structure,
etc.
horrendous.adjective
perfectly horrid; dreadful (the tax rate was horrendous)
horrendously.adverb
hydrodynamics.noun.plural-but
singular in construction
a branch of physics
that deals with the motion of fluids and the forces acting on solid bodies
immersed in fluids and in motion relative to them – compare hydrostatics
hydrodynamicist.noun
hackneyed.adjective
used so often so as to be trite, dull and stereotyped
hackney.transitive
verb,-usually passive
to make commonplace and banal
by too frequent use
harebrained.adjective
rash, giddy, flighty
helix.noun
a helix's looping curve is identical to the one
below or above. Helixes are a form of, but different from spirals;-example
heliosphere.noun
the region in space through which the sun's gases
and magnetic field extend.
hoodwink,
hoodwinked,
hoodwinking,
hoodwinks.transitive
verbs
to take in by deceptive
means; deceive; bamboozled
hoodwinker.noun
hertz.noun-and.plural,.abbreviation-Hz
a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second
(after Heinrich Rudolf Hertz, 1857-1894; German physicist who was the first
to produce radio waves artificially); a kilohertz thusly
is one thousand hertz (1000 Hz)
hitherto.adverb
until this time; (the weather, which had hitherto
been sunny and mild, suddenly turned cold)
hither.adverb
to or toward this place (reach in hither)
hither.adjective
located on the near side
idiom.hither
and thither or hither and yon; in or to many places; here and there (looked
hither and thither for the ring; ran hither and yon)
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