All English words - page 2403

Meanings of Hemihydrate:

noun

A crystalline hydrate containing one molecule of water for every two molecules of the compound in question.

Usage examples:

Moreover, crystalline paroxetine hydrochloride hemihydrate exhibits only limited solubility in water.

Meanings of Hemihydrated:

noun

A crystalline hydrate containing one molecule of water for every two molecules of the compound in question.

Usage examples:

Moreover, crystalline paroxetine hydrochloride hemihydrate exhibits only limited solubility in water.

Meanings of Hemimetabolous:

adjective

(of an insect) having no pupal stage in the transition from larva to adult.

Usage examples:

The immature nymphs of hemimetabolous insects such as the grasshopper or cockroach for instance are…

Meanings of Hemimorphite:

noun

A mineral consisting of hydrated zinc silicate, typically occurring as flat white prisms.

Usage examples:

Pseudomorphs of sphalerite after galena, tetrahedrite, barite, and calcite have been found; hemimor…

Meanings of Hemiola:

noun

A musical figure in which, typically, two groups of three beats are replaced by three groups of two beats, giving the effect of a shift between triple and duple metre.

Usage examples:

It was the litany of fruity vowels and partisan plosives of the russian language that inspired muso…

Meanings of Hemiolas:

noun

A musical figure in which, typically, two groups of three beats are replaced by three groups of two beats, giving the effect of a shift between triple and duple metre.

Usage examples:

It was the litany of fruity vowels and partisan plosives of the russian language that inspired muso…

Meanings of Hemiparasite:

noun

A plant which obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g. mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.

Usage examples:

Angiosperm root hemiparasites attach to the root system of a host plant and extract xylem sap after…

Meanings of Hemiparesis:

noun

Another term for hemiplegia.

Meanings of Hemipenis:

noun

Each of the paired male reproductive organs in snakes and lizards.

Usage examples:

Despite these anatomical differences, amniote penises and hemipenes share some basic similarities: …

Meanings of Hemiplegia:

noun

Paralysis of one side of the body.

Usage examples:

Preventing recurrent falls in patients with nonmodifiable risks such as hemiplegia or joint deformi…

Meanings of Hemipode:

noun

Another term for button-quail.

Meanings of Hemiptera:

plural noun

A large order of insects that comprises the true bugs, which include aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, and many others. they have piercing and sucking mouthparts and incomplete metamorphosis.

Usage examples:

Diets of little brown myotis and eastern pipistrelles were highly diverse, consuming an even propor…

Meanings of Hemipteran:

noun

An insect of the order hemiptera or bugs, such as an aphid, cicada, or leafhopper.

Usage examples:

Predaceous arthropods were tallied and assigned to general taxonomic groups: spiders, hymenopterans…

adjective

Relating to or denoting hemipterans.

Usage examples:

They suggest that roridula absorbs nitrogen from the liquid hemipteran faeces directly through the …

Meanings of Hemisphere:

noun

A half of a sphere.

Usage examples:

The sculpture consists of an elliptical loop of steel, attached to which are spheres and hemisphere…

Meanings of Hemispheres:

noun

A half of a sphere.

Usage examples:

The sculpture consists of an elliptical loop of steel, attached to which are spheres and hemisphere…

Meanings of Hemispheric:

adjective

Relating to the hemispheres (= halves) of the brain

Usage examples:

Early injury to the brain may result in a shift of hemispheric dominance for speech., the study exa…

Meanings of Hemispherical:

adjective

Shaped like half a sphere (= a round ball shape)

Usage examples:

Archaeologists found jewellery including pendants and small hemispherical beads., the asian pan kno…

Meanings of Hemistich:

noun

(chiefly in old english verse) a half of a line of verse.

Usage examples:

The column is divided into hemistichs justified at the outer edges.

Meanings of Hemistichs:

noun

(chiefly in old english verse) a half of a line of verse.

Usage examples:

The column is divided into hemistichs justified at the outer edges.

Meanings of Hemline:

noun

The level of the lower edge of a garment such as a skirt, dress, or coat.

Usage examples:

Modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee

Meanings of Hemlines:

noun

The level of the lower edge of a garment such as a skirt, dress, or coat.

Usage examples:

Modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee

Meanings of Hemlock:

noun

A highly poisonous european plant of the parsley family, with a purple-spotted stem, fernlike leaves, small white flowers, and an unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

They are the tap roots of a plant in the umbelliferae family which includes parsley, cow parsley an…

Meanings of Hemlocks:

noun

A highly poisonous european plant of the parsley family, with a purple-spotted stem, fernlike leaves, small white flowers, and an unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

They are the tap roots of a plant in the umbelliferae family which includes parsley, cow parsley an…

Meanings of Hemmed:

verb

Turn under and sew the edge of (a piece of cloth).

Usage examples:

She began to hem a border

noun

The edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn.

Usage examples:

The hem of her dress

exclamation

Used in writing to indicate a sound made when coughing or clearing the throat to attract attention or to express hesitation.

Usage examples:

In truth i had slept about 3 hours and breakfast had been a pint of stella — ah hem.

Past simple and past participle of hem

Meanings of Hemmed-in:

phrasal verb

To surround someone or something closely

Usage examples:

Her car was hemmed in between two other vehicles.