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hy·po·al·ler·gen·ic adjective : having little likelihood of causing an allergic response

hy·po·cen·ter noun : the point of origin of an earthquake

hy·po·chon·dria noun [ORIGIN: NL, fr. LL, pl., upper abdomen (formerly regarded as the seat of hypochondria), fr. Gk, lit., the parts under the cartilage (of the breastbone), fr. hypo- under + chondros cartilage]

: depression of mind often centered on imaginary physical ailments

— hy·po·chon·dri·ac adjective or noun

hy·poc·ri·sy noun, plural -sies : a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; especially : the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion

Synonyms

cant, dissimulation, insincerity, piety; also deception, deceptiveness, dishonesty, falsity, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, self-satisfaction; duplicity, falseness, shamming; artificiality, oiliness, smoothness

Antonyms

genuineness, sincerity

hyp·o·crit·i·cal adjective : characterized by hypocrisy; also : being a hypocrite

— hyp·o·crite noun

— hyp·o·crit·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

artificial, double-dealing, feigned, insincere, left-handed, mealy, mealymouthed, two-faced, unctuous—more at INSINCERE

1hypodermic adjective : administered by or used in making an injection beneath the skin

2hypodermic noun : a small syringe with a hollow needle for injecting material into or through the skin : HYPODERMIC SYRINGE; also : an injection made with this

hypodermic needle noun 1 : NEEDLE 3

2 : a small syringe with a hollow needle for injecting material into or through the skin : HYPODERMIC SYRINGE

hypodermic syringe noun : a small syringe with a hollow needle for injecting material into or through the skin

Synonyms

needle, syringe—more at NEEDLE

hy·po·gly·ce·mia noun : abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood

— hy·po·gly·ce·mic adjective

hy·pot·e·nuse noun : the side of a triangle having a right angle that is opposite the right angle; also : its length

hy·po·thal·a·mus noun : a part of the brain that lies beneath the thalamus and is a control center for the autonomic nervous system

hy·poth·e·sis noun, plural -e·ses : an assumption made esp. in order to test its logical or empirical consequences

Synonyms

conjecture, proposition, supposition, theory—more at THEORY

hy·poth·e·size verb -sized; -siz·ing : to adopt as a hypothesis

hy·po·thet·i·cal adjective : being or involving a hypothesis

— hy·po·thet·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

conjectural, speculative, theoretical—more at THEORETICAL

hy·po·thy·roid·ism noun : deficient activity of the thyroid gland; also : a resultant lowered metabolic rate and general loss of vigor

— hy·po·thy·roid adjective

hys·sop noun : a European mint sometimes used as a potherb

hys·ter·ec·to·my noun, plural -mies : surgical removal of the uterus

hys·te·ria noun [ORIGIN: NL, fr. E hysteric, adj., fr. L hystericus, fr. Gk hysterikos, fr. hystera womb; fr. the Greek notion that hysteria was peculiar to women and caused by disturbances in the uterus]

1 : a nervous disorder marked esp. by defective emotional control

2 : unmanageable fear or outburst of emotion

— hys·ter·ic noun

— hys·ter·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

agitation, delirium, distraction, frenzy, furor, fury, rage, rampage, uproar—more at FRENZY

hys·ter·i·cal also hysteric adjective 1 : of, relating to, or marked by hysteria

2 : exhibiting unrestrained emotionalism

Synonyms

agitated, delirious, distraught, frantic, frenzied—more at FRANTIC

hys·ter·ics noun plural : a fit of uncontrollable laughter or crying

Hz abbreviation hertz

I

1i noun, plural i's or is often cap : the 9th letter of the English alphabet

2i abbreviation, often cap island; isle

3i symbol imaginary unit

1I pronoun : the one speaking or writing

2I abbreviation interstate

3I symbol iodine

Ia or IA abbreviation Iowa

-ial adjective suffix : 1-AL

iamb or iam·bus noun, plural iambs or iam·bus·es : a metrical foot of one unaccented syllable followed by one