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   H. L. Mencken
         n 1: United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
               [syn: {Mencken}, {H. L. Mencken}, {Henry Louis Mencken}]

English Dictionary: holmium	by the DICT Development Group
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Helen Hunt Jackson n United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) Synonym(s): Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson
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Helen Newington Wills n United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) Synonym(s): Moody, Helen Wills Moody, Helen Wills, Helen Newington Wills
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Helenium n genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds Synonym(s): Helenium, genus Helenium
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Helenium autumnale n North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers Synonym(s): autumn sneezeweed, Helenium autumnale
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Helenium hoopesii n stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep Synonym(s): orange sneezeweed, owlclaws, Helenium hoopesii
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Helenium puberulum n a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California Synonym(s): rosilla, Helenium puberulum
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Hellman n United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984) Synonym(s): Hellman, Lillian Hellman
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helminth n worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes Synonym(s): helminth, parasitic worm
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helminthiasis n infestation of the body with parasitic worms
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helminthic adj capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms [syn: anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic, parasiticidal] n a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms Synonym(s): vermifuge, anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic
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Helminthostachys n one species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia Synonym(s): Helminthostachys, genus Helminthostachys
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Helminthostachys zeylanica n Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds Synonym(s): flowering fern, Helminthostachys zeylanica
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hill myna n glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech Synonym(s): hill myna, Indian grackle, grackle, Gracula religiosa
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Holman Hunt n Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910) [syn: Hunt, Holman Hunt, William Holman Hunt]
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holmium n a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds Synonym(s): holmium, Ho, atomic number 67
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holonym n a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'" Synonym(s): holonym, whole name
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holonymy n the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts Synonym(s): holonymy, whole to part relation
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holy man n person of exceptional holiness [syn: saint, holy man, holy person, angel]
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hyaline membrane disease n an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli Synonym(s): respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, hyaline membrane disease
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alomancy \Al"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?], salt + -mancy: cf. F. alomancie, halomancie.] Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also {halomancy}.] --Morin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halomancy \Hal"o*man`cy\, n. See {Alomancy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alomancy \Al"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. [?], salt + -mancy: cf. F. alomancie, halomancie.] Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also {halomancy}.] --Morin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halomancy \Hal"o*man`cy\, n. See {Alomancy}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.) A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helenin \Hel"e*nin\, n. (Chem.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane ({Inula helenium}), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.) A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helenin \Hel"e*nin\, n. (Chem.) A neutral organic substance found in the root of the elecampane ({Inula helenium}), and extracted as a white crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sneezeweed \Sneeze"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A yellow-flowered composite plant ({Helenium autumnale}) the odor of which is said to cause sneezing.
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Hellenian \Helle"nian\, a. Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.
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Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G. helm, Icel. hj[be]lm, and perh. to E. helve.] 1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone. 2. The place or office of direction or administration. [bd]The helm of the Commonwealth.[b8] --Melmoth. 3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director. The helms o' the State, who care for you like fathers. --Shak. 4. [Cf. {Helve}.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] {Helm amidships}, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in the same plane. {Helm aport}, when the tiller is borne over to the port side of the ship. {Helm astarboard}, when the tiller is borne to the starboard side. {Helm alee}, {Helm aweather}, when the tiller is borne over to the lee or to the weather side. {Helm hard alee} [or] {hard aport}, {hard astarboard}, etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit. {Helm port}, the round hole in a vessel's counter through which the rudderstock passes. {Helm down}, helm alee. {Helm up}, helm aweather. {To ease the helm}, to let the tiller come more amidships, so as to lessen the strain on the rudder. {To feel the helm}, to obey it. {To right the helm}, to put it amidships. {To shift the helm}, to bear the tiller over to the corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helm \Helm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Helming}.] To steer; to guide; to direct. [R.] The business he hath helmed. --Shak. A wild wave . . . overbears the bark, And him that helms it. --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helminth \Hel"minth\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a worm.] (Zo[94]l.) An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of the Helminthes.
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Helminthagogue \Helmin"thagogue\, n. [Gr. [?] a worm + [?] to drive.] (Med.) A vermifuge.
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Oxtongue \Ox"tongue`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, {Anchusa officinalis}, a kind of bugloss, and {Helminthia echioides}, both European herbs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helminthic \Hel*min"thic\, a. [Cf. F. helminthique.] Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. -- n. A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helminthite \Hel*min"thite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a worm.] (Geol.) One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and popularly considered as worm trails.
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Helminthoid \Hel*min"thoid\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], a worm + -oid.] Wormlike; vermiform.
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Helminthologic \Helmin`tholog"ic\, Helminthological \Helmin`tholog"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. helminthologique.] Of or pertaining to helminthology.
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Helminthologic \Helmin`tholog"ic\, Helminthological \Helmin`tholog"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. helminthologique.] Of or pertaining to helminthology.
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Helminthologist \Hel`minthol"ogist\, n. [Cf. F. helminthologiste.] One versed in helminthology.
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Helminthology \Hel`minthol"ogy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], a worm + -logy: cf. F. helminthologie.] The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helmwind \Helm"wind`\, n. A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm. [Prov. Eng.]
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Hill \Hill\, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain. Every mountain and hill shall be made low. --Is. xl. 4. 2. The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See {Hill}, v. t. 3. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes. [U. S.] {Hill ant} (Zo[94]l.), a common ant ({Formica rufa}), of Europe and America, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its nests. {Hill myna} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of birds of India, of the genus {Gracula}, and allied to the starlings. They are easily taught to speak many words. [Written also {hill mynah}.] See {Myna}. {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a partridge of the genus {Aborophila}, of which numerous species in habit Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Hill tit} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small Asiatic singing birds of the family {Leiotrichid[91]}. Many are beautifully colored.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hill \Hill\, n. [OE. hil, hul, AS. hyll; akin to OD. hille, hil, L. collis, and prob. to E. haulm, holm, and column. Cf. 2d {Holm}.] 1. A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a mountain. Every mountain and hill shall be made low. --Is. xl. 4. 2. The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of plants. [U. S.] See {Hill}, v. t. 3. A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn or potatoes. [U. S.] {Hill ant} (Zo[94]l.), a common ant ({Formica rufa}), of Europe and America, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its nests. {Hill myna} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of birds of India, of the genus {Gracula}, and allied to the starlings. They are easily taught to speak many words. [Written also {hill mynah}.] See {Myna}. {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a partridge of the genus {Aborophila}, of which numerous species in habit Southern Asia and the East Indies. {Hill tit} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small Asiatic singing birds of the family {Leiotrichid[91]}. Many are beautifully colored.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hillman, MI (village, FIPS 38380) Location: 45.06592 N, 83.90061 W Population (1990): 643 (295 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49746 Hillman, MN (city, FIPS 29150) Location: 46.00898 N, 93.88817 W Population (1990): 45 (20 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56338
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holloman AFB, NM (CDP, FIPS 32940) Location: 32.85121 N, 106.10621 W Population (1990): 5891 (1410 housing units) Area: 32.4 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holloman Air For, NM Zip code(s): 88330
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holmen, WI (village, FIPS 35450) Location: 43.95692 N, 91.25899 W Population (1990): 3220 (1160 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54636
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
holmium Symbol: Ho Atomic number: 67 Atomic weight: 167.26 Relatively soft and malleable silvery-white metallic element, which is stable in dry air at room temperature. It oxidizes in moist air and at high temperatures. It belongs to the lanthanoids. A rare-earth metal, it is found in the minerals monazite and gadolinite. It possesses unusual magnetic properties. One natural isotope, Ho-165 exists, six radioisotopes exist, the most stable being Ho-163 with a half-life of 4570 years. Holmium is used in some metal alloys, it is also said to stimulate the metabolism. Discovered by Per Theodor Cleve and J.L. Soret in Switzerland in 1879. The name homium comes from the Greek word Holmia which means Sweden. While all holmium compounds should be considered highly toxic, initial evidence seems to indicate that they do not pose much danger. The metal's dust however, is a fire hazard.