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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Hy̆p'o-di-ăs'to-le, n.p. 650(Gr. Gram.) A mark like a comma placed after some forms of the article and relative pronoun when followed by the enclitics τέ and τὶ, to distinguish them from other words having the same letters; as…
  2. Hȳp'o-gē'an, a.p. 651(Bot.) Growing under the earth; ripening its fruit under ground.
  3. Hȳp'o-gē'ous, a.p. 651(Bot.) Growing under ground; hypogean. [Written also hypogeous.]
  4. Hȳp'o-gās'tric, a.p. 651(Anat.) Relating to the hypogastrium; situated in the lower part of the abdomen.
  5. Hȳp'o-găs'tri-ŭm, n.p. 651The lower part of the abdomen.
  6. Hȳp′o-găs′tro-cēle, n.p. 651(Med.) Hernia in the hypogastric regions; rupture of the lower part of the abdomen. Dunglison.
  7. Hȳp'o-gēne, a.p. 651(Geol.) Formed or crystallized at depths beneath the earth’s surface;—applied to granite and some other rocks, by those (as Lyell) who suppose that the crystallization took place beneath a great…
  8. Hȳp'o-gē'um, n.p. 651(Anc. Arch.) The subterraneous portion of a building;—used to designate all the parts of a building which were under ground, as the cellar, &c. Gwill.
  9. Hȳp'o-glōs'sal, a.p. 651(Anat.) Pertaining to the lingual or gustatory nerve.
  10. Hŷp'o-gŷn, n.p. 651(Bot.) An hypogynous plant.
  11. Hȳ-pŏg'y-noŭs, a.p. 651(Bot.) Having certain parts, as the sepals, petals, and stamens, springing from below the pistils. Gray.
  12. Hŷ'po-nī'troŭs, a.p. 651(Chem.) Compounded of nitrogen and oxygen, but containing an inferior quantity of oxygen; as, hyponitrous acid, an acid composed of nitrogen and oxygen, but containing less oxygen than nitrous acid.
  13. Hȳ'po-phēt, n.p. 651An expounder or interpreter. [Rare.]
  14. Hȳ'po-phōs'phate, n.p. 651(Chem.) A salt obtained by combining hypophosphoric acid with a base.
  15. Hȳ'po-phōs'phīte, n.p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hypophosphorous acid and a base.
  16. Hȳ'po-phōs'phor-ōŭs, a.p. 651(Chem.) Composed of phosphorus and oxygen, but containing an inferior quantity of the latter; as, hypophosphorous acid, an acid containing less oxygen than phosphorous acid does. It exists only in…
  17. Hŷ-pŏph'y-loŭs or Hŷp'o-phŷl'ioŭs, a.p. 651(Bot.) Being under the leaf. Loudon.
  18. Hȳ-pŏph'y-sĭs, n.p. 651(Med.) (a.) The cataract. (b.) (Anat.) The pituitary gland.
  19. Hȳ-pō'py-on or Hȳ-pō'py-ūme, n.p. 651(Med.) (a.) An abscess in the eye. (b.) An effusion of pus into the chambers of the eye. Dunglison.
  20. Hȳ-pŏs'ta-sĭs, n.p. 651Substance, or subsistence; hence, used by Greek theologians to denote especially each of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which are called by the Latins…
  21. Hŷ-pŏs'ta-sīze, v. t.p. 651To make into a distinct substance; to regard as a separate substance. The pressed Newtonians ... refused to hypostatize the law of gravitation into an ether. Coleridge.
  22. Hȳ'po-stāt'ie or Hȳp'o-stāt'ie or Hȳ'po-stāt'ie-al or Hȳp'o-stāt'ie-al, a.p. 651Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive, or elementary. Let our Carneades warn men not to subscribe to the grand doctrine of the chemists, touching their three hypostatic…
  23. Hȳ'po-stāt'ic-al-ly or Hȳp'o-stāt'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 651In an hypostatical manner.
  24. Hy-pŏs'tro-phe, n.p. 651(Med.) (a.) The act of a patient turning himself. (b.) A relapse or return of a disease. Dunglison.
  25. Hy'po-sty'le, n.p. 651(Arch.) That which rests upon columns; a covered colonnade; a pillared hall.
  26. Hy’po-sŭl’phate, n.p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hyposulphuric acid and a base.
  27. Hȳ'po-sŭl'phite, n.p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hyposulphurous acid and a salifiable base.
  28. Hy̆'po-sul-phŭ'ric, a.p. 651(Chem.) Composed of sulphur and an inferior quantity of oxygen; as, hyposulphuric acid, an acid having less oxygen than the sulphuric acid, and found only in combination with water as a heavy…
  29. Hȳ-po-sūl'phur-ous, a.p. 651(Chem.) Composed of sulphur and an inferior quantity of oxygen; as, hyposulphurous acid, an acid containing less oxygen than sulphurous acid. This acid is known only in combination with salifiable…
  30. Hy-pŏt'e-nūse or Hy-pōt'e-nūse, n.p. 651(Geom.) The subtense, or longest side of a right-angled triangle, or the line that subtends the right angle. [Written also hypothenuse.] a b, hypotenuse.
  31. Hy̆'pō-thē'ēa, n.p. 651(Rom. Law.) An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to his creditor in security of his debt. ☞ It differed from pledge in regard to possession of the property subject to the…
  32. Hy-pŏth'e-cāte, v. t.p. 651(Law.) To confer on—said of one's creditor—a right in or to a thing, by which the creditor obtains the power to cause that thing to be sold for the discharge of a debt or engagement out of the…
  33. Hy-pŏth'e-cā'tion, n.p. 651(Civ. Law.) The act or contract by which property is hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the property of his debtor in virtue of which he may cause it to be sold, and the price…
  34. Hȳ-pŏth'e-cā'tor or Hȳ-pŏth'e-cā-tor, n.p. 651(Law.) One who pledges any thing as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
  35. Hy-pŏth'e-nū'sal, a.p. 651Pertaining to the hypothenuse. [Rare.]
  36. Hȳ-pŏth'e-nūse, n.p. 651(Geom.) The side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle. See HYPOTENUSE.
  37. Hȳ-pŏth'e-sĭs or Hĭ-pŏth'e-sĭs, n.p. 651A supposition; a proposition or principle which is supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a conclusion or inference for proof of the point in question; something not proved, but assumed for…
  38. Hy′/po-thĕt′ic or Hy̆p′/o-thĕt′ic or Hy′/po-thĕt′ic-al or Hy̆p′/o-thĕt′ic-al, a.p. 651Characterized by an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof. Causes hypothetical at least, if not real, for the various phenomena of the…
  39. Hȳ'po-thēt'ie-al-ly or Hȳp'o-thēt'ie-al-ly, adv.p. 651In an hypothetical manner or relation; conditionally.
  40. Hȳ-pŏth'e-tĭst, n.p. 651One who defends an hypothesis. [Rare.]
  41. Hȳ'po-trā-chēl'i-ŭm, n.p. 651(Arch.) That part of the capital of a column between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus; the neck of a capital.
  42. Hȳ'po-ty-pō'sis, n.p. 651(Rhet.) A description of things in strong or lively colors; imagery.
  43. Hȳ'po-zō'ic, a.p. 651(Geol.) Anterior in age to the lowest rocks which contain organic remains. Lyell.
  44. Hŷp'pish, a.p. 651Affected with hypochondria.
  45. Hŷp'po-grĭff, n.p. 651See HIPPOGRIFF.
  46. Hyp-sŏm'e-ter, n.p. 651An apparatus for determining heights by the boiling point of water, consisting of a vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed thermometer for showing the temperature of…
  47. Hŷp'so-mĕt'rie or Hŷp'so-mĕt'rie-al, a.p. 651Pertaining to hypsometry. Guyot.
  48. Hyp-sōm'e-try, n.p. 651The science which treats of the measurement of heights in any other manner than by triangulation, as by means of the barometer, or by boiling water. Guyot.
  49. Hŷ'rax, n.p. 651(Zoöl.) A genus of pachydermatous animals. The Cape hyrax is called the rock-badger, or rock-rabbit.
  50. Hyrse, n.p. 651(Bot.) Millet.
  51. Hyrst, n.p. 651A wood. See HURST.
  52. Hy'son, n.p. 651A fragrant species of green tea. Hyson skin, the refuse portion of the fine tea called hyson. Skin is a Chinese word meaning refuse.
  53. Hȳs'sop, n.p. 651(Bot.) A plant; Hyssopus officinalis. The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of caper (Capparis spinosa).
  54. Hȳs'ter-ănʹthoūs, a.p. 651(Bot.) Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened. Henslow.
  55. Hys-tē'ri-ā, n.p. 651(Med.) A species of neurosis, or nervous affection, generally occurring in paroxysms, the principal characteristics of which consist in alternate fits of laughing and crying, with a sensation as if a…
  56. Hys-tĕr'ic or Hys-tĕr'ic-al, a.p. 651Of, or pertaining to, hysterics; affected, or troubled, with hysterics; convulsive; fitful. With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement, they preserved their peace and patience. Bancroft.
  57. Hys-tēr'ies, n. pl.p. 651(Med.) Nervous or convulsive fits of a certain kind, with which women are sometimes affected. See HYSTERIA.
  58. Hys-tēr'o-ēle, n.p. 651(Med.) Hernia of the womb.
  59. Hys'ter-ōl'o-gy, n.p. 651(Rhet.) A figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted in expression, and the last put first;—called also hysteron-proteron.
  60. Hŷs'te-ron-prōt'e-ron, n.p. 651(Rhet.) (a.) A figure in which the word that should follow comes first; hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, “he is well and lives.” (b.) An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is put…