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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Hȳp'o-gē'ous, a. p. 651(Bot.) Growing under ground; hypogean. [Written also hypogeous.]Hȳp'o-gās'tric, a. p. 651(Anat.) Relating to the hypogastrium; situated in the lower part of the abdomen.Hȳp'o-găs'tri-ŭm, n. p. 651The lower part of the abdomen.Hȳp′o-găs′tro-cēle, n. p. 651(Med.) Hernia in the hypogastric regions; rupture of the lower part of the abdomen. Dunglison.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…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.Hȳp'o-glōs'sal, a. p. 651(Anat.) Pertaining to the lingual or gustatory nerve.Hŷp'o-gŷn, n. p. 651(Bot.) An hypogynous plant.Hȳ-pŏg'y-noŭs, a. p. 651(Bot.) Having certain parts, as the sepals, petals, and stamens, springing from below the pistils. Gray.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.Hȳ'po-phēt, n. p. 651An expounder or interpreter. [Rare.]Hȳ'po-phōs'phate, n. p. 651(Chem.) A salt obtained by combining hypophosphoric acid with a base.Hȳ'po-phōs'phīte, n. p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hypophosphorous acid and a base.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…Hŷ-pŏph'y-loŭs or Hŷp'o-phŷl'ioŭs, a. p. 651(Bot.) Being under the leaf. Loudon.Hȳ-pŏph'y-sĭs, n. p. 651(Med.) (a.) The cataract. (b.) (Anat.) The pituitary gland.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.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…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.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…Hȳ'po-stāt'ic-al-ly or Hȳp'o-stāt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 651In an hypostatical manner.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.Hy'po-sty'le, n. p. 651(Arch.) That which rests upon columns; a covered colonnade; a pillared hall.Hy’po-sŭl’phate, n. p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hyposulphuric acid and a base.Hȳ'po-sŭl'phite, n. p. 651(Chem.) A compound of hyposulphurous acid and a salifiable base.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…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…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.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…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…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…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.Hy-pŏth'e-nū'sal, a. p. 651Pertaining to the hypothenuse. [Rare.]Hȳ-pŏth'e-nūse, n. p. 651(Geom.) The side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle. See HYPOTENUSE.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…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…Hȳ'po-thēt'ie-al-ly or Hȳp'o-thēt'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 651In an hypothetical manner or relation; conditionally.Hȳ-pŏth'e-tĭst, n. p. 651One who defends an hypothesis. [Rare.]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.Hȳ'po-ty-pō'sis, n. p. 651(Rhet.) A description of things in strong or lively colors; imagery.Hȳ'po-zō'ic, a. p. 651(Geol.) Anterior in age to the lowest rocks which contain organic remains. Lyell.Hŷp'pish, a. p. 651Affected with hypochondria.Hŷp'po-grĭff, n. p. 651See HIPPOGRIFF.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…Hŷp'so-mĕt'rie or Hŷp'so-mĕt'rie-al, a. p. 651Pertaining to hypsometry. Guyot.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.Hŷ'rax, n. p. 651(Zoöl.) A genus of pachydermatous animals. The Cape hyrax is called the rock-badger, or rock-rabbit.Hyrse, n. p. 651(Bot.) Millet.Hyrst, n. p. 651A wood. See HURST.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.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).Hȳs'ter-ănʹthoūs, a. p. 651(Bot.) Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened. Henslow.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…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.Hys-tēr'ies, n. pl. p. 651(Med.) Nervous or convulsive fits of a certain kind, with which women are sometimes affected. See HYSTERIA.Hys-tēr'o-ēle, n. p. 651(Med.) Hernia of the womb.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.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…Hŷs/ter-ŏt/o-my, n. p. 651(Surg.) The operation of cutting into the uterus, for taking out a fetus which can not be extracted by the natural passages; the cesarean section.Hȳs'trix, n. p. 651(Zoöl.) A genus of animals including the porcupine.