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Words Starting with "H"

Hypervisor
C1noun
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Hypervisor

A software or hardware component that creates and runs virtual machines by managing the resources of a physical host.

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Hypokalemia
C1noun
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Hypokalemia

A medical condition characterized by an abnormally low level of potassium in the blood.

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Hypopnea
C1noun
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Hypopnea

A condition in which a person breathes at an abnormally slow rate, resulting in an insufficient intake of oxygen.

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Hysteresis
C1noun
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Hysteresis

The phenomenon in which the value of a physical property lags behind changes in the effect causing it.

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habituation
C1noun
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habituation

The diminishing of a physiological or emotional response to a frequently repeated stimulus.

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henceforward
C1adverb
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henceforward

From this time on; from now on.

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heraldry
C1noun
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heraldry

The systematic study, devising, granting, and blazoning of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies.

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homeostasis
C1noun
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homeostasis

The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.

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hygroscopic
C1adjective
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hygroscopic

Tending to absorb moisture from the air.

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