hopback
A sealed chamber between the brewing kettle and counter-flow wort chiller, into which hops are added.

hopbacks
plural of hopback

hoplochrism
The superstitious practice of applying a salve, ointment, or chrism to a weapon that has caused an injury — rather than to the injury itself — in the belief that doing so will heal the wound that the weapon caused; weapon salve.

hoplochrisme
Obsolete spelling of hoplochrism.

hoplolatry
The worship of weapons.

hoplophilia
The love of or (sexual) attraction to firearms or other weapons.

hornito
A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, emitting smoke and vapours from its sides and summit.

hornitoes
plural of hornito

hornitos
plural of hornito

hornlet
A little horn or horn-like structure.

hornlets
plural of hornlet

hornussen
A Swiss sport in which a rubber ball is hit from a tee with a flexible stick onto a patch of turf, while the opposing team uses large paddles to prevent it from landing on the patch.

horoi
plural of horos

horos
plural of horo

horrorthon
A screening of several horror movies back to back.

horrorthons
plural of horrorthon

horseball
A sport played on horseback where points are scored by shooting a ball through a high net.

horserake
A rake designed to be drawn (pulled) by a horse.

horserakes
plural of horserake

horsewagon
A horse-drawn wagon.

horsewagons
plural of horsewagon

hoseman
A firefighter who carries and directs the hose.

hosemen
plural of hoseman

hosepack
A kind of backpack containing, or made from, fire hose.

hosepacks
plural of hosepack

housebodies
plural of housebody

housebody
The main section of a traditional house, incorporating a fireplace.

housekey
A key to a house

housekeys
plural of housekey

housetruck
A truck or bus converted into a portable home.

housetrucks
plural of housetruck

howgoesit
A chart or instrument indicating the remaining fuel and the remaining flight distance.

howgoesits
plural of howgoesit

howgoezit
Alternative form of howgoesit.

howgoezits
plural of howgoezit

howgozit
Alternative form of howgoesit.

howgozits
plural of howgozit

hph
horsepower-hour

hugepage
A memory page (a fixed-length contiguous block of virtual memory) that is significantly larger than a standard page.

hugepages
plural of hugepage

hundial
A collection box used in Hindu temples.

hundials
plural of hundial

hurlbat
A lightweight medieval throwing-axe.

hurlbats
plural of hurlbat

hussif
A housewife.
Alternative form of hussy (sewing-case).

hussifs
plural of hussif

hussives
plural of hussif

hussy
A housewife or housekeeper.
A sexually immoral woman.
A cheeky or disrespectful girl; a woman showing inappropriate or improper behavior.
A case or bag for needles, thread, etc.

huzoor
A potentate; often used as a term of respect.

huzoors
plural of huzoor

huzzies
plural of huzzy

huzzy
Alternative spelling of hussy.

hyalosome
A glassy intranuclear structure that resembles a nucleolus

hyalosomes
plural of hyalosome

hydatoscopy
Divination by interpreting rainwater. Omens are drawn from the various formations and sizes of rain puddles, and bowls of rainwater are gazed upon until clairvoyant visions appear on the surface of the water, or in the mind's eye. This is considered in some cases to be more important than hydromancy because rain has fallen from the heavens, making it sacred.

hydraeroplane
Alternative form of hydroaeroplane.

hydraeroplanes
plural of hydraeroplane

hydrant
An outlet from a liquid/fluid main often consisting of an upright pipe with a valve attached from which fluid (e.g. water or fuel) can be tapped.

hydrants
plural of hydrant

hydraucone
A form of draft tube used with a hydroturbine, having a bell-mouth shape and a flat plate deflector near the mouth.

hydraucones
plural of hydraucone

hydroaeroplane
A floatplane, an airplane specialized for operating on water, having pontoon floats instead of skids or wheels.

hydroaeroplanes
plural of hydroaeroplane

hydroairplane
Alternative form of hydroaeroplane.

hydroairplanes
plural of hydroairplane

hydroflight
A method of tethered flight using an umbilicus to provide power and reaction mass via a hydrojet supplied from a surface pump on a body of water.
Ellipsis of hydroflight sports.
A flight using hydroflight technology

hydroflights
plural of hydroflight

hydromotor
A form of motor for propelling vessels by means of jets of water ejected from the sides or stern.

hydromotors
plural of hydromotor

hydronette
A syringe.
A kind of pump for watering a garden.

hydronettes
plural of hydronette

hydrophone
a transducer that converts underwater sound waves into electrical signals, rather like a microphone

hydrophones
plural of hydrophone

hydropult
A hand-powered machine for spraying water, somewhat similar to a fire extinguisher.

hydropults
plural of hydropult

hydropump
A hydraulic pump.

hydropumps
plural of hydropump

hydrospire
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid

hydrospires
plural of hydrospire

hydroxyacetylaminofluorene
A derivative of 2-acetylaminofluorene used as a biochemical tool in the study of carcinogenesis.

hygristor
A humidity sensor that works by measuring electrical resistance.

hygristors
plural of hygristor

hyoplastra
plural of hyoplastron

hyoplastron
The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.

hyoplastrons
plural of hyoplastron

hypalbuminaemia
Alternative form of hypalbuminemia.

hypalbuminemia
An abnormally low level of albumin in the blood.

hypanthia
plural of hypanthium

hypanthium
The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne

hyperabsorption
An abnormally high level of absorption.

hyperactivism
A high level of involvement in activism.

hyperadherence
An exceptionally high level of adherence.

hyperaggregation
An increased level of aggregation

hyperalaninaemia
Alternative form of hyperalaninemia.

hyperalaninemia
An abnormally high level of alanine in the blood.

hyperalbuminuria
An elevated level of albumin in the urine

hyperalbuminurias
plural of hyperalbuminuria

hyperalignment
A high level of alignment between two or more objects

hyperalphalipoproteinaemia
Alternative form of hyperalphalipoproteinemia.

hyperalphalipoproteinemia
An abnormally high level of alphalipoprotein in the blood.

hyperamylasaemia
Alternative form of hyperamylasemia.

hyperamylasemia
An abnormally high level of amylase in the blood.

hyperanxiety
An elevated level of anxiety

hyperapobetalipoproteinaemia
Alternative form of hyperapobetalipoproteinemia.

hyperapobetalipoproteinemia
An elevated level of apolipoprotein in the blood.

hyperargininaemia
Alternative form of hyperargininemia.

hyperargininemia
An abnormally high level of arginine in the blood

hyperbetalipoproteinaemia
Alternative form of hyperbetalipoproteinemia.

hyperbetalipoproteinemia
An abnormally high level of betalipoprotein in the blood.

hyperbiotrophy
An increased level of biotrophy

hypercalcinemia
An excessive level of calcium in the blood

hypercapsulation
hyperencapsulation of a bacterium in a protective shield

hypercatecholaminemia
Elevated level of catecholamines in the blood.

hypercholesterinaemia
Alternative form of hypercholesterinemia.

hypercholesterinemia
An abnormally high level of cholesterin in the blood.

hypercitraturia
A higher than normal level of citrate in the urine

hypercompetition
An elevated level of competition (between companies or organisms)

hyperdensities
plural of hyperdensity

hyperdensity
An unusually high density (on an X-ray plate etc)

hyperface
A hyperplane that forms a boundary of a polytope

hyperfaces
plural of hyperface

hyperfibrinemia
An abnormally high level of fibrin (or fibrinogen) in the blood.

hyperfibrinogenaemia
Alternative form of hyperfibrinogenemia.

hyperfibrinogenemia
An abnormally high level of fibrinogen in the blood.

hyperfructosaemia
Alternative form of hyperfructosemia.