wunder · Library

Part 5493

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary · Project Gutenberg — chapter 5493 of 12779 · ~291 words · public domain

Read in the Wunder reader — free

<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i>

<h1>Hyperorthodoxy</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*or"tho*dox`y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Orthodoxy pushed to excess.</def>

<h1>Hyperotreta</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*o*tre"ta</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the plate + <?/ perforated.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus <spn>Bdellostoma</spn>. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between tionnasal aperture and the throat. See <er>Hagfish</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Hyperotreti</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Hyperoxide</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*ox"ide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound having a relatively large percentage of oxygen; a peroxide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hyperoxygenated, Hyperoxygenized</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw><hw>Hy`per*ox"y*gen*a`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hy`per*ox"y*gen*ized</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined with a relatively large amount of oxygen; -- said of higher oxides.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hyperoxymuriate</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*ox`y*mu"ri*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A perchlorate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hyperoxymuriatic</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Perchloric; <as>as, <ex>hyperoxymuriatic</ex> acid</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Hyperphysical</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*phys"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Above or transcending physical laws; supernatural.</def>

<blockquote>Those who do not fly to some <b>hyperphysical</b> hypothesis. <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hyperplasia</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*pla"si*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ over + <?/ conformation, fr. <?/ to mold.]</ety> <fld>(Med. & Biol.)</fld> <def>An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements of any part.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Hyperplasia</i> relates to the formation of new elements, <i>hypertrophy</i> being an increase in bulk of preexisting normal elements.</note>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Hyperplastic</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*plas"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to hyperplasia.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Tending to excess of formative action.</def>

<h1>Hypern\'d2a</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*n\'d2"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ over + <?/, <?/, breath.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Abnormal breathing, due to slightly deficient arterialization of the blood; -- in distinction from <i>eupn\'d2a</i>. See <er>Eupn\'d2a</er>, and <er>Dispn\'d2a</er>.</def>

<h1>Hyperpyrexia</h1> <Xpage=720>

<hw>Hy`per*py*rex"i*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Hyper-</er>, and <er>Pyrexia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that disease.</def>

<h1>Hypersecretion</h1> <Xpage=720>

← Previous chapterAll chaptersNext chapter →

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary · The Wunder Library — complete classics, free to read, with narration.

© 2026 Wunder Learning LLC · Terms & Privacy