<hw>Hy`per*se*cre"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Morbid or excessive secretion, as in catarrh.</def>
<h1>Hypersensibility</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy`per*sen`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Hyper\'91sthesia</er>.</def>
<h1>Hyperspace</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy"per*space</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>hyper-</ets> + <ets>space</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An imagined space having more than three dimensions.</def>
<h1>Hypersthene</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy"per*sthene</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ over + <?/ strength: cf. F. <ets>hyperst\'8ane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface.</def>
<h1>Hypersthenic</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy`per*sthen"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Composed of, or containing, hypersthene.</def>
<h1>Hyperthetical</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy`per*thet"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ over + <?/ to place.]</ety> <def>Exaggerated; excessive; hyperbolical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<blockquote><b>Hyperthetical</b> or superlative . . . expression. <i>Chapman.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Hyperthyrion</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy`per*thyr"i*on</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ over + <?/ door.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>That part of the architrave which is over a door or window.</def>
<h1>Hypertrophic, Hypertrophical</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw><hw>Hy`per*troph"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hy`per*troph"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>hypertrophique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med. & Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to hypertrophy; affected with, or tending to, hypertrophy.</def>
<h1>Hypertrophied</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy*per"tro*phied</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Med. & Biol.)</fld> <def>Excessively developed; characterized by hypertrophy.</def>
<h1>Hypertrophy</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy*per"tro*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ over, beyond + <?/ nourishment, fr. <?/ to nourish: cf. F. <ets>hypertrophie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med. & Biol.)</fld> <def>A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of <i>atrophy</i>.</def>
<h1>Hyph\'91</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy"ph\'91</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>"yfh`</grk> a web.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The long, branching filaments of which the mycelium (and the greater part of the plant) of a fungus is formed. They are also found enveloping the gonidia of lichens, making up a large part of their structure.</def>
<h1>Hyphen</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy"phen</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ under one, into one, together, fr. <?/ under + <?/, neut. of <?/ one. See <er>Hypo-</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in <i>fine-leaved</i>, <i>clear-headed</i>. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.</def>
<h1>Hyphen</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy"phen</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Hyphened</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Hyphening</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word.</def>
<h1>Hyphenated</h1> <Xpage=720>
<hw>Hy"phen*a`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>United by hyphens; hyphened; <as>as, a <ex>hyphenated</ex> or hyphened word</as>.</def>
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