house-raising
— Noun
– English
～ construction by a group of neighbors
hydraulic ram
— Noun
– English
～ a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
— Noun
– English
～ European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers
home range
— Noun
– English
～ the area in which an animal normally ranges
higher rank
— Noun
– English
～ higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
heat rash
— Noun
– English
～ obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity
heart rate
— Noun
– English
～ the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
horned rattlesnake
— Noun
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～ small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve
heat ray
— Noun
– English
～ a ray that produces a thermal effect
hypersensitivity reaction
— Noun
– English
～ an inappropriate and excessive reaction to an allergen (as pollen or dust or animal hair or certain foods); severity ranges from mild allergy to severe systemic reactions leading to anaphylactic shock
heterodyne receiver
— Noun
– English
～ a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified
historical record
— Noun
– English
～ writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
HMG-CoA reductase
— Noun
– English
～ a liver enzyme that is responsible for producing cholesterol
hepatojugular reflux
— Noun
– English
～ a venous reflux occurring in congestive heart failure
Hyla regilla
— Noun
– English
～ the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
head register
— Noun
– English
～ the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head
Hippo Regius
— Noun
– English
～ an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
Hans Conrad Julius Reiter
— Noun
– English
～ German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969)
human relationship
— Noun
– English
～ a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness); "the relationship between mothers and their children"
hypothalamic releasing hormone
— Noun
– English
～ any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone