Nouns in english starting with H

• hb — Noun – English ～ a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
• HCFC — Noun – English ～ a fluorocarbon that is replacing chlorofluorocarbon as a refrigerant and propellant in aerosol cans; considered to be somewhat less destructive to the atmosphere
• hcg — Noun – English ～ hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
• hdl — Noun – English ～ a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
• HDL cholesterol — Noun – English ～ the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease
• HDTV — Noun – English ～ a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
• he — Noun – English ～ the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
• he — Noun – English ～ a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
• he-goat — Noun – English ～ male goat
• hash head — Noun – English ～ a user of hashish
• head — Noun – English ～ a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet"
• head — Noun – English ～ a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
• head blight — Noun – English ～ a blight of the heads of cereals
• head — Noun – English ～ the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head"
• head — Noun – English ～ the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
• head — Noun – English ～ oral stimulation of the genitals; "they say he gives good head"
• head — Noun – English ～ the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
• head — Noun – English ～ the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam"
• head — Noun – English ～ an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head"
• head — Noun – English ～ a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north"

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