Webster's Dictionary 1913

1675

Heptagynian

{ Hep′ta‐gyn″i‐an (?), Hep‐tag″y‐nous (?), } a. [Cf. F. heptagyne.] (Bot.) Having seven pistils.

1676

Heptahedron

Hep′ta‐he″dron (?), n. [Hepta- + Gr. � seat, base, fr. � to sit: cf. F. heptaèdre.] (Geom.) A solid figure with seven sides.

1677

Heptamerous

Hep‐tam″er‐ous (?), a. [Hepta- + Gr. � part.] (Bot.) Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of sevens. Gray.

1678

Heptandria

‖Hep‐tan″dri‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. επτἅ seven + �, �, man, male: cf. F. heptandrie.] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants having seven stamens.

1679

Heptandrian

{ Hep‐tan″dri‐an (?), Hep‐tan″drous (?), } a. [Cf. F. heptandre.] (Bot.) Having seven stamens.

1680

Heptane

Hep″tane (?), n. [Gr. επτἅ seven.] (Chem.) Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); — so called because the ...

1681

Heptangular

Hep‐tan″gu‐lar (?), a. [Hepta- + angular: cf. F. heptangulaire. Cf. Septangular.] Having seven angles.

1682

Heptaphyllous

Hep‐taph″yl‐lous (?), a. [Hepta- + Gr. � leaf: cf. F. heptaphylle.] (Bot.) Having seven leaves.

1683

Heptarch

Hep″tarch (?), n. Same as Heptarchist.

1684

Heptarchic

Hep‐tar″chic (?), a. [Cf. F. heptarchique.] Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting of a heptarchy. T. Warton.

1685

Heptarchist

Hep″tarch‐ist (?), n. A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written also heptarch.]

1686

Heptarchy

Hep″tarch‐y (?), n. [Hepta- + -archy: cf. F. heptarchie.] A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven rulers.☞ The word is most commonly applied to England, when ...

1687

Heptaspermous

Hep′ta‐sper″mous (?), a. [Hepta- + Gr. � a seed.] (Bot.) Having seven seeds.

1688

Heptastich

Hep″ta‐stich (?), n. [Hepta- + Gr. στίχοσ line, verse.] (Pros.) A composition consisting of seven lines or verses.

1689

Heptateuch

Hep″ta‐teuch (?), n. [L. heptateuchos, Gr. επτἅ seven + � tool, book; � to prepare, make, work: cf. F. heptateuque.] The first seven books of the Testament.

1690

Heptavalent

Hep‐tav″a‐lent (?), a. [Hepta- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Having seven units of attractive force or affinity; — said of heptad elements or radicals.

1691

Heptene

Hep″tene (?), n. [Gr. επτἅ seven.] (Chem.) Same as Heptylene.

1692

Heptine

Hep″tine (?), n. [Heptane + -ine.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of unsaturated metameric hydrocarbons, C7H12, of the acetylene series.

1693

Heptoic

Hep‐to″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptane; as, heptoic acid.

1694

Heptone

Hep″tone (?), n. [Gr. επτἅ seven.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C7H10, of the valylene series.

1695

Heptyl

Hep″tyl (?), n. [Hepta- + -yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C7H15, regarded as the essential radical of heptane and a related series of compounds.

1696

Heptylene

Hep″tyl‐ene (?), n.(Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of the ethylene series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene.

1697

Heptylic

Hep‐tyl″ic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane; as, heptylic alcohol. Cf. Œnanthylic.

1698

Her

Her (?), pron. & a. [OE. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat. sing., AS. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of héo she. from the same root as E. he. See He.] The form of the objective an...

1699

Her (2)

Her, Here (�), pron. pl. [OE. here, hire, AS. heora, hyra, gen. pl. of hē. See He.] Of them; their. Piers Plowman.On here bare knees adown they fall. Chaucer.

1700

Heracleonite

He‐rac″le‐on‐ite (?), n.(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church.

1701

Herakline

He‐rak″line (?), n. A picrate compound, used as an explosive in blasting.