Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Heracleonite A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, who offered mystical and allegorical interpretations of Scripture. Heracleopolitan Of or relating to Heracleopolis in ancient Egypt. Heracleopolite Synonym of Heracleopolitan. Heracles Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family. Heraclid One of the Heracleidae, or descendants of Heracles. Heraclidan Of or relating to the Heraclids. heracline A picrate compound used as an explosive. Heraclitan A follower of Heraclitus, an Ancient Greek philosopher. Heraclitean Relating to Heraclitus Heracliteanism Heraclitean philosophy Heraclitism Synonym of Heracliteanism. Heraclitus A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos), notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher. Heraclius A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἡράκλειος (Hērákleios), Heraclius, notably borne by several Byzantine emperors and Georgian kings. Heraea Heraea (a city in Arcadia, Greece). Herakleotic Of or relating to a certain one of the seven ancient distributaries of the river Nile. Heraklion The capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece. herald A messenger, especially one bringing important news. heralder One who heralds something. heraldess A female herald. heraldic Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds. heraldical heraldic heraldically In a heraldic manner; according to heraldry. heralding The act by which something is heralded. heraldist An expert in or practitioner of heraldry. heraldize To make heraldic; to depict in heraldry. heraldress A female herald. heraldric Of, or relating to heraldry; heraldic. heraldry The profession or art of devising, granting and blazoning coats of arms, tracing genealogies and ruling on questions of protocol or rank. heraldship The status or office of a herald. Heramba A form of the Hindu god Ganesha. Herandez A surname. Herapath A surname. herapathite Iodoquinine sulfate, a chemical compound whose crystals are dichroic and thus can be used for polarizing light. Herard A surname from French. Herat A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times. Herati Of or pertaining to Herat. herb A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season. herbaceous Not woody, lacking lignified tissues. herbaceously In a herbaceous manner. herbaceousness The state or quality of being herbaceous herbaceutical A herbal substitute for a pharmaceutical herbad A Zoroastrian priest of a minor order. herbage Herbs collectively. herbaged Covered with grass. herbal Made from or with herbs. herbalism The use or study of medicinal herbs. herbalist A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs. herbalistic Pertaining to herbalism. herbalize To botanize; to engage in herbalism. herbalized Infused with herbs. herbally With herbs. herbar A herb. herbarial Relating to a herbarium. herbarian A herbalist. herbarism Synonym of herbalism (“use or study of medicinal herbs”). herbarium A collection of dried plants or parts of plants. Herbart A surname from German, notably borne by the German philosopher and educator Johann Friedrich Herbart. Herbartian Of or relating to Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776–1841), German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline. Herbartianism The Herbartian system of education. Herbartism Synonym of Herbartianism. herbary A garden of herbs; a cottage garden. herbcraft The practice, art, or skill of using herbs, especially for medicinal or magical purposes. herbed Seasoned with herbs. herbelade A dish of meat broth with egg and herbs, sometimes in pastry. herber A garden in which herbs and vegetables are grown; a herbarium Herberger A surname. Herbermann A surname. herbert A working-class youth, especially male. Herbertarianism The philosophy and political ideology of Frank Herbert. herbertsmithite A mineral with the chemical formula ZnCu₃(OH)₆Cl₂, light green or blue-green with a vitreous lustre. Herbertson A surname. herbescent Growing into herbs. Herbest A surname. Herbesthal A village in Lontzen municipality, Liège province, East Belgium. herbfield A plant community dominated by herbaceous plants, especially forbs and grasses. herbicarnivorous Subsisting on both animal and vegetable food. herbicidal of, or relating to herbicides herbicidally As a herbicide. herbicide A substance used to kill plants. herbicolin Any of a group of antibacterial peptides present in some bacteria of the genus Pantoea herbicolous Inhabiting grassy areas. herbid Covered with herbs. Herbie A powerful storm resulting from wind passing between mountains and other land formations. herbiferous Bearing herbs or vegetation. Herbig A surname. herbily In a herby manner. herbimycin A benzoquinone ansamycin antibiotic that binds to Hsp90 (Heat Shock Protein 90) and alters its function. Herbin A surname. herbiness The state or quality of being herby. herbiphagous That feeds on herbaceous plants herbiphagy The condition of being herbiphagous herbish herby herbist A herbalist. herbivora Herbivorous animals collectively, especially of the obsolete taxon Herbivora. herbivoral Relating to herbivores or to herbivory herbivore An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet. herbivority herbivorousness herbivorization The condition of being herbivorized herbivorized eaten by herbivores herbivorous Feeding chiefly on plants. herbivorously In a herbivorous manner. herbivorousness The state or quality of being herbivorous. herbivory The consumption of living plant tissue by animals. herbland Land that is covered mostly with herbaceous flora. herbless Destitute of herbs or vegetation. herblet A small herb. herblike Resembling or characteristic of a herb. herblore The traditional knowledge, teaching, or study of herbs; herbalism. herbman A male herbalist. herbmaster An expert in herbal medicine. herbmistress A female herbmaster. herbogenomics The botanogenomics of medicinal herbs Herbold A surname. herbologist One who studies herbology. herbology The study of herbs and their medical properties, especially when combined Herbolzheim A town in Emmendingen District, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. herborist One who herborizes. herborization The act of herborizing (collecting and classifying plants during an excursion). herborize To seek and classify new or previously known plant species. herborizer One who herborizes. herborizing A botanical expedition for the purpose of finding and classifying plant species. herbose Having an abundance of herbage; full of herbs. herbous Of or relating to herbs; herbaceous herboxidiene A polyketide herbicide isolated from Streptomyces chromofuscus Herbrand A surname from German. Herbrandization The conversion of a formula of first-order logic which involves the following steps: (1) replace free variables with constants, (2) replace any variable bound by a universal quantifier which lies in the scope of an even number of logical negations with a Herbrand function, and (3) replace any variable bound by an existential quantifier which lies in the scope of an odd number of negations with a Herbrand function. Herbst A surname from German. Herbster A surname. Herbstreit A surname. herbwife A female herbalist. herbwoman A woman who sells herbs. herby Of or pertaining to herbs. Herc A Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft. Hercegovac A municipality of Croatia. herceptin Synonym of trastuzumab. Herchenroeder A surname. hercoglossid Any extinct nautiloid cephalopod in the family Hercoglossidae. Herculanean Of or relating to Herculaneum. Herculaneum An ancient town in modern Campania, Italy, which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin. herculean Of extraordinary might, power, size, etc.; suggesting Hercules in size or strength. Hercules A Hercules beetle. Herculid Each of a shower of meteorites which fall from the area of sky around the constellation Hercules. herculin myogenic factor 6, a myogenic regulatory factor Herculina A minor planet (or asteroid) in the Main Asteroid Belt (Minor Planet Number 532) Hercverse The fictional universe depicted in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spin-offs (including Xena: Warrior Princess). Hercynia An extensive forest in ancient Germany. Hercynian Of or relating to the Hercynian Forest, an extensive forest in ancient Germany. hercynine The zwitterion (2S)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-(trimethylammonio)propanoate related to histidine hercynite An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing aluminum, iron, and oxygen. hercynitic Containing or relating to hercynite.