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 hyena Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited. hyenalike Resembling or characteristic of a hyena. hyenanchin A toxic organic compound related to tutin. hyenasona A fursona that is a hyena. hyenic Characteristic of a hyena. hyenid Any hyena of the family Hyaenidae. hyenine Characteristic of or pertaining to hyenas. hyenoid Characteristic of a hyena hyer A surname from German. hyetal Pertaining to rain. hyetogram Synonym of hyetograph. hyetograph A graphical representation of rainfall over time. hyetographic Of or pertaining to hyetography. hyetographical Of or pertaining to hyetography. hyetographically In terms of hyetography. hyetography The science or description of the geographical distribution of rainfall. hyetological Relating to hyetology. hyetologist Someone who studies rain. hyetology The scientific study of precipitation. hyetometer rain gauge hyfrecation The use of a hyfrecator. hyfrecator A low-powered single-electrode device that destroys tissue in electrosurgery. hygeen hajeen hygeian Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health. hygeiolatry Excessive attention paid to bodily health, at the expense of morality or religion. hygeiotherapy A system of alternative medicine introduced by Russell Thacher Trall that grew out of hydropathy, adding lifestyle changes such as abstinence from tobacco and alcohol, a vegetarian diet, fresh air, exercise, and sexual restraint. hygeist A hygienist. hygeistic Of or relating to health or hygiene. hygenicist Synonym of hygienist. hygge A feeling of cosiness, comfort, contentment and conviviality. hyght To be called. hygiastics The science of health and hygiene. Hygiea Ancient Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation. Her Roman name is Hygēa/Hygīa or Salus. Hygiean Of or relating to the asteroid (10) Hygiea. Hygieia The goddess and personification of health and healthiness, a daughter of Asclepius and Epione. hygienal Exhibiting or relating to hygiene; hygienic. hygiene The science of health, its promotion and preservation. hygienic Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease. hygienical Relating to hygiene. hygienically In a hygienic manner. hygienics The science of hygiene hygienism The practice of hygiene. hygienist A person skilled in hygienics, but especially a dental assistant who cleans teeth etc hygienization The process of hygienizing. hygienize To make hygienic. hygiologist One who studies hygiology. hygiology The science of hygiene or the preservation of health. hygraulic Hydraulic. hygric Of or pertaining to moisture or wetness. hygrine A pyrrolidine alkaloid found mainly in coca leaves, extracted as a thick, pungent, pale-yellow oil of a burning taste. hygristor A humidity sensor that works by measuring electrical resistance. hygrobial aquatic hygrobiid Any beetle in the family Hygrobiidae. hygrochasic Exhibiting or relating to hygrochasy. hygrochastic opening when in contact with moisture hygrochasy dehiscence that occurs upon wetting hygrocolous That has a moist habitat hygrodeik A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc. hygrograph Any of several forms of automated hygrometer that record humidity. hygrographic Of or pertaining to hygrography, or using a hygrograph. hygrography The design, construction and use of hygrographs hygrology The science that deals with the fluids of the body. hygroma a discrete, fluid-filled sac hygromagmatophile Incompatible with the crystal structure of rock-forming minerals. hygrometer An instrument that measures the humidity of the air or other gases, especially the relative humidity. hygrometric Of or pertaining to hygrometry hygrometrically By means of, or in terms of, hygrometry. hygrometry The measurement of the moisture content of gases, but especially of the humidity of the atmosphere hygromiid Any snail in the family Hygromiidae. hygromycin A broad-spectrum antibiotic obtained from a strain of Streptomyces hygroscopicus hygropetric Requiring a habitat of a thin layer of water covering a rock surface. hygrophanous Changing color as it dries out. hygrophilous adapted for growth in a damp or wet environment. hygrophobia An aversion to moisture or dampness. hygrophobic Of, or having hygrophobia. hygrophoraceous Of or relating to the mushroom family Hygrophoraceae. hygrophoroid Having thick waxy gills. hygrophthalmic Serving to moisten the eye. hygrophyte Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground. hygrophytic Of or relating to hygrophytes. hygroplasm The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion. hygroreception The ability of some insects to detect changes in the moisture content of their environment hygroreceptive Exhibiting hygroreception hygroreceptor A structure, in many insects, that detects changes in the moisture content of the environment hygroscope An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity hygroscopic Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere. hygroscopically In a hygroscopic way. hygroscopicity The state of being hygroscopic. hygroscopy The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment. hygrosensation The ability of some animals to detect variation in humidity hygrosensillum A hygrosensitive sensillum. hygrosensitive Detecting changes in the moisture content of the environment. hygrosensory Relating to hygrosensation hygrostat A device that maintains a constant level of humidity hygrostatics The comparison or measurement of degrees of moisture. hygrotactic Relating to hygrotaxis hygrotaxis movement to or from moisture hygrothermal Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature. hygrothermally In a hygrothermal manner hygrothermograph An instrument that measures, and records, both humidity and temperature. hygrothermometer A device that functions as both a hygrometer and a thermometer hygrotolerant Able to tolerate a very moist environment. hying haste Hykeham Synonym of North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, England. hykes A surname from Czech. Hyksos A mixed group of Asiatic people from Western Asia who took over the eastern Nile Delta, ending the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt and initiating the Second Intermediate Period. hyl A unit of mass that is accelerated at a rate of 1 meter per second squared (1 m/s²) by a force of 1 kilogram-force, equivalent to 9.80665 kilograms. hyla A tree frog of the genus Hyla. hylaeochampsid Any extinct eusuchian in the family Hylaeochampsidae. hylaeosaur A dinosaur of the genus Hylaeosaurus. hylaeosaurus A herbivorous ankylosaurian dinosaur that lived about 165 million years ago during the Cretaceous period Hylan A surname. Hyland A surname. hylarchical Presiding over matter. hyle Synonym of matter, physical substance. hylea Tropical rainforest, especially that of the Amazon. hyleg In Hellenistic astrology, the planet with the greatest essential dignity in five important natal chart positions: the degree of the Sun; the degree of the Moon; the Ascendant; the Lot of Fortune; and the prenatal syzygy (that is, New Moon or Full Moon, whichever most closely preceded the birth). hylegical Relating to the hyleg. Hyler A surname. hyletic Synonym of hylic. hyletically In terms of hyletics. hyletics The study of matter or raw impressions of an intentional act; the abstraction from the form. hylia Any bird in the family Hyliidae. hylic Synonym of physical, material, or base. hylical Synonym of physical or material. hylicism Synonym of materialism, mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual and spiritual concerns. hylicist Synonym of hylist hylid Any member of the family Hylidae of frogs, including tree frogs. hyline Of or relating to the hylid frog subfamily Hylinae. hyliota Any of several species of passerine birds in the genus Hyliota, found in Africa. hylism Synonym of materialism, mindfulness of or belief in mere physical reality and disregard of or disbelief in intellectual and spiritual concerns. hylist Synonym of materialist, someone mindful of or believing in mere physical reality and disregarding or disbelieving of intellectual or spiritual concerns. Hyllus The son of Heracles and Deianira hylobate Any of the genus Hylobates of gibbons. hylobatian Synonym of hylobatine hylobatic Synonym of hylobatine hylobatid Any species of the family Hylobatidae; a gibbon. hylobatine Of or relating to gibbons. hylocitrea Any bird of the species Hylocitrea bonensis. hylocomiaceous Of or relating to the Hylocomiaceae. hylogenesis The origin of matter. hyloid Any frog of the superfamily Hyloidea hyloist Someone who believes that matter is God, or that there is no distinction between the two; a materialist. hylomania An obsession with matter or philosophical materialism. hylomorphic Pertaining to hylomorphism. hylomorphically In a hylomorphic way. hylomorphism The doctrine that every physical substance is the sum of its component matter and the form taken by that matter. hylomorphist One who believes in the doctrine of hylomorphism. hylomorphous Relating to the doctrine of hylomorphism. hylopathic Of or related to hylopathism.