Hyaline, a. Glassy, crystalline, transparent.
Hyaloid, a. (A nat.) Vitriform, transparent.
Hybrid, n. Mongrel, mule, cross.
Hybrid, a. Mongrel, cross-bred, hermaphrodite.
Hydra, n.
- 1. (Mythol.) Many-headed monster.
- 2. Spectre, hobgoblin, ogre, Gorgon, bugbear, poker, bugaboo, frightful object, raw head and bloody
bones.
Hydrant, n. Discharge-pipe (from the main of an aqueduct), water-plug.
Hydrargyrum, n. Mercury, quicksilver.
Hydrate, n. Hydro-oxide.
Hydraulic press. Bramah press, hydrostatic press.
Hydraulic ram. Water-ram.
Hydrocephalus, n. Dropsy of the brain.
Hydrochlorate, n. Muriate.
Hydrochloric acid. Muriatic acid.
Hydrocyanic acid. Prussic acid.
Hydrogen, n. (Chem.) Inflammable air, phlogiston.
Hydro-oxide, n. Hydrate.
Hydropathist, n.
- 1. Water-doctor, expert in hydropathy.
- 2. Believer in hydropathy, practiser of watercure.
Hydropathy, n. Water-cure.
Hydrophobia, n. (Med) Canine madness, rabies.
Hydropthalmia, Hydropthalmy, n. Dropsy of the eye.
Hydrostatic press. Bramah press, hydraulic press.
Hydrosulphuric acid. Sulphuretted hydrogen
Hydrous, a. Watery.