He*pat"o*cele (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, the liver + &?; tumor.] (Med.)
Hernia of the liver.
Hep`a*to*cys"tic (?), a. [Hepatic + cystic.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining
to the liver and gall bladder; as, the hepatocystic ducts.
Hep`a*to*gas"tric (?), a. [Hepatic + gastric.] (Anat.) See
Gastrohepatic.
{ Hep`a*to*gen"ic (?), Hep`a*tog"e*nous (?), } a. [Gr. "h^par,
"h`patos, the liver + root of gi`gnesthai to be born] (Med.) Arising
from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as, hepatogenic
jaundice.
Hep`a*tol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + -logy.] The
science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.
Hep"a*to-pan"cre*as (?), n. [Gr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + E.
pancreas.] (Zoˆl.) A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc.,
usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.
Hep`a*to*re"nal (?), a. [Hepatic + renal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to
the liver and kidneys; as, the hepatorenal ligament.
Hep`a*tos"co*py (?), n. [Gr. &?;; fr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + &?;
to view: cf. F. hÈpatoscopie.] Divination by inspecting the liver of
animals.
Hep"pen (?), a. [Cf. AS. gehÊp fit, Icel. heppinn lucky, E. happy.]
Neat; fit; comfortable. [Obs.]
Hep"per (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoˆl.) A young salmon; a parr.
Hep"ta (?). [See Seven.] A combining form from Gr. "epta`, seven.
Hep"ta*chord (?), n. [Gr. "epta`xordos seven-stringed; "epta` seven +
xordh` chord: cf. F. heptacorde. See Seven, and Chord.] 1. (Anc. Mus.)
(a) A system of seven sounds. (b) A lyre with seven chords.
2. (Anc. Poet.) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or
tones. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Hep"tad (?), n. [L. heptas the number seven. Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. "epta`
seven.] (Chem.) An atom which has a valence of seven, and which can be
theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, seven
monad atoms or radicals; as, iodine is a heptad in iodic acid. Also
used as an adjective.
Hep"tade (?), n. [Cf. F. heptade. See Heptad.] The sum or number of
seven.
Hep"ta*glot (?), n. [Gr. &?;; "epta` seven + 3, &?;, tongue, language.]
A book in seven languages.
Hep"ta*gon (?), n. [Gr. &?; sevencornered; "epta` seven + &?; angle:
cf. F. heptagone.] (Geom.) A plane figure consisting of seven sides and
having seven angles.
Hep*tag"o*nal (?), a. [Cf. F. heptagonal.] Having seven angles or
sides.
Heptagonal numbers (Arith.), the numbers of the series 1, 7, 18, 34,
55, etc., being figurate numbers formed by adding successively the
terms of the arithmetical series 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, etc.
||Hep`ta*gyn"i*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven + &?; woman,
||female: cf. F. heptagunie.] (Bot.) A LinnÊan order of plants having
||seven pistils.
{ Hep`ta*gyn"i*an (?), Hep*tag"y*nous (?), } a. [Cf. F. heptagyne.]
(Bot.) Having seven pistils.
Hep`ta*he"dron (?), n. [Hepta- + Gr. &?; seat, base, fr. &?; to sit:
cf. F. heptaËdre.] (Geom.) A solid figure with seven sides.
Hep*tam"er*ous (?), a. [Hepta- + Gr. &?; part.] (Bot.) Consisting of
seven parts, or having the parts in sets of sevens. Gray.
||Hep*tan"dri*a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven + &?;, &?;, man,
||male: cf. F. heptandrie.] (Bot.) A LinnÊan class of plants having
||seven stamens.
{ Hep*tan"dri*an (?), Hep*tan"drous (?), } a. [Cf. F. heptandre.]
(Bot.) Having seven stamens.
Hep"tane (?), n. [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.) Any one of several
isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the paraffin series (nine are
possible, four are known); -- so called because the molecule has seven
carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent
of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc.
Hep*tan"gu*lar (?), a. [Hepta- + angular: cf. F. heptangulaire. Cf.
Septangular.] Having seven angles.
Hep*taph"yl*lous (?), a. [Hepta- + Gr. &?; leaf: cf. F. heptaphylle.]
(Bot.) Having seven leaves.
Hep"tarch (?), n. Same as Heptarchist.
Hep*tar"chic (?), a. [Cf. F. heptarchique.] Of or pertaining to a
heptarchy; constituting or consisting of a heptarchy. T. Warton.
Hep"tarch*ist (?), n. A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written
also heptarch.]
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 it was divided into
seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the
South Saxons (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex), the
East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.
Hep`ta*sper"mous (?), a. [Hepta- + Gr. &?; a seed.] (Bot.) Having seven
seeds.
Hep"ta*stich (?), n. [Hepta- + Gr. sti`chos line, verse.] (Pros.) A
composition consisting of seven lines or verses.
Hep"ta*teuch (?), n. [L. heptateuchos, Gr. "epta` seven + &?; tool,
book; &?; to prepare, make, work: cf. F. heptateuque.] The first seven
books of the Testament.
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.
Hep"tene (?), n. [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.) Same as Heptylene.
Hep"tine (?), n. [Heptane + - ine.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of
unsaturated metameric hydrocarbons, C7H12, of the acetylene series.
Hep*to"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptane; as,
heptoic acid.
Hep"tone (?), n. [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon,
C7H10, of the valylene series.
Hep" tree` (?). [See Hep.] The wild dog- rose.
Hep"tyl (?), n. [Hepta- + - yl.] (Chem.) A compound radical, C7H15,
regarded as the essential radical of heptane and a related series of
compounds.
Hep"tyl*ene (?), n. (Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of
the ethylene series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene.
Hep*tyl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or
heptane; as, heptylic alcohol. Cf. ånanthylic.
Her (?), pron. & a. [OE. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat. sing.,
AS. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of hÈo she. from the same root as E. he.
See He.] The form of the objective and the possessive case of the
personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.
The possessive her takes the form hers when the noun with which in
agrees is not given, but implied. "And what his fortune wanted, hers
could mend." Dryden.
Her, Here (&?;), pron. pl. [OE. here, hire, AS. heora, hyra, gen. pl.
of h. See He.] Of them; their. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
On here bare knees adown they fall.
Chaucer.
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.
He*rak"line (?), n. [Gr. &?; Hercules.] A picrate compound, used as an
explosive in blasting.
Her"ald (?), n. [OE. herald, heraud, OF. heralt, heraut, herault, F.
hÈraut, LL. heraldus, haraldus, fr. (assumed) OHG. heriwalto,
hariwaldo, a (civil) officer who serves the army; hari, heri, army +
waltan to manage, govern, G. walten; akin to E. wield. See Harry,
Wield.] 1. (Antiq.) An officer whose business was to denounce or
proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear
messages from the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred
and inviolable character.
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2. In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above duties, and
also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and privileges of
noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In modern times,
some vestiges of this office remain, especially in England. See
Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms.
3. A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or announces; as,
the herald of another's fame. Shak.