Hy"en (?), n. [F. hyËne.] A hyena. [Obs.] Shak.
Hy*e"na (?), n.; pl. Hyenas (#). [L. hyaena, Gr. &?;, orig., a sow, but
usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr. &?; hog: cf. F.
hyËne. See Sow female hog.] (Zoˆl.) Any carnivorous mammal of the
family HyÊnidÊ, of which three living species are known. They are large
and strong, but cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are
nocturnal in their habits. [Written also hyÊna.]
The striped hyena (HyÊna striata) inhabits Southern Asia and a large
part of Africa. The brown hyena (H. brunnea), and the spotted hyena
(Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The extinct cave
hyena (H. spelÊa) inhabited England and France.
Cave hyena. See under Cave. -- Hyena dog (Zoˆl.), a South African
canine animal (Lycaon venaticus), which hunts in packs, chiefly at
night. It is smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears,
and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown, blotched
with black and white. Called also hunting dog.
Hy"e*tal (?), a. [Gr. &?; rain, from &?; to rain.] Of or pertaining to
rain; descriptive of the distribution of rain, or of rainy regions.
Hy"e*to*graph (?), n. [Gr. &?; rain + -graph.] A chart or graphic
representation of the average distribution of rain over the surface of
the earth.
Hy`e*to*graph"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to to hyetography.
Hy`e*tog"ra*phy (?), n. The branch of physical science which treats of
the geographical distribution of rain.
Hy*ge"ia (?), n. [L. Hygea, Hygia, fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, health, &?;,
Hygeia, fr. &?; sound, healthy.] (Classic Myth.) The goddess of health,
daughter of Esculapius.
Hy*ge"ian (?), a. Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health; of or
pertaining to health, or its preservation.
Hy"ge*ist (?), n. One skilled in hygiena; a hygienist.
Hy"gie*ist (?), n. A hygienist.
Hy"gi*ene (?), n. [F. hygiËne. See Hygeia.] That department of sanitary
science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households
and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the
promotion of health.
Hy`gi*en"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. hygiÈnique.] Of or pertaining to health or
hygiene; sanitary.
Hy`gi*en"ics, n. The science of health; hygiene.
Hy"gi*en*ism (?), n. Hygiene.
Hy"gi*en*ist, n. One versed in hygiene.
Hy`gi*ol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; health + -logy.] A treatise on, or the
science of, the preservation of health. [R.]
Hy"grine (?), n. [From Gr. &?; moist.] (Chem.) An alkaloid associated
with cocaine in coca leaves (Erythroxylon coca), and extracted as a
thick, yellow oil, having a pungent taste and odor.
Hy"gro*deik (?), n. [Gr. &?; wet, moist, and &?; to show.] (Physics) A
form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an
adjustable index showing directly the percentage of moisture in the
air, etc.
Hy"gro*graph (?), n. [Gr. &?; wet + -graph.] (Physics) An instrument
for recording automatically the variations of the humidity of the
atmosphere.
Hy*grol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. &?; wet + -logy: cf. F. hygrologie.] (Med.)
The science which treats of the fluids of the body.
Hy*grom"e*ter (?), n. [Gr. &?; wet, moist + -meter: cf. F. hygromËtre.]
(Physics) An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the
atmosphere.
Daniell's hygrometer, a form of hygrometer consisting of a bent glass
tube terminating in two bulbs, the one covered with muslin, the other
of black glass, and containing ether and a thermometer. Ether being
poured on the muslin, the black ball, cooled by the evaporation of the
ether within, is soon covered with dew; at this moment, the inclosed
thermometer gives the dew-point, and this, compared with the reading of
one in the air, determines the humidity.
{ Hy`gro*met"ric (?), Hy`gro*met"ric*al (?), } a. [Cf. F.
hygromÈtrique.] 1. Of or pertaining to hygrometry; made with, or
according to, the hygrometer; as, hygrometric observations.
2. Readily absorbing and retaining moisture; as, hygrometric
substances, like potash.
Hy*grom"e*try (?), n. [Cf. F. hygromÈtrie.] (Physics) That branch of
physics which relates to the determination of the humidity of bodies,
particularly of the atmosphere, with the theory and use of the
instruments constructed for this purpose.
Hy*groph"a*nous (?), a. [Gr. &?; wet + &?; to show.] Having such a
structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and opaque when dry.
Hy`groph*thal"mic (?), a. [Gr. &?; wet + E. ophthalmic.] (Anat.)
Serving to moisten the eye; -- sometimes applied to the lachrymal
ducts.
Hy"gro*plasm (?), n. [Gr. &?; wet + &?; form, mold.] (Biol.) The fluid
portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid
or insoluble portion. The latter is supposed to be partly nutritive and
partly composed of idioplasm.
Hy"gro*scope (?), n. [Gr. &?; wet + -scope: cf. F. hygroscope.]
(Physics) An instrument which shows whether there is more or less
moisture in the atmosphere, without indicating its amount.
Hy`gro*scop"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. hygroscopique.] 1. Of or pertaining to,
or indicated by, the hygroscope; not readily manifest to the senses,
but capable of detection by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered
with a film of hygroscopic moisture.
2. Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the
atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of moisture, as
glass, etc.
Hy`gro*sco*pic"i*ty (?), n. (Bot.) The property possessed by vegetable
tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture according to
circumstances.
Hy`gro*stat"ics (?), n. [Gr. &?; wet + &?;. See Statics.] The science
or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture. Evelyn.
Hyke (?), n. See Haik, and Huke.
{ Hy"lÊ*o*saur` (?), ||Hy`lÊ*o*sau"rus (?), } n. [NL. hylaeosaurus, fr.
Gr. &?; belonging to a forest (fr. &?; wood) + &?; a lizard.] (Paleon.)
A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It was about
twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the skin, and armed with
spines.
Hy*lar"chi*cal (?), a. [Gr. &?; wood, matter + &?;: cf. F. hylarchique.
See Archical.] Presiding over matter. [Obs.] Hallywell.
Hy"le*o*saur" (?), n. Same as HylÊosaur.
Hyl"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to matter; material; corporeal; as,
hylic influences.
Hy"li*cist (?), n. [Gr. &?; adj., material, fr. &?; wood, matter.] A
philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or teaches
hylism.
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Hy"lism (?), n. [Gr. &?; wood, matter.] (Metaph.) A theory which
regards matter as the original principle of evil.
Hy"lo*bate (?), n. [Gr. &?; one that walks or inhabits the woods: &?; a
wood + &?; to go.] (Zoˆl.) Any species of the genus Hylobates; a
gibbon, or long-armed ape. See Gibbon.
||Hy*lo"des (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; woody, wooded, muddy; &?; a wood
||+ &?; form.] (Zoˆl.) The piping frog (Hyla Pickeringii), a small
||American tree frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps
||and ditches, sings with high, shrill, but musical, notes.
Hy"lo*ism (?), n. Same as Hylotheism.
Hy"lo*ist, n. [Gr. &?; wood, matter.] Same as Hylotheist.
Hy*lop"a*thism (?), n. [Gr. &?; matter + &?;, &?;, to suffer.] The
doctrine that matter is sentient. Krauth-Fleming.
Hy*lop"a*thist (?), n. One who believes in hylopathism.
Hy*loph"a*gous (?), a. [Gr. &?; wood + &?; to eat.] (Zoˆl.) Eating
green shoots, as certain insects do.
Hy"lo*the*ism (?), n. [Gr. &?; wood, matter + &?; God.] The doctrine of
belief that matter is God, or that there is no God except matter and
the universe; pantheism. See Materialism.
Hy"lo*the*ist, n. One who believes in hylotheism.
Hy`lo*zo"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to hylozoism.
Hy`lo*zo"ism (?), n. [Gr. &?; wood, matter + &?; life, fr. &?; to live:
cf. F. hylozoÔsme.] The doctrine that matter possesses a species of
life and sensation, or that matter and life are inseparable. [R.]
Cudworth.
Hy`lo*zo"ist, n. A believer in hylozoism. A. Tucker.
Hy*mar" (?), n. (Zoˆl.) The wild ass of Persia.
Hy"men (?), n. [Gr. &?; skin, membrane.] (Anat.) A fold of muscous
membrane often found at the orifice of the vagina; the vaginal
membrane.
Hy"men, n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] 1. (Class Myth.) A fabulous deity;
according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others,
of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over
nuptial solemnities.
Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour, There dwelt no joy in
Eden's rosy bower.
Campbell.