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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>HYPHENAT</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="hyphenate"> hyphenate, verb, -ated, -ating, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to join by a hyphen; write or print with a hyphen. <DD>adj. =hyphenated. <DD>noun (U.S.) 1. a hyphenated citizen. <DD> 2. (Informal.) a person who has more than one job or fills more than one position, especially in the creative arts. Ex. He [Robert Redford] is the most recent and successful example of a burgeoning new Hollywood hyphenate, the actor-producer (Mel Gussow). </DL> <A NAME="hyphenated"> hyphenated, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) of or having to do with persons, or their activities, whose national origin is indicated by a hyphenated form, such as Anglo-American or Irish-American. </DL> <A NAME="hyphenation"> hyphenation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of joining by a hyphen; writing or printing with a hyphen. </DL> <A NAME="hyphenism"> hyphenism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the spirit or practices of hyphenates. </DL> <A NAME="hyphenization"> hyphenization, noun. =hyphenation.</DL> <A NAME="hyphenize"> hyphenize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing. =hyphenate.</DL> <A NAME="hyphenless"> hyphenless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without a hyphen. </DL> <A NAME="hypn"> hypn-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) the form of hypno- before vowels, as in hypnosis. </DL> <A NAME="hypnagogic"> hypnagogic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. inducing sleep; hypnic. <DD> 2. (Psychology.) happening while falling asleep; having to do with drowsiness or the coming on of sleep, when the brain has difficulty separating reality from subconscious images. Ex. a hypnagogic illusion or hallucination. <DD> Also, hypnogogic. </DL> <A NAME="hypnagogue"> hypnagogue, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> something that induces sleep; a hypnotic. </DL> <A NAME="hypnic"> hypnic, adjective. =hypnagogic.</DL> <A NAME="hypno"> hypno-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) <DD> 1. sleep. Ex. Hypnology = the science of sleep. <DD> 2. hypnosis or hypnotic effect. Ex. Hypnogenous = producing hypnosis. <DD> Also, hypn- before vowels. </DL> <A NAME="hypnoanalysis"> hypnoanalysis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the treatment of mental disorder by using hypnosis to obtain analytical data from the subject. </DL> <A NAME="hypnodrama"> hypnodrama, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a form of psychodrama in which a situation experienced under hypnosis is acted out. </DL> <A NAME="hypnogenesis"> hypnogenesis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> induction of the hypnotic state. </DL> <A NAME="hypnogenetic"> hypnogenetic, adjective. =hypnogenous.</DL> <A NAME="hypnogenic"> hypnogenic, adjective. =hypnogenous.</DL> <A NAME="hypnogenous"> hypnogenous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> producing the hypnotic state. </DL> <A NAME="hypnogeny"> hypnogeny, noun. =hypnogenesis.</DL> <A NAME="hypnogogic"> hypnogogic, adjective. =hypnagogic.</DL> <A NAME="hypnoid"> hypnoid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> resembling hypnosis. </DL> <A NAME="hypnoidal"> hypnoidal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =hypnoid. <DD> 2. (Psychology.) designating a state similar to that of mild hypnosis. </DL> <A NAME="hypnologic"> hypnologic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with hypnology. </DL> <A NAME="hypnological"> hypnological, adjective. =hypnologic.</DL> <A NAME="hypnology"> hypnology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> science dealing with phenomena of sleep. noun hypnologist. </DL> <A NAME="hypnopedia"> hypnopedia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of teaching oneself or someone else while asleep, usually by means of a record or tape recording; sleep-learning. Repetition of a lesson is supposed to implant information in the sleeper's subconscious. Ex. ... hypnopedia is not a teaching method in itself, but only an important supplementary aid (New Scientist). </DL> <A NAME="hypnopedic"> hypnopedic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with hypnopedia. adv. hypnopedically. </DL> <A NAME="hypnophobia"> hypnophobia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an abnormal fear of falling asleep. </DL> <A NAME="hypnopompic"> hypnopompic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Psychology.) happening while waking up; having to do with the state or moment of coming out of sleep, when a subconscious image or dream persists. Ex. a hypnopompic illusion or hallucination. </DL> <A NAME="hypnos"> Hypnos, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the Greek god of sleep. </DL> <A NAME="hypnosis"> hypnosis, noun, pl. -ses.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a condition somewhat resembling deep sleep, but more active, in which a person has little will of his own, and acts according to the suggestions of the person who brought about the condition. <DD> 2. =hypnotism (def. 3). </DL> <A NAME="hypnosophy"> hypnosophy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> knowledge or the science of the phenomena of sleep. noun hypnosophist. </DL> <A NAME="hypnotherapy"> hypnotherapy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the treatment of physical or mental disorders by means of hypnotism, or the use of hypnotism as a substitute for anesthetics. noun hypnotherapist. </DL> <A NAME="hypnotic"> hypnotic, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. having to do with hypnosis or hypnotism. <DD> 2. easily hypnotized. <DD> 3. in a hypnotized state. <DD> 4. causing or tending to cause hypnosis. Ex. a hypnotic stare. <DD>noun 1. a drug or other means of causing sleep; sedative; soporific. <DD> 2. a person who is hypnotized or who is easily hypnotized. adv. hypnotically. </DL> <A NAME="hypnotise"> hypnotise, transitive verb, -tised, -tising.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) hypnotize. </DL> <A NAME="hypnotism"> hypnotism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of putting into a sleeplike state; hypnotizing. <DD> 2. the science dealing with hypnosis. <DD> 3. a hypnotic condition. </DL> <A NAME="hypnotist"> hypnotist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who hypnotizes. </DL> <A NAME="hypnotizable"> hypnotizable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be hypnotized. </DL> <A NAME="hypnotization"> hypnotization, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of hypnotizing. <DD> 2. the state of being hypnotized. </DL> <A NAME="hypnotize"> hypnotize, transitive verb, -tized, -tizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to put into a state somewhat like deep sleep, but more active, in which a person has little will of his own and little feeling. A hypnotized person acts according to the suggestions of the person who has hypnotized him. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to dominate or control by suggestion; cast a spell over. Ex. The candidate's eloquence so hypnotized his audience that even his opponents cheered what he said. noun hypnotizer. </DL> <A NAME="hypo"> hypo (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless or white crystalline salt used to treat photographic negatives and prints to keep them from fading; sodium thiosulfate; fixer; fixing bath. </DL> <A NAME="hypo"> hypo (2), noun, pl. -pos, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD>noun 1. =hypodermic. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) a stimulus. Ex. Easiercredit could provide a major hypo for retail sales in the months just ahead (Wall Street Journal). <DD>v.t. 1. to inject (a drug) by hypodermic syringe. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to stimulate, often artificially; increase or promote. Ex. to hypo the sales of foreign cars in the United States. Shopkeepers in one city dragged out old depression remedies to hypo trade (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="hypo"> hypo (3), noun, pl. -pos.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Slang.) a hypochondriac. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) hypochondria. </DL> <A NAME="hypo"> hypo-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (prefix.) <DD> 1. under; beneath; below. Ex. Hypodermic = under the skin. <DD> 2. to a lesser degree. Ex. Hypothyroid = a deficient thyroid gland. <DD> 3. (Chemistry.) indicating a compound which is less oxidized than the corresponding compound without the prefix. Ex. Hypochlorous acid = acid less oxidized than chlorous acid. </DL> <A NAME="hypoacidity"> hypoacidity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> acidity that is less than usual or normal. </DL> <A NAME="hypoallergenic"> hypoallergenic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> free of or having reduced allergy-producing ingredients. </DL> <A NAME="hypobenthos"> hypobenthos, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> life in the ocean below 3,000 feet. </DL> <A NAME="hypoblast"> hypoblast, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Embryology.) the inner layer of a blastoderm or embryo; the endoderm or endoblast. </DL> <A NAME="hypoblastic"> hypoblastic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or belonging to the hypoblast. </DL> <A NAME="hypobranchial"> hypobranchial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) situated under the branchiae or gills. </DL> <A NAME="hypocalcemia"> hypocalcemia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a deficient amount of calcium in the blood. </DL> <A NAME="hypocalcemic"> hypocalcemic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with hypocalcemia. </DL> <A NAME="hypocaust"> hypocaust, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hollow space or flue in the floor or wall of a building through which heat from the furnace is received and distributed. </DL> <A NAME="hypocenter"> hypocenter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the area immediately below the explosion of an atomic bomb. <DD> 2. the area or region where an earthquake is initiated. Ex. Seismic waves travel in all directions from hypocenter of an earthquake and cause the earth to tremble and crack (Frank Press). </DL> <A NAME="hypocentral"> hypocentral, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or in the hypocenter. </DL> <A NAME="hypochlorite"> hypochlorite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a salt or ester of hypochlorous acid. </DL> <A NAME="hypochlorousacid"> hypochlorous acid,<DL COMPACT><DD> an unstable, weak acid existing as a yellow solution with an irritating odor, used as a bleach, disinfectant, etc. </DL> <A NAME="hypochondria"> hypochondria, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an abnormal anxiety over one's health, often involving imaginary illnesses accompanied by actual pains. <DD> 2. low spirits without any real reason. <DD> 3. plural of hypochondrium. </DL> <A HREF="hypochro.dic">NEXT</A>