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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: hypnotizable - hypogeum</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="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 NAME="hypochondriac"> hypochondriac, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a person who imagines that he is ill when he is not; person affected by hypochondria. Ex. He was a hypochondriac and a crank, chronically dyspeptic and unamiable (Scientific American). <DD>adj. 1. having to do with or affected by hypochondria. <DD> 2. of, in, or having to do with the hypochondrium. adv. hypochondriacally. </DL> <A NAME="hypochondriacal"> hypochondriacal, adjective. =hypochondriac.</DL> <A NAME="hypochondriasis"> hypochondriasis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of suffering from hypochondria. </DL> <A NAME="hypochondrium"> hypochondrium, noun, pl. -dria.<DL COMPACT><DD> the upper region of the abdomen on either side. </DL> <A NAME="hypochromicanemia"> hypochromic anemia,<DL COMPACT><DD> anemia due to a deficiency of hemoglobin, characterized by abnormally small and pale red blood cells. </DL> <A NAME="hypocorism"> hypocorism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a pet name. </DL> <A NAME="hypocoristic"> hypocoristic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> endearing, as a pet name; diminutive. adv. hypocoristically. </DL> <A NAME="hypocoristical"> hypocoristical, adjective. =hypocoristic.</DL> <A NAME="hypocotyl"> hypocotyl, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the part of a plant embryo below the cotyledons, between the stem and the roots. </DL> <A NAME="hypocotyledonary"> hypocotyledonary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> below the cotyledons. </DL> <A NAME="hypocotylous"> hypocotylous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the hypocotyl. </DL> <A NAME="hypocrateriform"> hypocrateriform, adjective. =salverform.</DL> <A NAME="hypocrisy"> hypocrisy, noun, pl. -sies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or fact of pretending to be very good or religious. Ex. Hypocrisy, the only evil that walks Invisible, except to God alone (Milton). <DD> 2. the act or fact of pretending to be what one is not; pretense; sham. </DL> <A NAME="hypocrite"> hypocrite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who pretends to be very good or religious. Ex. Woe be to those ... who play the hypocrites, and deny necessaries to the needy (Koran: Translation by Sale). Mr. Pecksniff was a hypocrite, even to himself (Dickens). <DD> 2. a person who pretends to be what he is not; pretender. Ex. Her cousins, seeing her with red eyes, set her down as a hypocrite (Jane Austen). </DL> <A NAME="hypocritical"> hypocritical, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a hypocrite; insincere. adv. hypocritically. </DL> <A NAME="hypocycloid"> hypocycloid, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geometry.) a curve traced by a point moving on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of another circle. </DL> <A NAME="hypocycloidal"> hypocycloidal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the form of a hypocycloid. </DL> <A NAME="hypoderm"> hypoderm, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) the soft cellular layer under the shell of an arthropod. </DL> <A NAME="hypoderma"> hypoderma, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Botany.) a tissue or layer of cells beneath the epidermis. <DD> 2. (Zoology.) the hypodermis. </DL> <A NAME="hypodermal"> hypodermal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Botany.) <DD> a. of or having to do with the hypoderma. <DD> b. situated under the epidermis. <DD> 2. (Zoology.) hypodermic. </DL> <A NAME="hypodermic"> hypodermic, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. under the skin. Ex. hypodermic cells. <DD> 2. injected or used to inject under the skin. Ex. a hypodermic injection. <DD> 3. (Zoology.) having to do with the hypodermis. <DD>noun 1. a dose of medicine injected under the skin. Ex. The doctor gave her a hypodermic to make her sleep. <DD> 2. =hypodermic syringe. adv. hypodermically. </DL> <A NAME="hypodermicneedle"> hypodermic needle,<DL COMPACT><DD> a hollow needle used to inject medicine under the skin. </DL> <A NAME="hypodermicsyringe"> hypodermic syringe,<DL COMPACT><DD> a small syringe fitted with a hollow needle, used to inject a dose of medicine under the skin. </DL> <A NAME="hypodermis"> hypodermis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Zoology.) a layer of tissue lying under and secreting the integument of certain insects, crustaceans, and worms. <DD> 2. (Botany.) the layer of cells just beneath the epidermis. <DD> 3. a loose layer of connective tissue beneath the dermis, in many regions consisting of subcutaneous fatty tissue. </DL> <A NAME="hypoeutectic"> hypoeutectic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having less carbon or other minor constituent than the corresponding eutectic alloy. </DL> <A NAME="hypogastric"> hypogastric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the lower middle region of the abdomen. Ex. hypogastric diseases. </DL> <A NAME="hypogastrium"> hypogastrium, noun, pl. -tria.<DL COMPACT><DD> the lower part of the human abdomen, especially the part between the right and left iliac regions. </DL> <A NAME="hypogeal"> hypogeal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. underground; subterranean. <DD> 2. (Botany.) hypogeous. </DL> <A NAME="hypogean"> hypogean, adjective. =hypogeal.</DL> <A NAME="hypogene"> hypogene, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Geology.) formed beneath the surface of the earth (contrasted with epigene). Ex. Granite is a hypogene rock. </DL> <A NAME="hypogenesis"> hypogenesis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) reproduction in which the alternation of generations is suppressed or absent. </DL> <A NAME="hypogenous"> hypogenous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) growing beneath or on the under surface of a part, as fungi on leaves. </DL> <A NAME="hypogeous"> hypogeous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. underground; subterranean. <DD> 2. (Botany.) growing or remaining underground. </DL> <A NAME="hypogeum"> hypogeum, noun, pl. -gea.<DL COMPACT><DD> an underground chamber or vault. </DL> <A HREF="hypoglos.dic">NEXT</A>