hem (noun)
41hem|i|me|tab|o|lism — «HEHM ee muh TAB uh lihz uhm», noun. efu>a form of insect metamorphosis in which the pupal stage is lacking, as in cockroaches, crickets, and grasshoppers …
42hem|i|mor|phism — «HEHM ee MR fihz uhm», noun. the state of being hemimorphic …
43hem|i|mor|phite — «HEHM ee MR fyt», noun. a mineral, a silicate of zinc, occurring in orthorhombic crystals. Formula: Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2•H2O ╂[< hemimorph(ic) + ite1] …
44hem|i|par|a|site — «HEHM ee PAR uh syt», noun. a partially parasitic plant …
45hem|i|ple|gi|a — «HEHM ee PLEE jee uh», noun. paralysis of only one side of the body. ╂[< Greek hēmiplēgíā < hēmi half + plēg , for plēx stroke] …
46hem|i|pleg|ic — «HEHM ee PLEHJ ihk, PLEE jihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with hemiplegia. 2. suffering from hemiplegia. –n. a person suffering from hemiplegia …
47hem|i|sec|tion — «HEHM ee SEHK shuhn», noun. one of two equal parts …
48hem|i|sphere — «HEHM uh sfihr», noun. 1. a half sphere or globe, formed by a plane passing through the center. 2. a) half of the earth s surface. North America and South America are in the Western Hemisphere; Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia are in the… …
49hem|i|stich — «HEHM uh stihk», noun. 1. half a line of verse, especially the part of a verse preceding or following the main caesura. 2. an incomplete line, or a line of verse having less than the usual length. ╂[< Latin hēmistichium < Greek hēmistíchion …
50hem|i|sys|to|le — «HEHM ee SIHS tuh lee», noun. a contraction of only one ventricle of the heart …