hem (noun)
51hem|i|ter|pene — «HEHM ee TUR peen», noun. Chemistry. any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons related to the terpenes. Formula: C5H8 …
52hem|i|trope — «HEHM ee trohp», adjective, noun. –adj. having two similar parts or halves, one of which is turned half way round upon the other, as of a compound or twin crystal. –n. a hemitrope crystal. ╂[< French hémitrope < hémi hemi + Greek trópos… …
53hem|i|zy|gote — «HEHM ee ZY goht, ZIHG oht», noun. Genetics. an animal or plant whose chromosomes have only one of a pair of genes …
54hem|lock — «HEHM lok», noun. 1. a poisonous plant with spotted stems, finely divided leaves, and small, white flowers; poison hemlock. It belongs to the parsley family and was formerly used in medicine as a powerful sedative. 2. a poison made from it: »A… …
55hem|mer — «HEHM uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that hems. 2. an attachment to a sewing machine for hemming …
56hem|or|rhoi|dec|to|my — «HEHM uh roy DEHK tuh mee», noun, plural mies. the surgical removal of hemorrhoids …
57hem|or|rhoid — «HEHM uh royd», noun. Usually, hemorrhoids. a painful swelling formed by the dilation of blood vessels near the anus; piles. ╂[< Latin haemorrhoida, plural < Greek haimorrhoís, rhoidos, < haîma blood + rheîn to flow] …
58hem — I. /hɛm / (say hem) verb (t) (hemmed, hemming) 1. to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.). 2. to form an edge or border to or about. –noun 3. the edge made by folding back the margin of cloth and sewing it down. 4. the edge …
59hem — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle High German hemmen to hem in, Armenian kamel to press Date: before 12th century 1. a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down 2. rim, margin < bright green hem of …
60hem — I UK [hem] / US noun [countable] Word forms hem : singular hem plural hems the bottom edge of something such as a dress or curtain that is folded and sewn in place II UK [hem] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms hem : present tense… …
