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helsinki
nounC1
/hɛlˈsɪŋki/The capital city of Finland.
helsinki conference
nounVery Low (C2/Highly Specialized)
/ˌhelsɪŋki ˈkɒnf(ə)r(ə)ns/A specific international diplomatic meeting or series of meetings held in Helsinki, Finland, most famously the 1975 Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
helter-skelter
adjectiveadverbnounC1
/ˌheltə ˈskeltə/In a hurried, confused, disorganised, or disorderly manner.
helve
nounverbverb-transitiveC2
/hɛlv/The handle of a tool or weapon, especially that of an axe, hatchet, or hammer.
helvellyn
nounVery Low
/hɛˈvɛlɪn/A proper noun referring to a specific mountain in the English Lake District.
helvetia
nounRare
/hɛlˈviːʃə/Latin name for Switzerland; a poetic or formal name for Switzerland.
helvetian
adjectivenounVery Low
/hɛlˈviːʃ(ə)n/A demonym relating to Helvetia (Switzerland).
helvetic
adjectivenounLow
/hɛlˈvɛtɪk/Relating to Switzerland or the Swiss Confederation.
helvetii
plural-nounVery Low
/hɛlˈviːtɪiː/An ancient Celtic tribe that inhabited the Swiss plateau region.
helvetius
nounRare
/hɛlˈviːʃəs/The name (Claude-Adrien Helvétius) of a notable 18th-century French philosopher and encyclopédiste.
hem
nounverbverb-transitiveB2
/hɛm/The edge of a piece of cloth, typically folded over and sewn down.
hemacytometer
nounVery low
/ˌhiːməˈsaɪtɒmɪtə/A specialized glass slide with a counting grid, used under a microscope to count blood cells.
hemagglutinate
verb-ambitransitiveC2
/ˌhiː.məˈɡluː.tɪ.neɪt/To cause red blood cells to clump together.
hemagglutination
nounVery Low Frequency
/ˌhiː.mə.ɡluː.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/The clumping together of red blood cells, typically caused by a specific antibody or virus.
hemanalysis
nounVery Low
/ˌhiː.məˈnæl.ə.sɪs/The detailed examination of blood, its components, and its properties; blood analysis.
hemangioma
nounC2
/ˌhiː.mæn.dʒiˈəʊ.mə/A benign (non-cancerous) tumour or mass consisting of a dense cluster of blood vessels.
hemans
nounVery Low (Proper Noun/Surname)
/ˈhɛmənz/A surname of Irish or Welsh origin; the family name of the poet Felicia Hemans.
hemapheresis
nounVery Low
/ˌhiː.mə.fəˈriː.sɪs/A medical procedure in which blood is withdrawn from a donor or patient, specific components (such as plasma, platelets, or white blood cells) are separated and retained, and the remaining blood is returned to the individual.
hematein
nounC1 (Specialist/Very Low)
/ˌhiːməˈtiːɪn/An oxidized form of haematoxylin, a reddish-brown or purplish-brown compound used as a biological stain, particularly in histology.
hematic
adjectivenounC2 (Very low frequency, technical/medical)
/hɪˈmatɪk/relating to blood

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