English Words Starting With H

• haphtarah

  nounVery Low
  /ˌhæftəˈrɑː/A selection from the Prophets read in synagogue services after the reading from the Torah.
• hapkido

  nounC2 / Very Rare
  /ˌhæp.kiːˈdəʊ/A Korean martial art that emphasizes joint locks, throws, and strikes, with defensive techniques integrated with offensive moves.
• haplite

  nounVery low (technical/scientific term)
  /ˈhæplaɪt/A light-colored, fine-grained igneous rock, lacking in darker minerals.
• haplobiont

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ˌhæpləʊˈbaɪɒnt/An organism in which only one generation (haploid or diploid) is free-living and dominant in the life cycle.
• haplography

  nounVery low frequency
  /hapˈlɒɡ.rə.fi/A scribal or typographical error where a letter, syllable, or word is written once when it should be written twice.
• haplogroup

  nounC2
  /ˈhæpləʊɡruːp/A genetic population group defined by specific shared inherited mutations in mitochondrial DNA or Y-chromosome DNA.
• haploid

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈhæplɔɪd/An organism or cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
• haplology

  nounC2
  /hæˈplɒlədʒi/The contraction of a word by omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables.
• haplont

  nounVery Low
  /ˈhæplɒnt/An organism that has a single set of chromosomes in its cells for the dominant part of its life cycle; a haploid organism.
• haplophase

  nounVery low
  /ˈhæpləʊˌfeɪz/In biology, the stage in the life cycle of an organism where the nuclei have a single (haploid) set of chromosomes.
• haplopia

  nounVery Rare
  /haˈpləʊpɪə/A condition of normal, single vision.
• haplorhine

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈhæplə(ʊ)rʌɪn/a member of the primate suborder Haplorhini, which includes tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans, characterized by a dry nose and complete postorbital closure.
• haplosis

  nounVery Low (Technical Term)
  /hæpˈləʊsɪs/The reduction of a diploid chromosome number to haploid during meiosis.
• haplotype

  nounVery low (C2+ / Specialized)
  /ˈhæplə(ʊ)taɪp/A set of DNA variants (alleles) inherited together on a single chromosome from one parent.
• happen

  adverbverbverb-intransitiveA1
  /ˈhæp.ən/To take place or occur, especially without being planned.
• happen by

  verbMedium-Low
  /ˈhæp.ən baɪ/To visit or pass by a place, especially by chance and usually without a specific plan or appointment.
• happen on

  verbC1
  /ˈhæp.ən ɒn/To find or discover something or someone by chance, without planning or expecting to.
• happen-so

  nounLow
  /ˈhap(ə)nˌsəʊ/An event or circumstance that is not planned or expected but occurs by chance or accident.
• happenchance

  nounLow, Obsolete/Rare
  /ˈhap(ə)ntʃɑːns/A chance event or occurrence; a coincidence.
• happening

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈhæpənɪŋ/An event or occurrence, especially one that is interesting, unusual, or significant.

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