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The haddock. [Scot.]

A marine food fish (Melanogrammus æglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie. Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe…

The descent of a hill. [Obs.]

The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible world; the grave. And death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them. Rev. xx. 13 (Rev. Ver. ). Neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. Acts ii. 31 (Rev. Ver.). And in H…

The pilgrimage to Mecca, performed by Mohammedans.

A Mohammedan pilgrim to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of honor. G. W. Curtis.

An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation.

Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book.

Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, hæmapod, hæmatogenesis, hæmoscope.

Hematin.

A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color.

An apparatus for determining the number of corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.

Toward the hæmal side; on the hæmal side of; -- opposed to neurad.

Same as Hemadrometer.

Same as Hemadrometry.

An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood.

Same as Hemadynamometer.

Same as Hemadynamics.

Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels; also, ventral. See Hemal.

A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood, in cases of jaundice.