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• Hemmed

  [hem] /hɛm/ verb (used with object), hemmed, hemming. 1. to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around. 2. to enclose or confine (usually followed by in, around, or about): hemmed in by enemies. noun 3. an edge made by folding back the […]

• Hemlock-looper

  noun 1. the larva of a geometrid moth, Lambdina fiscellaria, common in some areas of North America and a serious pest of various trees, as hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam spruce, and oak.

• Hemlock

  [hem-lok] /ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ noun 1. a poisonous plant, Conium maculatum, of the parsley family, having purple-spotted stems, finely divided leaves, and umbels of small white flowers, used medicinally as a powerful sedative. 2. a poisonous drink made from this plant. 3. any of various other plants, especially of the genus Cicuta, as the water hemlock. 4. […]

• Hemline

  [hem-lahyn] /ˈhɛmˌlaɪn/ noun 1. the bottom edge of a coat, dress, skirt, etc. 2. the level of this edge as expressed in inches from the floor: an 18-inch hemline. /ˈhɛmˌlaɪn/ noun 1. the level to which the hem of a skirt or dress hangs; hem: knee-length hemlines n. 1899, from hem (n.) + line (n.).

• Hemizygous

  [hem-i-zahy-goht, -zig-oht] /ˌhɛm ɪˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt/ noun, Genetics. 1. an individual having only one of a given pair of genes. /ˌhɛmɪˈzaɪɡəs/ adjective 1. (genetics) (of a chromosome or gene) not having a homologue; not paired in a diploid cell hemizygous hem·i·zy·gous (hěm’ĭ-zī’gəs) adj. Having unpaired genes in an otherwise diploid cell. hemizygote hem·i·zy·gote (hěm’ĭ-zī’gōt’) […]

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