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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'H', 'h': /ˈeɪtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA'H', 'h': /eɪtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling'H', 'h': (āch)

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h, H /eɪtʃ/ n ( pl h's, H's, Hs)

the eighth letter and sixth consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiceless glottal fricative, as in hat
- something shaped like an H
- (in combination): an H-beam

h symbol for

Planck constant
hecto-

H, h /eɪtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. Hs or H's, hs or h's.

Linguisticsthe eighth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

H, an abbreviation of:

hard.
Biochemistry, Slang Terms[Slang.]heroin.
high.

h, an abbreviation of:

hard.
hardness.

h. or H., an abbreviation of:

hard.
hardness.
height.
high.
hour.

H, h (āch),USA pronunciation n., pl. H's or Hs, h's or hs.

the eighth letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter H or h, as in hot or behave.
something having the shape of an
a written or printed representation of the letter H or h.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter H or h.

hard.
Grammarhead.
Chemistry, Electricity[Elect.]henry.
Biochemistry, Slang Terms[Slang.]heroin.
high.

H, Symbol.

the eighth in order or in a series.
(sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 200. Cf. Roman numerals.
[Chem.]hydrogen.
[Biochem.]histidine.
[Physics.]
- enthalpy.
- horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field.
- See magnetic intensity.
Music and Dancethe letter used in German to indicate the tone B.

H¹ ,[Symbol, Chem.]

Chemistryprotium.

Also, ¹ H, H^a
H² ,[Symbol, Chem.]

Chemistrydeuterium.

Also, ² H, H^b
H³ ,[Symbol, Chem.]

Chemistrytritium.

Also, ³ H, H^c
h,

hard.

h, [Symbol, Physics.]

See Planck's constant.

H.,

Drugs(in prescriptions) an hour.

Latin hōra

h.,

harbor.
hard.
hardness.
heavy sea.
height.
hence.
high.
Sport[Baseball.]hit;
hits.
horns.
hour;
hours.
hundred.
husband.

Also, H.

H symbol for

hydrogen
magnetic field strength
henry or henries
(on Brit pencils, signifying degree of hardness of lead) hard

h., H. abbreviation for

harbour
height
hour
husband

'h' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

acetal - acetanilide - acetylene - acridine - acriflavine - adenine - adenosine - adrenaline - agnostic - aitch - alcohol - aldrin - alginic acid - alizarin - alkene - alkyl - Altman - amphetamine - amygdalin - amyl - amyl alcohol - an - androsterone - aniline - anthracene - antimony potassium tartrate - arabinose - arsenic acid - ascender - ascorbic acid - aspartame - aspirate - aspirin - ATP - atrazine - atropine - B - Bakelite - Baker - barbituric acid - barley - Bates - bauxite - benzene - benzoate - benzocaine - benzoic acid - biotin - boric acid - Bradley

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A/an: huge (and other words beginning with h)
A/an: hypothesis? For American readers: AE [H]
A/an: infantile / disappointed Astronaut [I, H, U]
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all units <report> ot level H
an awkward 39 km/h
an or a before an acronym starting with M/H
and his free-thinking priest (a marvelous William H. Macy).
Archaic pronunciation of the letter "h"
As evolutionists, sans phrase I do not call to mind among the biologists more than Asa Gray, who fought the battle splendidly in the United States ; H
B-A-C-H, I have often performed in concerts
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