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héméralope
adjective
hemeralopic
héméralopie
noun, feminine
night blindness
hémérocalle
noun, feminine
daylily (flower)
hémérochorie
noun, feminine
hemerochory
hémérothèque
noun, feminine
a place, such a section of a library, where periodicals (newspapers, magazines, and so on) are archived for consultation
hémérythrine
noun, masculine
hemerythrin / haemerythrin
hénicosane
noun, masculine
heneicosane
hénothéisme
noun, masculine
henotheism
hénéicosanoïque
adjective
heneicosanoic
héparan
noun, masculine
heparan
héparine
noun, feminine
heparin
hépatalgie
noun, feminine
hepatalgia
hépatectomie
noun, feminine
hepatectomy
hépatique
adjective
hepatic
hépatique
noun, feminine
a hepatic person; liverwort (bryophyte); (Hepatica) liverwort
hépatique à trois lobes
noun, feminine
common hepatica (Hepatica nobilis Mill.)
hépatisation
noun, feminine
hepatization
hépatisme
noun, masculine
liver disease
hépatite
noun, feminine
hepatitis (inflammation of the liver)
hépatocellulaire
adjective
hepatocellular
hépatocyte
noun, masculine
hepatocyte (liver cells)
hépatocèle
noun, feminine
hepatocele
hépatofuge
adjective
hepatofugal
hépatologie
noun, feminine
hepatology
hépatologue
noun, masculine/feminine
hepatologist
hépatomégalie
noun, feminine
hepatomegaly
hépatonéphrite
noun, feminine
hepatonephritis
hépatopancréatique
adjective
hepatopancreatic
hépatopathie
noun, feminine
hepatopathy
hépatoprotecteur
adjective
hepatoprotective
hépatopète
adjective
hepatopetal
hépatorénal
adjective
hepatorenal
hépatotomie
noun, feminine
hepatotomy
hépatotoxique
adjective
hepatotoxic
hépatotoxémie
noun, feminine
black disease
héraldique
adjective
heraldric
héraldique
noun, feminine
heraldry (the profession of devising and blazoning arms)
héraldiste
noun, masculine/feminine
heraldist
héraultais
adjective
of Hérault (the French department)
héraut
noun, masculine
herald
hérisser
verb
to bristle, ruffle (feathers, fur etc.); to spike; to form spikes in; to get somebody's back up
hérisser le poil
verb
to rub (someone) the wrong way, to get (someone's) back up
hérisson
noun, masculine
hedgehog
hérisson commun
noun, masculine
European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
hérisson d'Europe
noun, masculine
European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
hérisson de mer
noun, masculine
sea urchin
hérisson tchèque
noun, masculine
Czech hedgehog (antitank obstacle)
hérissonneau
noun, masculine
baby or young hedgehog
hérissé
adjective
spiky
héritabilité
noun, feminine
heritability
héritable
adjective
heritable
héritage
noun, masculine
heritage, inheritance, legacy; patrimony; inheritance
héritage multiple
noun, masculine
multiple inheritance
hériter
verb
to inherit (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
héritier
noun, masculine
heir (someone in line to inherit)
héritier apparent
noun, masculine
heir apparent
héritier présomptif
noun, masculine
heir presumptive
héritière
noun, feminine
heiress; female equivalent of héritier
hérodien
noun, masculine
Herodian
héron
noun, masculine
heron