Hypercatalectic
(Hy`per*cat`a*lec"tic) a. [L. hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. : cf. F. hypercatalectique.
See Hyper-, and Catalectic.] (Pros.) Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a hypercatalectic
verse.
Hyperchloric
(Hy`per*chlo"ric) a. (Chem.) See Perchloric.
Hyperchromatism
(Hy`per*chro"ma*tism) n. The condition of having an unusual intensity of color.
Hypercritic
(Hy`per*crit"ic) n. [Pref. hyper- + critic: cf. F. hypercritique.] One who is critical beyond
measure or reason; a carping critic; a captious censor. "Hypercritics in English poetry." Dryden.
Hypercritic
(Hy`per*crit"ic), a. Hypercritical.
Hypercritical
(Hy`per*crit"ic*al) a.
1. Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping; captious. "Hypercritical readers." Swift.
2. Excessively nice or exact. Evelyn.
Hypercritically
(Hy`per*crit"ic*al*ly), adv. In a hypercritical manner.
Hypercriticise
(Hy`per*crit"i*cise) v. t. To criticise with unjust severity; to criticise captiously.
Hypercriticism
(Hy`per*crit"i*cism) n. Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of criticism; zoilism.
Hyperdicrotic
(Hy`per*di*crot"ic) a. (Physiol.) Excessive dicrotic; as, a hyperdicrotic pulse.
Hyperdicrotism
(Hy`per*di"cro*tism) n. (Physiol.) A hyperdicrotic condition.
Hyperdicrotous
(Hy`per*di"cro*tous) a. (Physiol.) Hyperdicrotic.
Hyperdulia
(||Hy`per*du*li"a) n. [Pref. hyper- + dulia: cf. F. hyperdulie.] (R. C. Ch.) Veneration or
worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia.
Addis & Arnold.
Hyperduly
(Hy"per*du`ly) n. Hyperdulia. [Obs.]
Hyperesthesia
(Hy`per*es*the"si*a) n. Same as Hyperæsthesia.
Hypericum
(||Hy*per"i*cum) n. [L., fr. Gr. under, among + heath, heather.] (Bot.) A genus of plants,
generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; — called also St. John's-wort.
Hyperinosis
(||Hy`per*i*no"sis) n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + strength, fiber.] (Med.) A condition of the
blood, characterized by an abnormally large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases.
Hyperion
(Hy*pe"ri*on) n. [L., fr. Gr. .] (Class Myth.) The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified
with Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty.
So excellent a king; that was, to this,
Hyperion to a satyr.
Shak. Hyperkinesis
(||Hy`per*ki*ne"sis) n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + motion.] (Med.) Abnormally increased
muscular movement; spasm.
Hyperkinetic
(Hy`per*ki*net"ic) a. Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis.
