h.s.

abbreviation for

h.s.

Symbol, Chemistry, Physics.

H.S.

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Origin of h.s.¹

From Latin hōc sensū

Origin of h.s.²

From Latin hōrā somnī “at the hour of sleep”

I swallowed H.S. Tsien's deportation and Cold War paranoia and Joe McCarthy and the Yellow Peril and the coming war with China.

She talked much whilst she was sitting—much of Lady H.s insolent and often unfeeling sayings.

A lively conversation about Chopin had been going on at Madame H.s before he arrived.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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