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hypostasis

noun

(metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality

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Word length
10
Starts with
H
Ends with
S
Contains
YP
Scrabble score
18

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haɪˈpɒstəsɪs

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noun

  1. (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality

noun

  1. The accumulation of blood in an organ

noun

  1. The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene

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