HISSING
Hiss"ing, n.
1. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. [Archaic] I will make this city desolate, and a hissing. Jer. xix. 8.
HISSINGLY
Hiss"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With a hissing sound.
HIST
Hist, interj. Etym: [Cf. Dan. hys. Hush, Whist.]
Defn: Hush; be silent; — a signal for silence. Milton.
HISTIOLOGY
His`ti*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. "isto`s tissue + -logy.]
Defn: Same as Histology.
HISTOGENESIS His`to*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Gr. "isto`s tissue + E. genesis.] (Biol.) (a) The formation and development of organic tissues; histogeny; — the opposite of histolysis. (b) Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of cells. Haeckel.