The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service
The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere
plural of authority
authorizers
authorizers
noun
plural of authorizer
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
birdmouthed
bothridiums
chontaquiro
chromaturia
chromaturia
noun
(pathology) Any abnormal colouration of the urine
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
citharoedus
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
coauthority
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dinotherium
dinotherium
noun
An extinct animal of large size, with elephant-like tusks curved down from its lower jaw.
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
drouthiness
drouthiness
noun
(Scotland, US) droughtiness
eleutherios
ereuthalion
erythronium
erythronium
noun
(obsolete) An early proposed name for vanadium.
A plant of the genus Erythronium; a dogtooth violet.
euchromatic
euchromatic
adj
Of or pertaining to euchromatin.
euchromatin
euchromatin
noun
(genetics) uncoiled dispersed threads of chromosomal material that occurs during interphase; it stains lightly with basic dyes
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
euthytropic
exauthorize
exauthorize
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To deprive of authority.
groupthinks
hemipterous
hemipterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
hemitropous
hemitropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
Turned half round; half inverted.
hemocyturia
heterecious
heterecious
adj
(biology) living on one host at one stage (or generation) and then upon another in the next
heteroauxin
heteroauxin
noun
A growth-promoting hormone, 3-indoleacetic acid, occurring in some plants.
heteroicous
heteroicous
adj
(botany) heteroecious
heteroousia
hippotragus
hippuritoid
hirsutulous
hirsutulous
adj
(biology) Having small or sparse hairs.
holothurian
holothurian
noun
(zoology) sea cucumber (of the class Holothuroidea)
homiculture
homiculture
noun
human stirpiculture; eugenics
horticultor
horticultor
noun
One who cultivates a garden.
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
humiliatory
humiliatory
adj
humiliating
hydropultic
hyponitrous
hyponitrous
adj
Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives
ichthyosaur
ichthyosaur
noun
Any of several fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.
isothermous
istiophorus
lethiferous
lethiferous
adj
(obsolete) Deadly, lethal.
lithocarpus
locutorship
mesothorium
mesothorium
noun
(physics) Any product of the radioactive decay of thorium, mainly isotopes of radium and actinium
mitrephorus
multiauthor
multiauthor
adj
Written by more than one author.
multichrome
neurochitin
neuropathic
neuropathic
adj
Of or relating to neuropathy.
neutrophile
neutrophile
noun
(biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
neutrophils
neutrophils
noun
plural of neutrophil
northumbria
northumbria
Proper noun
North-east England; Northumberland.
An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the Northeast of England.
nototherium
nourishment
nourishment
noun
Something that nourishes; food
The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
olethreutid
olethreutid
noun
(zoology) Any moth in the family Olethreutidae, now considered to be the tortricid subfamily Olethreutinae
ornithosaur
ornithurous
ornithvrous
orthotoluic
outcharging
outcharging
verb
present participle of outcharge
outcharming
outcharming
verb
present participle of outcharm
outflourish
outflourish
verb
(transitive) To flourish more than.
outhomering
outhomering
verb
present participle of outhomer
outhumoring
outhumoring
verb
present participle of outhumor
outmarching
outmarching
verb
present participle of outmarch
outreaching
outreaching
noun
An act of reaching out.
verb
present participle of outreach
outskirmish
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
overhunting
overhunting
noun
Hunting at unsustainable levels
phoranthium
phytiferous
phytivorous
phytivorous
adj
Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous.
phytosauria
polytrichum
promethiums
propithecus
prothallium
prothallium
noun
A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle.
The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss.
protohippus
pyrotherium
questorship
questorship
noun
Alternative form of quaestorship
rabbitmouth
rachitomous
rachitomous
adj
Alternative spelling of rhachitomous
reauthorize
reauthorize
verb
(transitive) To authorize again, to give authority to anew.
recruithood
recruithood
noun
The role or status of a recruit.
rhizanthous
rhizanthous
adj
(botany) Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a root.
rhizomatous
rhizomatous
adj
(botany) Having the nature or habit of a rhizome or rootstock.
rhotacismus
rhotacismus
noun
Inability to pronounce the letter R.
righteously
righteously
adv
In a righteous manner.
rinthereout
roughstring
roughtailed
samotherium
scouthering
soubrettish
soubrettish
adj
Like a soubrette; cheeky and mischievous.
southbridge
southbridge
noun
(computing, electronics) A secondary microchip connected to the CPU only through the northbridge.
southerlies
southerlies
noun
plural of southerly
southernism
southernism
noun
A word or phrase (a dialectism) from Southern American English.
Anything characteristic of the southern part of a region, especially the southern United States.
southernize
southernize
verb
(intransitive) To become southern in character.
(transitive) To make southern in character.
struthiform
struthiones
struthonine
subthoracic
subthoracic
adj
Situated below the thorax.
taurocholic
taurocholic
adj
Designating a type of acid having properties of taurine and bile.
tauromachia
tauromachic
tauromachic
adj
of or relating to bullfighting
taurophobia
taurophobia
noun
Fear of bulls.
Opposition to bullfighting.
thermoduric
thermoduric
adj
(of bacteria) Capable of surviving high temperatures such as the pasteurisation process.
noun
A bacterium capable of surviving high temperatures.
thiouracils
thiouracils
noun
plural of thiouracil
thiourethan
thoreauvian
thoreauvian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American writer and philosopher, or his writings.
thoriferous
thoriferous
adj
Containing or producing thorium.
thoroughpin
thoroughpin
noun
An abnormal swelling (tenosynovitis) on the sides of the hock joint of horses
thuriferous
thuriferous
adj
Producing, bearing or yielding frankincense.
touristship
trichiuroid
trichiuroid
adj
(zoology) Of, like, or pertaining to Trichiurus.
trichonosus
trichronous
trimorphous
trimorphous
adj
trimorphic; having, or relating to, three forms
triphibious
triphibious
adj
(military) Involving land, air and sea forces.
(of a craft) Capable of traveling on land, air and sea.
triphyllous
triphyllous
adj
(botany) Having three leaves.
tristichous
tristichous
adj
(botany) Arranged in three vertical rows.
trisulphone
triumphator
triumphator
noun
One granted a triumph.
turkophilia
turkophobia
ulotrichous
ulotrichous
adj
Having woolly hair.
ultraheroic
ultraheroic
adj
extremely heroic
ultrapopish
unatrophied
unatrophied
adj
Not atrophied.
unauthorish
unauthorize
unauthorize
verb
(transitive) To disown the authority of; to repudiate.
(transitive, computing) To withdraw authorization or permissions from.