| AUTHORITIES | • authorities n. Plural of authority. • authorities n. The bodies that have political or administrative power and control in a particular sphere. • authorities n. The bodies that enforce law and order or provide a public service. |
| CHIASTOLITE | • chiastolite n. (Mineralogy) An aluminosilicate mineral having carbon inclusions, a variety of andalusite. • CHIASTOLITE n. a form of andalusite, a silicate of aluminium. |
| DITHIONATES | • dithionates n. Plural of dithionate. • DITHIONATE n. a salt of dithionic acid. |
| HABITATIONS | • habitations n. Plural of habitation. • HABITATION n. the act of inhabiting. |
| HELIOSTATIC | • HELIOSTATIC adj. relating to a heliostat. |
| HESITATIONS | • hesitations n. Plural of hesitation. • HESITATION n. the action of hesitating. |
| HISTORIATED | • historiated adj. Adorned with decorative pictures that tell a story. • HISTORIATED adj. decorated with elaborate ornamental designs and figures, also STORIATED. |
| HOSPITALIST | • hospitalist n. A hospitaller. • hospitalist n. (US) A physician who specializes in the care of hospital in-patients. • HOSPITALIST n. a physician who primarily dedicates his or her practice to the care of hospitalized patients. |
| HOSPITALITY | • hospitality n. The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude… • hospitality n. (Business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which… • hospitality n. The food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization or provided to visitors… |
| LITHOSTATIC | • lithostatic adj. (Geology) Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic. • LITHOSTATIC adj. relating to the pressure or stress imposed on a layer of soil or rock by the weight of overlying material. |
| NOTAPHILIST | • notaphilist n. Someone who studies or collects paper money or banknotes. • NOTAPHILIST n. one who collects banknotes and cheques as a hobby. |
| RHOTACISTIC | • RHOTACISTIC adj. relating to rhotacism, the excessive use or faulty pronunciation of the letter R. |
| STATOLITHIC | • STATOLITHIC adj. of or like a statolith. |
| THIGMOTAXIS | • thigmotaxis n. (Biology) The movement of an organism either towards or away from the stimulus of physical contact. • THIGMOTAXIS n. the movement of a plant towards or away from an object. |
| THORIANITES | • thorianites n. Plural of thorianite. • THORIANITE n. a strongly radioactive mineral that is an oxide of thorium. |
| TRAITORSHIP | • traitorship n. The state, condition, character, or conduct of a traitor. • TRAITORSHIP n. the state of being a traitor. |