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121ger|on|toc|ra|cy — «JEHR on TOK ruh see», noun, plural cies. 1. government by old men: »We are in danger of engendering both a gerontocracy and a plutocracy (William Ewart Gladstone). 2. a governing body consisting of old men. ╂[< Greek gérōn, ontos old man +… …
122hem|a|toc|ry|al — «HEHM uh TOK ree uhl, toh KRY ; HEE muh », adjective. cold blooded, as reptiles, fishes, and amphibians; poikilothermal. ╂[< hemato + Greek krýos cold, frost + English al1] …
123kak|is|toc|ra|cy — «KAK uh STOK ruh see», noun, plural cies. government by the worst citizens; a form of government in which the worst persons rule: »His rule was a perfect kakistocracy (Time). ╂[< Greek kákistos worst + krátos rule; patterned on English… …
124klep|toc|ra|cy — «klehp TOK ruh see», noun, plural cies. government by thieves. ╂[< Greek kléptēs thief + English ocracy, as in aristocracy] …
125mer|i|toc|ra|cy — «MEHR uh TOK ruh see», noun. 1. a class of people distinguished for their high intellect or talent. 2. a system of education which stresses advancement of those who are most talented or have the highest intellect: »Selection of pupils by ability… …
126mul|toc|u|lar — «muhl TOK yuh luhr», adjective. having many eyes, or eyelike parts, as a fly or certain microscopes. ╂[< mult + ocular] …
127nos|toc — «NOS tok», noun. any bluish green alga of a group that lives in jellylike colonies in moist places, fresh water, or on plants. ╂[< New Latin Nostoc (coined by Paracelsus)] …
128Pan|toc|ra|tor — «pan TOK ruh tuhr», noun. the omnipotent ruler (said of Christ): »The range [of artistic themes] was later expanded to include Jesus Christ in his role as Pantocrator (Harper s). ╂[< Greek pantokrátōr < panto all + krátōr ruler] …
