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1) Social relations involving authority or power. 2) The art or science of governing.

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authentication code

Telecommunications; Switchboard

A code that is dialed before making a call. Use of an authorization code ensures that only authorized individuals can use the phone system.

call pickup group

Telecommunications; Switchboard

A group of phones able to answer each other's ringing phones when an access code is keyed in.

trichocyst

Biology; Genetics

Organelle in ciliates and dinoflagellates which releases long filamentous proteins when the cell is disturbed. Used as a defense against would-be predators.

borehole

Energy; Coal

A large or deep hole that's been caused by drilling.

btu

Energy; Coal

Known as British thermal unit, it's the amount of energy needed to increase the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.

self-liquidating loan

Financial services; General Finance

Loan to finance current assets. The sale of the current assets provides the cash to repay the loan.

Mars

Astronomy; Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Mars' diameter is 6,790 km and takes 687 days to orbit the Sun. Mars is named after the Roman god of war. In Eastern Asian cultures Mars is ...

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