Anagrams of: HYDROTHORACIC

• A group of eight states.

• A government of eight people.

• the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

• perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

• root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

• crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

• having concealed difficulty

• likely to attract attention

• a form of government having two joint rulers

• of or at or pertaining to a cathode