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- SCHOLIONA scholium.
- SCHOLIUMA note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
- SCIAENOIDOf or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
- SCIATICOf, or relating to the ischium.
- SCIURINEPertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
- SCLERAThe white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
- SCLERODERMAlternative form of scleroderma.
- SCLERODERMAA chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening the skin or other organs through excessive deposits of collagen.
- SCLEROMAinduration of the tissues
- SCLEROTIUMA compact mass of hardened mycelium stored with reserve food material that, in some higher fungi such as ergot, becomes detached and remains dormant until a favourable opportunity
- SCOLEXThe structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
- SCOLIONAny of a genre of songs sung in turn by symposiasts to the accompaniment of a lyre.
- SCOLOPENDRAA mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook.
- SCOMBROIDPertaining to mackerel.
- SCOPOPHILEOne who is subject to scopophilia.
- SCORIAThe slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore.
- SCORODITEAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
- SCORPIOIDOf, pertaining to, or appearing like a scorpion.
- SCORPIONAny of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the end.
- SCOTIAA concave molding with a lower edge projecting beyond the top.
- SCOTOMAAn area of impaired or lost vision within a visual field otherwise in a good (or at least healthy) state.
- SCOTOMYdizziness with dimness of sight
- SCOTOPIAThe vision of an eye under low-light conditions.
- SCRIBESomeone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist. A person who writes books or doc
- SCULPINA small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools.
- SCYBALAa hardened mass of feces
- SCYTALEA cylinder with a strip of parchment wound around it on which a message is written, used for cryptography by the ancient Spartans.
- SEINEA long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish.
- SEISMA shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor.
- SEISMICRelated to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
- SELACHIANPertaining to (what is now classified as) the superorder Selachimorpha or division Selachii, comprising the sharks; or, sometimes more broadly, to the subclass Elasmobranchii, incl
- SELENITEA soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O).
- SELENIUMA nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.
- SEMANTICOf or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
- SEMANTICSA branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words.
- SEMAPHOREAny equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
- SEMASIOLOGYSemantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.
- SEMATICActing as a sign of danger.
- SEMATOLOGYThe science of signs, particularly of verbal signs, in the operation of thinking and reasoning; the science of language as expressed by signs.
- SEMEAnything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol.
- SEMEIONA unit of time, a division of a foot; a mora.
- SEMIOLOGYSemiotics, the study of signs.
- SEMIOTICOf or relating to semiotics or to semantics.
- SEMIOTICSThe study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.
- SENVYThe mustard plant or its seed.
- SEPIAA dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
- SEPTICOf or pertaining to sepsis.
- SERGEA type of worsted cloth.
- SERICSynonym of silken, made of silk.
- SERICEOUSOf or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.
- SHARKAny predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- SHAWMA mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
- SHINGLESHerpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
- SHULAn Ashkenazi synagogue.
- SHULEDAn Ashkenazi synagogue.
- SHULINGAn Ashkenazi synagogue.
- SIALICOf or pertaining to saliva.
- SIBYLA pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
- SIDERITEA widespread brown mineral, FeCO3, having the structure of calcite.
- SIDEROLITEAn iron meteorite; a siderite.
- SIGMAThe eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
- SIGMATICHaving the consonant s added to the root in order to form a tense or case stem.
- SIGMOIDSemi-circular, like the uncial or lunate sigma (similar to English C).
- SILKA fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
- SILKENMade of silk.
- SILPHIUMA plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.
- SIMAThe upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.
- SIMIANOf or pertaining to apes and monkeys.
- SIMPATICOHaving a compatible temperament or pleasing qualities.
- SIPHONA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.
- SIRENOne of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks.
- SISTRUMAn ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads.
- SITOPHOBIAA morbid or insane dread of eating. An aversion to food.
- SKATOLEA mildly toxic white crystalline organic compound of the indole family, occurring naturally in faeces and coal tar, 3-methylindole (C9H9N).
- SKENEAn element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.
- SKETCHTo make a brief, basic drawing.
- SKEUOMORPHA design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
- SKIAGRAMA picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.
- SKIATRONA kind of cathode ray tube that replaces the conventional light-emitting phosphor layer on the face of the tube screen with a scotophor such as potassium chloride.
- SLANDERA false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
- SLAVEA person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
- SMARAGDAn emerald.
- SMARAGDINEEmerald.
- SMECTITEAny of many clay phyllosilicate minerals that have a relatively open structure.
- SMILAXAny member of the Smilax genus of greenbriers; usually vines.
- SNOOZETo sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
- SOARTo fly high with little effort, like a bird.
- SOCKA knitted or woven covering for the foot.
- SODOMITEOne who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
- SOLECISMAn error or improper usage.
- SOLENOIDA coil of wire that acts as a magnet when an electric current flows through it. An electromechanical device consisting of such a coil containing a metal core, the movement of which
- SOLONA wise legislator or lawgiver.
- SOMAThe whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
- SOMATICPart of, or relating to the body of an organism.
- SOMATOPLEUREA fold of tissue, in the embryo of a vertebrate, from which the walls of the body and the amnion develop.
- SOPHICTeaching, conveying, or related to wisdom.
- SOPHISTAlternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly skilled orators.
- SOPHISTICSynonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by fallacious reasoning.
- SOPHYwisdom, knowledge, learning
- SORITESA series of propositions whereby each conclusion is taken as the subject of the next.