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- STROBILEA scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine.
- STROBILUSA cone-shaped fruiting body sensu stricto of gymnosperms and vascular plants other than angiosperms, bearing either seeds or spores, but sensu lato may refer to similarly structure
- STROMAThe tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.
- STROMATOLITEA laminated, columnar, rock-like structure constituting a large share of all fossils from 3.5 to 0.5 billion years ago, with some still being formed at present, some or all of whic
- STRONGYLEA nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, especially horses
- STROPHEA turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
- STROPHIOLEAn excrescence or tubercle around the hilum of certain seeds.
- STYGIANAlternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
- STYLITEA Christian ascetic in ancient times who lived alone on top of a tall pillar.
- STYLUSAn ancient writing implement consisting of a small rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on clay, wax-covered tablets or other surfaces, and a blunt end for obliterating th
- STYPTICBringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
- SUBJECTLikely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
- SUBLUXATIONA partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.
- SUBTENDTo use an angle to delimit (mark off, enclose) part of a straight or curved line, for example an arc or the opposite side of a triangle.
- SUMPTERThe driver of a packhorse.
- SURGEONOne who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
- SYBARITEA person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
- SYBARITICOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.
- SYCONIUMA collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig; a hollow ball with a stalk at one end and an opening (ostiole) at the other, w
- SYCOPHANTOne who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.
- SYLLABICOf, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
- SYLVANPertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
- SYMBIOTICOf, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
- SYMBOLA character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
- SYMBOLICPertaining to a symbol.
- SYMBOLICSThe study of ancient symbols.
- SYMMETRICSynonym of symmetrical
- SYMPLOCEThe repetition of one word or phrase at the beginning and another word or phrase at the end of successive phrases or clauses.
- SYNALEPHAThe suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel.
- SYNAPHEAThe metrical continuity between one colon and another.
- SYNAPTEA litany in the Greek church.
- SYNAPTICOf or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
- SYNCOPATEto omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
- SYNCRETISMThe reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs (religious, cultural, or otherwise cosmologic or ontologic).
- SYNDETICOf or related to syndeton, the use of a conjunction.
- SYNDICATEA group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest; a self-coordinating group.
- SYNDROMEA recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
- SYNECHIAAn eye condition in which the iris adheres either to the cornea (anterior synechia) or to the lens (posterior synechia).
- SYNODAn ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
- SYNODICOf, related to or produced by a synod; synodal.
- SYNOPTICOf or relating to a synopsis.
- SYNTACTICOf, related to or connected with syntax.
- SYNTAGMAA constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that forms a syntactic unit.
- SYNTAXA set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
- SYNTHETICOf, or relating to synthesis.
- SYRINGASweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius).
- SYRINGEA device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
- SYRINXA set of panpipes.
- SYRTISSynonym of quicksand.
- TACTICA maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- TAENIAA ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.
- TAENIOIDShaped like a ribbon; ribbonlike.
- TAGMAA specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related segments, or analogous subunits, into units such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen, particularly in various Arthr
- TAJINEAn earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid.
- TALISMANA magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or certain powers.
- TAPESTRYA heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.
- TAPETUMA membranous layer of tissue.
- TAPHONOMYThe study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization.
- TAPISA tapestry.
- TAUONAn unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) o
- TAUROBOLIUMThe ritual slaughter of a bull.
- TAUROMACHYBullfighting
- TAUTOLOGYRedundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.
- TAXAplural of taxon
- TAXIARCHAn Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army.
- TAXIDERMYThe art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.
- TAXISThe directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
- TECHNETIUMA metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.
- TECHNETIUMSA metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.
- TECHNIQUEThe practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
- TECHNOLOGYThe combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines.
- TECTONICSThe study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.
- TECTUMThe dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
- TECTUMSThe dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus
- TEINOSCOPEAn instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminish
- TELAMONA figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.
- TELEOSTOf, or relating to the Teleostei - fish with bony skeletons.
- TELEPATHISTSomeone with telepathic powers.
- TELESCOPEA monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
- TELESEMEA system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a number of predetermined signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators.
- TELESISDirected social advancement via education and the scientific method.
- TELESMA magical talisman, amulet or charm.
- TELESTICOf or pertaining to religious mysteries.
- TELESTICHAn acrostic whose message is spelled out in the final letters of each line.
- TELICTending or directed towards a goal or specific end.
- TELIUMA sorus, in the form of a pustule, in the tissue of plants infected with rust fungi.
- TELLINA marine bivalve mollusc, of the genus Tellina, that burrows in the sand, from where it siphons detritus.
- TELOSThe aim, purpose, or end goal.
- TELPHERAn electric-run cable car used for transportation, along overhead wires.
- TELSONThe part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment, often resembling an armored tail or tip of the tail.
- TEMENOSGround under, surrounding and adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure or precinct.
- TENESMUSA continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder of the rectum or other illness.
- TEPHRAThe solid material thrown into the air by a volcanic eruption that settles on the surrounding areas.
- TERASa grossly malformed fetus
- TERATOLOGYThe study of congenital malformations, their development, and people with them.
- TEREDOA mollusc of the genus Teredo, especially of species Teredo navalis.
- TERMINOLOGYA treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field.
- TERPINEOLAny of several isomeric monoterpenoid alcohols found in the essential oil of pine and other trees
- TESSERAA small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic.
- TESSERACTThe four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (analogously to the way a cube is bounded by six squares).