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  • sodium salicylate — a white, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 NaO 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and glycerol: used in medicine as an analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory, and as a preservative.
  • soft-rock geology — geology dealing with sedimentary rocks.
  • softvelocity inc. — (company)   The distributors of the Clarion family of application development systems.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • spectroscopically — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
  • spectrum analyser — an instrument that splits an input waveform into its frequency components, which are then displayed
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
  • speech difficulty — a problem encountered in speaking
  • spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
  • split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
  • split personality — multiple personality.
  • spondylolisthesis — the forward displacement of a vertebra.
  • squaw huckleberry — deerberry.
  • statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
  • stereolithography — a process for creating three-dimensional objects using a computer-controlled laser to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid photopolymer that solidifies.
  • strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
  • structural survey — an examination of a property carried out by surveyor which should reveal any problems with the building
  • subclavian artery — either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.
  • subsidiary ledger — (in accounting) a ledger containing a group of detailed and related accounts the total of which is summarized in the control account.
  • suction lipectomy — the removal of fatty tissue by making a small incision in the skin, loosening the fat layer, and withdrawing it by suction.
  • sulfonyl chloride — a colorless liquid, SO 2 Cl 2 , having a very pungent odor and corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes: used as a chlorinating or sulfonating agent.
  • sulphur butterfly — sulfur butterfly.
  • sunday supplement — a special section incorporated in the Sunday editions of many newspapers, often containing features on books, celebrities, home entertainment, gardening, and the like.
  • supply and demand — economy: basic market theory
  • supply management — business purchasing
  • sybase sql server — Adaptive Server Enterprise
  • symbolic assembly — (language)   An early system on the IBM 705.
  • symbolic language — a specialized language dependent upon the use of symbols for communication and created for the purpose of achieving greater exactitude, as in symbolic logic or mathematics.
  • synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
  • synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
  • tapestry brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
  • tertiary syphilis — the third stage of syphilis, characterized by involvement of the internal organs, especially the brain, spinal cord, heart, and liver.
  • the good old days — When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now.
  • the lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
  • the pennsylvanian — the Pennsylvanian period or rock system, equivalent to the Upper Carboniferous of Europe
  • thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
  • to feel your oats — to feel exuberant or high-spirited
  • to lose your grip — If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
  • to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
  • tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
  • trackless trolley — trolley bus.
  • tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
  • troilus butterfly — spicebush swallowtail.
  • uncompassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
  • unconscientiously — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
  • understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • unlawful assembly — a meeting of three or more people with the intent of carrying out any unlawful purpose
  • unselfconsciously — in an unselfconscious manner
  • unsympathetically — in a manner that is not characterized by feeling or showing sympathy
  • urogenital system — the urinary tract and reproductive organs
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