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  • siege economy — an economy in which the export of capital is limited and import controls are imposed
  • sign of peace — the liturgical practice of giving a sign of peace, union, or friendship, as a handshake or embrace, at some point in a Christian service, esp. in a Mass or Communion service
  • singing voice — the musical quality of a voice when a person is singing
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
  • speedcoding 3 — (language)   [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • stagecoachman — the driver or operator of a stagecoach
  • steering lock — an anti-theft device
  • stereognostic — the ability to determine the shape and weight of an object by touching or lifting it.
  • sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
  • steroidogenic — of or pertaining to steroidogenesis
  • stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
  • string course — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
  • sucking louse — See under louse (def 1).
  • tangoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by touch.
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • technologized — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
  • telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
  • telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
  • the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
  • the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
  • tiger economy — an economy that maintains a high growth rate, originally referring to the relatively small economies of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in East Asia.
  • tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
  • trotting race — a horse race using trotters.
  • tumorgenicity — the state of being tumorgenic, giving rise to tumours
  • un-contingent — dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
  • uncamouflaged — the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc.: Was camouflage used extensively on fighter aircraft during World War I?
  • uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
  • uncategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • unconsidering — not reflective or thoughtful
  • uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
  • understocking — to provide an insufficient quantity, as of merchandise, supplies, or livestock.
  • undiscouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • unencouraging — not encouraging; discouraging
  • unideological — not having, belonging to, or relating to any particular ideology or belief system
  • unrecognizing — not recognizing; unaware; unknowing
  • unreconciling — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
  • unreproaching — not reproaching or blaming
  • untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
  • vercingetorix — died 45? b.c, Gallic chieftain conquered by Caesar.
  • vote-catching — relating to a means of securing votes
  • wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
  • wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
  • welcome wagon — a welcoming service that provides information about a community to new residents
  • welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
  • zone-leaching — A horizon.
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