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  • psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
  • psychomimetic — psychotomimetic.
  • psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
  • psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
  • psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
  • pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
  • rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
  • reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rheoreceptors — a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • school report — written assessment of school pupil
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • sheep station — a large sheep farm
  • shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
  • ship of state — a nation or its affairs likened to a ship under sail.
  • ship's stores — a retail store aboard a navy ship that sells toiletries, cigarettes, etc., to the ship's personnel.
  • ship-to-shore — operating between a ship and the shore: a ship-to-shore radio.
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
  • sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.
  • smooth-spoken — speaking or spoken easily and softly.
  • sophisticated — sophisticated.
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • spear-thrower — a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air.
  • spectatorship — the state of being a spectator
  • spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
  • speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
  • spermatophore — a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female.
  • spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
  • spermatorrhea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
  • spheristerion — an area designated for ballplay
  • spherocytosis — the condition of having spherocytes
  • spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
  • spirochetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
  • spotted hyena — a long-legged carnivorous doglike mammal native to Africa and S Asia (Crocuta crocuta)
  • sprocket hole — any of a series of regular perforations along the edge of photographic film for engaging the drive sprockets in a motion-picture camera or projector.
  • steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
  • stenophyllous — having narrow leaves.
  • step out with — to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone), esp publicly
  • stereographer — a person who takes stereoscopic photographs.
  • stethoscopist — a person who is experienced in the use of a stethoscope
  • stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
  • stop the show — (of a stage act, etc) to receive so much applause as to interrupt the performance
  • stovepipe hat — a tall silk hat.
  • stratospheric — relating to the stratosphere
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
  • sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
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