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sootiness |
Noun
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the state of being dirty with soot |
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spastic abasia |
Noun
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abasia due to spastic contractions of the leg muscles |
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sequela |
Noun
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any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment |
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sereness |
Noun
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a withered dryness |
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sensorineural hearing loss |
Noun
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hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve |
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sarcoidosis |
Noun
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a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands |
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scleroderma |
Noun
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an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue |
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sex-linked disorder |
Noun
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any disease or abnormality that is determined by the sex hormones |
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sword of Damocles |
Noun
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a constant and imminent peril |
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sodoku |
Noun
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the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East |
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spirillum fever |
Noun
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the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East |
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steatorrhea |
Noun
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the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating |
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stridor |
Noun
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a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration) |
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shin splints |
Noun
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painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins |
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snowblindness |
Noun
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temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice |
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snow-blindness |
Noun
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temporary blindness caused by exposure to sunlight reflected from snow or ice |
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scotoma |
Noun
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an isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field |
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scintillating scotoma |
Noun
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a localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights |
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seaworthiness |
Noun
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fitness to traverse the seas |
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strabismus |
Noun
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abnormal alignment of one or both eyes |
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saran |
Noun
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any of various thermoplastic resins used to make things |
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selenic acid |
Noun
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a strong acid (H2SeO4) analogous to sulfuric acid |
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suberic acid |
Noun
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a dicarboxylic acid found in cork |
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succinic acid |
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No meanings available |
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sulfonate |
Noun
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a salt of sulphonic acid |
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sulfonic acid |
Noun
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an acid derived from sulphuric acid |
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sulphonic acid |
Noun
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an acid derived from sulphuric acid |
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styrene |
Noun
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a colorless oily liquid |
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Styrofoam |
Noun
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a light resilient foam of polystyrene |
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sorbate |
Noun
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a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption |
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sorbent |
Noun
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a material that sorbs another substance |
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sorbent material |
Noun
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a material that sorbs another substance |
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saline solution |
Noun
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an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water |
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slurry |
Noun
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a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water |
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sludge |
Noun
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the precipitate produced by sewage treatment |
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sludge |
Noun
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any thick, viscous matter |
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samarium |
Noun
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a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group |
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sepiolite |
Noun
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a white clayey mineral |
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sodium chloride |
Noun
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a white crystalline solid consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl) |
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scandium |
Noun
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a white trivalent metallic element |
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seaborgium |
Noun
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a transuranic element |
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selenium |
Noun
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a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium |
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silicon |
Noun
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a tetravalent nonmetallic element |
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sodium |
Noun
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a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group |
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strontium |
Noun
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a soft silver-white or yellowish metallic element of the alkali metal group |
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strontium 90 |
Noun
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a radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosions |
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sulfur |
Noun
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an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element |
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sulfur |
Verb
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treat with sulphur in order to preserve |
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sulphur |
Noun
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an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element |
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sulphur |
Verb
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treat with sulphur in order to preserve |