Dictionary

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silk cotton Noun a plant fiber from the kapok tree
saccharase Noun an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
sucrase Noun an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose
supermolecule Noun any very large complex molecule
stand oil Noun a thick oil comprised of linseed, tung, or soya oils which have been heated to over 300 C
slime Noun any thick, viscous matter
slime Verb cover or stain with slime
sapropel Noun sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
score paper Noun paper with lines appropriate for writing music
sulfur mustard Noun a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs
splinters Noun wood in small pieces or splinters
synthetic fiber Noun fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes
sarin Noun a highly toxic chemical nerve agent that inhibits the activity of cholinesterase
sweet-birch oil Noun a liquid ester with a strong odor of wintergreen
soft-cast steel Noun steel with less than 0.15% carbon
simple sugar Noun a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars
silver chloride Noun a chloride used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions
stannic chloride Noun a colorless caustic liquid made by treating tin with chlorine
synthetic rubber Noun any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
stannous fluoride Noun a white powder that is used to fluoridate toothpaste
sandstone Noun a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
silicone rubber Noun made from silicone elastomers
staple fiber Noun a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
staple fibre Noun a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
starch Noun a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
starch Noun a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice
starch Verb stiffen with starch
sangapenum Noun a variety of gum
sarcosine Noun a sweetish crystalline amino acid
sard Noun a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
sardius Noun a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
sardine oil Noun oil obtained from sardines and used chiefly as a lubricant and in soap
sardonyx Noun an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral
sawdust Noun fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
saw log Noun log large enough to be sawed into boards
saxitoxin Noun a powerful neurotoxin produced by certain dinoflagellates found in red tides
scale wax Noun partly refined paraffin wax
scheelite Noun a mineral used as an ore of tungsten
seawater Noun water containing salts
schorl Noun black tourmaline
saltwater Noun water containing salts
scrap iron Noun iron to be melted again and reworked
scratch pad Noun pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc
scratch paper Noun pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc
scribbling block Noun pad for preliminary or hasty writing or notes or sketches etc
seal oil Noun a pale yellow to red-brown fatty oil obtained from seal blubber
secretase Noun a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue (the pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's)
sedimentary clay Noun clay soil formed by sedimentary deposits
serine Noun a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine
salicylate Noun a salt of salicylic acid (included in several commonly used drugs)