English Words: S

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selectivenessnoun

The state of being selective; discernment.

selectivitynoun

The quality of being selective, or extent to which something is selective.

selectlyadv

In a select manner.

selectmannoun

Any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns.

selectnessnoun

The property of being select.

selectomenoun

A structured collection of positively-selected traits

selectornoun

Someone or something which selects or chooses.

selectoratenoun

The group of people involved in making a selection, e.g. to select a party's candidate for an election.

selectorialadj

Relating to selection.

selectorizedadj

Of exercise equipment, having a level of resistance adjusted by moving a pin or lever.

selectpersonnoun

A selectman or selectwoman.

selectronnoun

A slepton which is the hypothetical supersymmetric partner of an electron.

selectwomannoun

A female selectperson.

selegilinenoun

The levorotatory form of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor deprenyl that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₁₇N·HCl as an adjuvant to therapy using the combination of ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and is sometimes used alone to treat endogenous depression or to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.

selekehadj

Slovenly, unkempt.

selen-prefix

moon

Selenaname

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

selenatenoun

Any salt or ester of selenic acid.

selenatianadj

Containing selenate anions.

Selenatornoun

A fan of American actress and singer Selena Gomez (born 1992).

Selenename

The goddess of the Moon.

selenelionnoun

A lunar eclipse occurring as the moon sets, simultaneously with sunrise.

selenenicadj

Of or pertaining to selenenic acids or their derivatives

selenenylnoun

Any univalent selenium radical of general formula R-Se-

seleneousadj

Misspelling of selenious.

Selenganame

A river in Mongolia and Russia that flows into Baikal Lake.

Selenginskname

A town in Buryatia, Russia, between the lake of Baikal and the city of Ulan-Ude

selenianadj

Pertaining to the moon.

seleniatedadj

Modified by addition of selenium (or a selenium compound)

selenicadj

Of or relating to the Moon.

selenidationnoun

Reaction with selenium to form selenides.

selenidenoun

any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2

seleniferousadj

Containing or yielding selenium.

seleninicadj

Of or pertaining to seleninic acids or their derivatives

seleniousadj

Of, pertaining to, or containing selenium, especially in a lower oxidation state than corresponding selenic compounds.

selenitenoun

A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO₄·2H₂O).

selenitianadj

Containing selenite anions.

seleniticadj

Of or relating to selenite; resembling or containing selenite.

seleniticaladj

selenitic

selenitiferousadj

Bearing selenite.

seleniumnoun

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor.

seleniuretnoun

A selenide (any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2).

seleniurettedadj

Combined with selenium, as in a selenide.

selenizonenoun

An anatomical structure in the shells of some families of sea snails, consisting of a spiral band of growth lines on the shell surface.

seleno-prefix

Relating to the Moon

selenoaldehydenoun

any compound of general formula RCH=Se, the selenium analogs of aldehydes

selenoalkoxylationnoun

The addition reaction of a selenium atom and an alkoxyl group across a double bond

selenoamidenoun

Any compound of general formula RC(=Se)NR₂, the selenium analogues of amides.

selenoamino acidnoun

A derivative of an amino acid in which an atom of selenium replaces one of sulfur

selenocarbonylnoun

A compound containing a functional group consisting of a carbon-selenium double bond.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 204. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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