English Words: S
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Any of many unicellular heterokont marine algae, of the order Dictyochales, that have a silica skeleton
A yellow, complex oxyanion of silicate and molybdate; any salt containing this anion
A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
A legal barrier to the transfer of technology and the sale of advanced computer equipment between China and the West.
An area of Dublin, Ireland, which is home to a group of Internet-related companies.
An inorganic polymer, of empirical formula Si₃N₄, used in ceramics and some transistors.
The technology discipline related to production of optical switching electronic devices using integrated circuit manufacturing technology
The protection from military aggression believed to be afforded to Taiwan by its dominance in the global production of advanced semiconductor chips.
Originally, the region of the San Francisco Bay Area in which there were a high number of industries producing silicon chips; later extended to mean the entire concentration of high-tech businesses in this area.
Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.
A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of mixed dust containing silica and iron.
an allotrope of silicon, consisting of a long chain of silicon atoms linked together with either (1) disilene units [ ...=Si=Si=Si=...] or (2) disilyne units
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing hydrogen, lithium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
A small chili pepper cultivar that developed in the Philippines after the Columbian Exchange, belonging to the species Capsicum frutescens and characterized by triangular fruits that grow pointing upwards.
A complex of silymarin and phosphatidylcholine, approximately ten times more bioavailable than silymarin.
A long dry fruit (seed capsule), length more than twice the width, typical to cruciferous plants and consisting of two fused carpels that separate when ripe.
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 419. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "S" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.