English Words: S

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saccharometernoun

A hydrometer used to measure the sugar content of a liquid.

saccharometricadj

Relating to saccharometry.

saccharometrynoun

The measurement of the amount of sugar in a liquid using a saccharometer.

saccharomycesnoun

Any of many single-celled fungi of the genus Saccharomyces, which lack a true mycelium; especially the yeasts.

saccharomycetaceousadj

Of or relating to the Saccharomycetaceae.

saccharomycetenoun

A yeast fungus

saccharomycopsisnoun

Any of several yeasts, of the genus Saccharomycopsis, associated with enteritis in some animals

saccharomycosisnoun

An infection by fungi of the genus Saccharomyces

saccharonatenoun

Any salt or ester of saccharonic acid.

saccharopinurianoun

The presence of (elevated amounts of) saccharopine in the urine

saccharosenoun

sugar, especially sucrose

saccharosurianoun

The presence of saccharose in the urine.

saccharumnoun

Invert sugar.

Sacchettiname

A surname from Italian.

saccholactatenoun

A salt of saccholactactic acid.

saccholacticadj

Designating a kind of acid (saccholactic acid) prepared from sugar of milk.

sacciferousadj

Bearing a sac.

sacciformadj

Resembling a pouch

saccolabiumnoun

Any plant of the genus Saccolabium.

saccularadj

Relating to a saccule.

sacculationnoun

The quality or state of being sacculated.

sacculenoun

A small sac, pouch, or cyst.

sacculinoun

plural of sacculus

sacculiformadj

Shaped like a little sac.

sacculinanoun

A parasite of the genus Sacculina.

sacculinizationnoun

A process in which parasites evolve to lose sense organs and become simpler organisms.

sacculitisnoun

Inflammation of a sac, typically the anal sacs of dogs or cats.

sacculmic acidnoun

An acid obtained as a dark amorphous substance by long-boiling sucrose with very diluted sulphuric acid.

sacculoampullaradj

saccular and ampullar

sacculocochlearadj

Relating to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear.

sacculolagenaradj

Relating to, or characteristic of, a sacculus and a lagena

sacculoutricularadj

Pertaining to the sacculus and utriculus of the ear.

sacculusnoun

A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.

saccusnoun

A bladder or winglike structure found on the pollen grains of many species of conifer. The shape or number of the sacci on a pollen grain can help identify the species it came from.

SACDnoun

Initialism of Super Audio CD, an optical disc, similar to a DVD, typically one holding a commercially-recorded music album.

sacellumnoun

A small chapel, as a monument within a church.

sacer vatesnoun

A divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as such.

sacerdocynoun

the priesthood

sacerdotagenoun

Excessive sacerdotalism; focus on priests to the exclusion of other aspects of religion.

sacerdotaladj

Of or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.

sacerdotaliseverb

Alternative form of sacerdotalize.

sacerdotalismnoun

The spirit of the priesthood; devotion to priestly interests; priestcraft.

sacerdotalistnoun

One who practices sacerdotalism.

sacerdotalizeverb

To make sacerdotal.

sacerdotallyadv

In a sacerdotal manner, in the manner of a priest.

Sachaname

A unisex given name from French, equivalent to English Sasha.

sacha inchinoun

Plukenetia volubilis, a euphorbiaceous perennial plant endemic to the Amazon rainforest in Peru.

Sachdevname

A surname from Hindi.

Sachdevaname

A from Hindi surname.

sachemnoun

A chief of one or several Native American tribe(s), especially of the Algonquians; a sagamore.

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 7. 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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