English Words: S

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sarcelnoun

One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird, especially a hawk.

sarceleadj

Alternative form of sarcelly, sarcelé (“(of a cross:) having its end terminate in forked tips which curl around; (of a cross:) voided and with the ends left open”).

sarcelieadj

Obsolete spelling of sarcelly.

sarcellenoun

Any of a number of teals (ducks)

sarcelledadj

Sarcelly, having curled ends (compare moline).

sarcellyadj

Having its end terminate in forked tips which curl around both ways, either like or else more pronounced than moline or anchory/ancré.

sarcelléeadj

Alternative form of sarcelly.

sarceléeadj

Obsolete spelling of sarcelly.

Sarcennoun

Misspelling of Saracen.

sarcenchymenoun

One of the soft tissues of sponges.

sarcenetnoun

Alternative spelling of sarsenet.

Sarcenoname

A surname.

Sarchetname

A surname from French.

sarchoticadj

When you are so sarcastic that people don't know whether you're joking or if you're just psychotic.

sarcinnoun

Hypoxanthine.

sarcitisnoun

Synonym of myositis.

sarco-prefix

flesh

sarcoblastnoun

A minute yellowish body present in the interior of certain rhizopods, thouth to play a role in nutrient storage or in the metabolism of the cell.

sarcoblasticadj

Relating to the sarcoblast.

sarcocarpnoun

The mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit).

sarcocelenoun

Any solid tumour of the testicle.

sarcococcanoun

Any plant of the genus Sarcococca, native to Asia and Central America.

sarcocolnoun

Alternative form of sarcocolla as a resin.

sarcocollanoun

A shrub of species Astragalus sarcocolla, native to Iran.

sarcocystosisnoun

infection by Sarcocystis protozoa

sarcodenoun

A remedy made from healthy living tissue.

sarcodermnoun

A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external and internal integuments.

sarcodicadj

Of or pertaining to sarcode.

sarcodimiticadj

Having fusiform skeletal hyphae bound by generative hyphae.

sarcodonoun

The gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.

sarcodousadj

Of or relating to sarcode.

sarcoendoplasmaticadj

Relating to sarcoplasm and endoplasm

sarcoendoplasmicadj

Relating to both the sarcoplasmic reticulum and the endoplasmic reticulum.

sarcoglycannoun

Any of a family of transmembrane proteins involved in the protein complex responsible for connecting the muscle fibre cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, preventing damage to the muscle fibre sarcolemma through shearing forces.

sarcoglycanopathynoun

Any of a group of diseases characterised by genetic mutation of sarcoglycans

sarcoidadj

Relating to sarcoid (sarcoidosis).

sarcoidaladj

sarcoid (adjective).

sarcoidlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of sarcoidosis.

sarcoidosisnoun

A multisystem disorder characterized by granulomas.

sarcolactic acidnoun

An acid found in the muscles after prolonged contraction; lactic acid, when it is produced during anaerobic respiration.

sarcolaenaceousadj

Of or relating to the Sarcolaenaceae.

sarcolemmanoun

A thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fibre.

sarcolemmaladj

Of or relating to a sarcolemma

sarcolemmicadj

Of or relating to a sarcolemma.

sarcolineadj

flesh-coloured

sarcolitenoun

A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

sarcologicaladj

Of or pertaining to sarcology.

sarcologynoun

The study of the soft parts of the body, including myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology

sarcolysisnoun

The lysis or disintegration of muscular tissue

sarcolyticadj

Relating to or causing sarcolysis.

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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 70. 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.

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