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Definition of S

1. Noun. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.

2. Noun. An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions).

3. Noun. The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees.

4. Noun. A unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm.

5. Noun. The 19th letter of the Roman alphabet.

6. Noun. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work. "Entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"

Definition of S

1. Letter. (Latn-def en letter 19 ess) ¹

2. Number. (Latn-def en ordinal 19 ess) ¹

3. Noun. American Library Association (abbreviation) for sextodecimo, a book size, 15-17.5 cm in height. ¹

4. Letter. (Latn-def en letter 19 ess) ¹

5. Number. (Latn-def en ordinal 19 ess) ¹

6. Abbreviation. (metrology) abbreviation for the scruple (the apothecaries' system unit of mass) ¹

7. Abbreviation. (alternative form of s.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of S

1. Variable generally used for either entropy or the Poynting flux of electromagnetic wave energy (context makes clear which is meant). (09 Oct 1997)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of S

rysh ryshes rysimeter rysimeters ryth rythmic rython ryths rytina ryvett

ryvetts röntgen röntgens rösti röstis s (current term) s' s'ghetti s'more s'mores

s'ok s'pose s'posed s'poses s'posing s**theads s- s-adenosylhomocysteine s-adenosylmethionine

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