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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"

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of S

rytina Ryukyuan Ryukyu Islands R and B R antigen R body R enzyme r factors r group R loop

R plasmid R plasmids R recombinase R wave s (current term) S S-(dinitrophenyl)glutathione ATPase S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine S-adenosyl-l-methionine S-adenosyl-L-methionine-macrocin O-methyltransferase

S-adenosyl-L-methionine-norcoclaurine 6-O-methyltransferase S-adenosyl-L-methionine - scoulerine-9-O-methyltransferase s-adenosylhomocysteine S-adenosylhomocysteine deaminase s-adenosylmethionine S-adenosylmethionine-dedimethylamino-4-aminoanhydrotetracycline N-methyltransferase S-adenosylmethionine-dependent phosphate methyltransferase S-adenosylmethionine-erythromycin O-methyltransferase S-adenosylmethionine-tocopherol methyltransferase S-adenosylmethionine-vitexin 2''-O-rhamnoside-7-O-methyltransferase

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