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Somatic Cell Nuclear TransfernounMWEmoving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to anotherverified
Somatic Cell Nuclear TransplantationnounMWEmoving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to anotherverified
Son of a BitchnounMWEan insulting term of address for people who are stupid, irritating, or ridiculousverified
Sonata FormnounMWEa musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulationverified
Sonic BarriernounMWEthe increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of soundverified
Sonic BoomnounMWEan explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of soundverified
Sonic Depth FindernounMWEdepth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound wavesverified
Sorb Apple TreenounMWEmedium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruitverified
Sorrel TreenounMWEdeciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leavesverified
Souari NutnounMWElarge South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oilverified
Souari TreenounMWElarge South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oilverified
Sound AlphabetnounMWEan alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speechverified
Sound BarriernounMWEthe increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of soundverified
Sound HolenounMWEa hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tonesverified
Sound JudgementnounMWEthe capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusionsverified
Sound JudgmentnounMWEthe capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusionsverified
Sound practicesnounMWEDefined in the "Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System," which was issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Securities and Exchange Commission.verified
Sound PressurenounMWEthe difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that pointverified
Sound RangingnounMWElocating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positionsverified
Sound ReflectionnounMWEthe repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound wavesverified
Sound SpectrumnounMWEthe distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound sourceverified
Sounding BoardnounMWE(music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrumentverified
Sounding RocketnounMWEa research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudesverified
Soupfin SharknounMWEPacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)verified
Sour BreadnounMWEmade with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is activeverified
Sour DocknounMWEEuropean sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greensverified
Sour FignounMWElow-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulpverified
Sour GrassnounMWEany of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicineverified