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Striped SquirrelnounMWEsmall striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouchesverified
Striped VioletnounMWEleafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purpleverified
Stripper WellnounMWEan oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a dayverified
Striptease ArtistnounMWEa performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to musicverified
Strobe LightnounMWEscientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an objectverified
Strong AuthenticationnounMWEThe requirement to use multiple factors for authentication and advanced technology, such as dynamic passwords or digital certificates, to verify an entity’s identity.verified
strong cryptographynounMWECryptographic techniques that make it almost impossible to decrypt without having the key. The strength relies on the cryptographic key used. Effective size of the key should meet the minimum key size of comparable strengths recommendations based on industry-tested and accepted algorithms and strong key lengths. Examples of industry-tested and accepted standards and algorithms for encryption include AES (128 bits and higher), TDES (minimum double-length keys), RSA (1024 bits and higher), ECC (160 bits and higher), and ElGamal (1024 bits and higher). See NIST Special Publication 800-57 (http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/) for more information.verified
Strong ForcenounMWE(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atomsverified
Strong Star PropertynounMWEIn Strong Star Property, a user cannot write data to higher or lower classifications levels than their own.verified
Strontium 90nounMWEa radioactive isotope of strontium (with the mass number 90) that is present in the fallout from nuclear explosionsverified
Structural AnthropologynounMWEan anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomenaverified
Structural FormulanounMWEan expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the moleculeverified
Structural GenomicsnounMWEthe branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteinsverified
Structural LinguisticsnounMWElinguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourseverified
Structural SociologynounMWEa sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individualsverified
Structural SteelnounMWEa strong steel that is rolled into shapes that are used in constructionverified
Structured DatanounMWEData that has a predefined data model or is organized in a predefined way.verified
Student LodgingnounMWEinexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)verified
Student ResidencenounMWEa college or university building containing living quarters for studentsverified
Student TeachernounMWEa college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in educationverified
Student UnionnounMWEa building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student bodyverified
Studio CouchnounMWEconvertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bedverified
Stuff ShotnounMWEa basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basketverified
Stuffed CabbagenounMWEparboiled head of cabbage scooped out and filled with a hash of chopped e.g. beef or ham and bakedverified
Stuffed DermanounMWE(Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suetverified
Stuffed EggnounMWEhalved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the whiteverified
Stuffed Grape LeavesnounMWEwell-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb) simmered or braised in stockverified
Stuffed MushroomnounMWEmushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g. meats or nuts or seafood or spinachverified
Stuffed PeppersnounMWEparboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked brieflyverified
Stuffing BoxnounMWEa small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a sealverified
Stun BatonnounMWEa weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shockverified
Stun GunnounMWEa weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shockverified
Stunt FliernounMWEa pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachutingverified
Stunt PilotnounMWEa pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachutingverified
Sturm Und DrangnounMWEa state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)verified
Style SheetnounMWEa sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publicationverified
Stylomastoid VeinnounMWEa vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular veinverified
Stylus PrinternounMWEan impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styliverified
Styptic WeednounMWEvery leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffeeverified
Sub NetworknounMWEA separately identifiable part of a larger network that typically represents a certain limited number of host computers, the hosts in a building or geographic area, or the hosts on an individual local area network.verified
Subacute Bacterial EndocarditisnounMWEa chronic bacterial infection of the endocardium and heart valvesverified
Subacute Inclusion Body EncephalitisnounMWEa rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adultsverified
Subacute Sclerosing LeukoencephalitisnounMWEa rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adultsverified
Subacute Sclerosing PanencephalitisnounMWEa rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adultsverified
Subalpine FirnounMWEmedium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crownverified
Subarachnoid SpacenounMWEa space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluidverified
Subatomic ParticlenounMWEa body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensionsverified
Subclinical AbsencenounMWEa transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikesverified
Subcutaneous TestnounMWEa form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skinverified
Subdivision AscomycotanounMWEa large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetesverified
Subdivision AscomycotinanounMWEa large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetesverified