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Sequenatornoun(chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymerverified
Sequencernoun(chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymerverified
Sequestrationnounthe action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactionsverified
Seraglionounliving quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim householdverified
Serailnounliving quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim householdverified
Sergeantnounany of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporalverified
Sergeant at ArmsnounMWEan officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commandsverified
Sergeant First ClassnounMWEa sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeantverified
Sergeant MajornounMWEa noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the Armyverified
Serial KillernounMWEsomeone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short intervalverified
Serial MonogamynounMWEa succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)verified
Serial MurderernounMWEsomeone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short intervalverified
Serial MusicnounMWE20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical compositionverified
Serial PortnounMWEan interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a timeverified
Serial ProcessingnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Serialismnoun20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical compositionverified
Sericea LespedezanounMWEperennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor landverified
Seriesnouna group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collectionverified
Serigraphnouna print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencilverified
Serinenouna sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteineverified
Serious MusicnounMWEtraditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical tasteverified
Serjeant-At-Armsnounan officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commandsverified
Serownounshort-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asiaverified
Serpent FernnounMWEtropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green frondsverified
Serpent StarnounMWEan animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central discverified
Serrate LeafnounMWEa leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apexverified
Serratus Posterior InferiornounMWEa thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regionsverified
Serratus Posterior SuperiornounMWEa thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thoraxverified
Sertralinenouna selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)verified
Serum DiseasenounMWEa delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serumverified
Serum GlobulinnounMWEglobulins occurring in blood serum and containing most of the antibodies of the bloodverified
Serum HepatitisnounMWEan acute (sometimes fatal) form of viral hepatitis caused by a DNA virus that tends to persist in the blood serum and is transmitted by sexual contact or by transfusion or by ingestion of contaminated blood or other bodily fluidsverified
Serum SicknessnounMWEa delayed allergic reaction to the injection of an antiserum caused by an antibody reaction to an antigen in the donor serumverified
Servalnounslender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coatverified
Servant's EntrancenounMWEan entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuseverified
ServernounA computer or other device that manages a network service. An example is a print server, which is a device that manages network printing.System