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Severable ContractnounMWEa contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrumentverified
Severance PackagenounMWEcompensation provided on the termination of employment, usually when the employee has no choice about the terminationverified
Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromenounMWEa respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003verified
Severe Combined ImmunodeficiencynounMWEa congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genesverified
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency DiseasenounMWEa congenital disease affecting T cells that can result from a mutation in any one of several different genesverified
Sewage SystemnounMWEfacility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewageverified
Sewage WorksnounMWEfacility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewageverified
Sewellelnounbulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North Americaverified
Sewer SystemnounMWEfacility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewageverified
Sewing NeedlenounMWEslender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at restverified
Sewing StitchnounMWEa stitch made with thread and a threaded sewing needle through fabric or leatherverified
Sewing-Machine StitchnounMWEa sewing stitch made by a sewing machine, sometimes using more than one threadverified
Sex ChangenounMWEa change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)verified
Sex CharacternounMWEthose characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the otherverified
Sex CharacteristicnounMWEthose characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the otherverified
Sex CrimenounMWEa statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threatverified
Sex LinkagenounMWEan association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the otherverified
Sex OffensenounMWEa statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threatverified
Sex SymbolnounMWEa person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractivenessverified
Sexadecimal Number SystemnounMWEa positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteenverified
Sexploitationnounthe commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual materialverified
Sextantnouna measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objectsverified
Sexual AbusenounMWEa statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threatverified
Sexual AssaultnounMWEa statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threatverified
Sexual CharacteristicnounMWEthose characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the otherverified
Sexual DiscriminationnounMWEdiscrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sexverified
Sexual InversionnounMWEa term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sexverified