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Solid StatenounMWEthe state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stressverified
Solid-State PhysicsnounMWEthe branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metalsverified
Solidificationnounthe process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallizationverified
Solidifyingnounthe process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallizationverified
Soliloquynouna usually long dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflectionsverified
Solipsismnoun(philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to existverified
Solitary VireonounMWEof eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and mostly green bodyverified
Solitary WavenounMWE(physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbanceverified
Solitonnoun(physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbanceverified
Soliton WavenounMWE(physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbanceverified
Solmisationnouna system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of lettersverified
Solmizationnouna system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of lettersverified
Solsticenouneither of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equatorverified
Solubilitynounthe quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)verified
Solvationnouna chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compoundverified
Solvernouna thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solutionverified
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
Somatosensenounany of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and painverified
Somersetnounan acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head,either forward or backward, and returnverified
Somitenounone of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinallyverified
Son of a BitchnounMWEan insulting term of address for people who are stupid, irritating, or ridiculousverified
Sonarnouna measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to returnverified
Sonata FormnounMWEa musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulationverified
Sonenouna unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above thresholdverified