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Split TicketnounMWEa ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one partyverified
Split UpnounMWEan increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equityverified
Split-Brain TechniquenounMWEbrain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interruptedverified
Split-Half CorrelationnounMWEa correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a testverified
Splitternouna taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristicsverified
Spoilernouna candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winningverified
Spoils SystemnounMWEthe system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in powerverified
Spoliationnoun(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidenceverified
Spondylarthritisnounarthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spineverified
Spondylolisthesisnouna forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nervesverified
Sponge BagnounMWEa waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travellingverified
Sponge GourdnounMWEany of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruitsverified
Sponge MorelnounMWEan edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridgesverified
Sponge MushroomnounMWEan edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridgesverified
Spongernouna follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantageverified
Spongioblastnounany of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neurogliaverified
Spontaneitynounthe quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraintverified
Spontaneous CombustionnounMWEignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation processverified
Spontaneousnessnounthe quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraintverified
SpoofnounAttempt by an unauthorized entity to gain access to a system by posing as an authorized user.Threat
Spoofingnoun1. Faking the sending address of a transmission to gain illegal entry into a secure system. Impersonating, masquerading, piggybacking, and mimicking are forms of spoofing. 2. The deliberate inducement of a user or resource to take incorrect action.Threat
Spoonbill CatfishnounMWElarge catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jawverified
Spoonflowernountropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoesverified
Sporenouna small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusionverified
Spore CasenounMWEspecialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangiaverified
Sporocarpnounspecialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangiaverified
Sporophorenouna spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops sporesverified
Sporophytenounthe spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generationsverified
Sporozoitenounone of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycleverified
Sporrannouna fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlandersverified
Sport Utility VehiclenounMWEa high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassisverified