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Starfish FlowernounMWEany of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowersverified
Starflowernouncommon Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripesverified
Starnose MolenounMWEamphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the noseverified
Starry SaxifragenounMWEsmall often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowersverified
Starshipnouna spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)verified
Start EventnounMWEAn activity, task, or input that describes or defines the beginning of a process.Event
Start-Up KEKnounMWEKey-encryption-key held in common by a group of potential communicating entities and used to establish ad hoc tactical networks.CredentialRegulatedCUI
Starternouna culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or doughverified
Startle ReactionnounMWEa complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise)verified
Startle ResponsenounMWEa complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise)verified
Starvationnouna state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged periodverified
Starvation AcidosisnounMWEacidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodiesverified
Stasisnounan abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stoppedverified
State CapitalismnounMWEan economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of productionverified
State ChangenounMWEa change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical compositionverified
State of FluxnounMWEa state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of actionverified
State of MatternounMWE(chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)verified
State of the ArtnounMWEthe highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular timeverified
State of WarnounMWEa legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war applyverified
State SocialismnounMWEan economic system in which the government owns most means of production but some degree of private capitalism is allowedverified
State Tax LiennounMWEa lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxesverified
State-Sponsored TerrorismnounMWEterrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorismverified
Stateful inspectionnounMWEA firewall inspection technique that examines the claimed purpose of a communication for validity. For example, a communication claiming to respond to a request is compared to a table of outstanding requests.Control
States' RightsnounMWEa doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual statesverified
Static Host TablesnounMWEStatic host tables are text files that contain hostname and address mapping.Data
Static KeynounMWEA key that is intended for use for a relatively long period of time and is typically intended for use in many instances of a cryptographic key establish schemeCredentialRegulated
Static MagnetnounMWEa magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic fieldverified
Static RoutingnounMWEStatic routing means that routing table entries contain information that does not change.Network
Static TubenounMWEa measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluidverified
Staticenounany of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowersverified
Statin DrugnounMWEa medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductaseverified
Station HousenounMWEa station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular districtverified