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Superclass AgnathanounMWEsuperclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreysverified
Superclass MyriapodanounMWEused in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda)verified
Supercomputernouna mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given timeverified
SuperencryptionnounProcess of encrypting encrypted information. Occurs when a message, encrypted off-line, is transmitted over a secured, online circuit, or when information encrypted by the originator is multiplexed onto a communications trunk, which is then bulk encrypted.ProcessRegulatedCUI
Superfamily MuroideanounMWEa superfamily of rodents essentially equal to the suborder Myomorpha but with the Dipodidae excludedverified
Superfamily TyrannidaenounMWENew World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canadaverified
Superfecundationnounfertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males)verified
Superficial Middle Cerebral VeinnounMWEa large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinusverified
Superficial Temporal VeinnounMWEjoin the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular veinverified
Superhetnouna radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplifiedverified
Superheterodyne ReceivernounMWEa radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplifiedverified
Superhighwaynounan extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital formverified
Superintendencenounmanagement by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or groupverified
Superior Cerebral VeinnounMWEa cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinusverified
Superior Certification AuthoritynounMWEIn a hierarchical PKI, a Certification Authority who has certified the certificate signature key of another CA, and who constrains the activities of that CA.SystemRestrictedCUI
Superior ColliculusnounMWEan essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortexverified
Superior ConjunctionnounMWE(astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sunverified
Superior Labial ArterynounMWEan artery that is a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lipverified
Superior Mesenteric ArterynounMWEoriginates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colonverified
Superior Ophthalmic VeinnounMWEa vein that begins at the inner angle of the eye socket and passes through the superior orbital fissure to empty into the cavernous sinusverified
Superior Pulmonary VeinnounMWEeither of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungsverified
Superior RectusnounMWEthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and mediallyverified
Superior Rectus MusclenounMWEthe ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and mediallyverified
Superior Thalamostriate VeinnounMWEa long vein that helps to form the internal cerebral veinverified
Superior Thyroid VeinnounMWEa vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular veinverified
Superior Vena CavanounMWEreceives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heartverified
Superior Vocal CordnounMWEeither of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalizationverified
Supermarketnouna large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goodsverified
Supermomnounan informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employmentverified
Supernatural BeingnounMWEan incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human eventsverified
Supernatural VirtuenounMWEaccording to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtuesverified
Supernaturalismnounthe quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forcesverified
Supernaturalnessnounthe quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forcesverified
Superordernoun(biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclassverified
Superorder LabyrinthodontanounMWEextinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teethverified
Superorder LabyrinthodontianounMWEextinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teethverified
Superorder MalacopterygiinounMWEan extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous raysverified
Superordinationnounthe semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or classverified
Superoxide DismutasenounMWEan enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygenverified
Superphylumnoun(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclassverified
Superpositionnoun(geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincideverified
Superposition PrinciplenounMWE(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldestverified
Supersedurenounact of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superiorverified
SupersessionnounScheduled or unscheduled replacement of COMSEC material with a different edition.Process
Superslashernounlarge (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind footverified
Superstratenounthe language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their languageverified