sterilization
The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.
A procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing.
An instance of a sterilization procedure.
A monetary policy operation used to offset a foreign exchange intervention.
The process of permanently rendering a planet like Earth completely uninhabitable to all life, including even microbes, leading to their complete extinction.

sterilizations
plural of sterilization

sterino
sterile Dirac fermion

steriology
Misspelling of stereology.

sterlingness
The quality of being sterling.

sterndrive
A form of marine propulsion similar to an outboard motor

sterndrives
plural of sterndrive

sterneber
Synonym of sternebra.

sternebers
plural of sterneber

sternebra
One of the segments of the sternum.

sternebrae
plural of sternebra

sternity
The quality of being stern.

sternness
The state or quality of being stern.
The result or product of being stern.

sternnesses
plural of sternness

sternum
The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

sternums
plural of sternum

sternutation
A sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom.

sternutations
plural of sternutation

steroidogeneses
plural of steroidogenesis

steroidogenesis
The process of steroid (hormone) production in living organisms.

steroidophobia
Steroidphobia.

sterolithography
Misspelling of stereolithography.

sterology
Misspelling of stereology.

stertor
The act of snoring, especially heavy snoring.
A snoring sound, as for example even during wakefulness in infants with breathing difficulties.

stertorousness
The state or quality of being stertorous.

stertors
plural of stertor

stethography
Measurement with the stethograph.

stewardries
plural of stewardry

stewardry
Alternative form of stewartry.

stewardship
The rank or office of a steward.
The act of caring for or improving with time.

stewartries
plural of stewartry

stewartry
The role or office of a steward; stewardship.
The jurisdiction of a steward, or the lands under such jurisdiction.

stf
Abbreviation of scientifiction.

stfandom
The subculture of science fiction fans.

stfandoms
plural of stfandom

stfantasies
plural of stfantasy

stfantasy
The overall field of literature containing the genres of science fiction and fantasy fiction; imaginative fiction; speculative fiction.

stfdom
The subculture of science fiction fans, the community of science fiction writers and fans.

stfsy
The overall genre containing science fiction and fantasy; speculative fiction.

stge
Abbreviation of stage.

sthenia
strength, vigour or vitality

sthenicity
The quality of being sthenic.

stichoi
plural of stichos

stichometries
plural of stichometry

stichometry
The measurement of books in terms of how many lines of text they contain.
The division of the text of a book into lines; a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted.

stichomythia
A technique in drama or poetry, in which alternating lines, or half-lines, are given to alternating characters, voices, or entities.

stichomythias
plural of stichomythia

stichomythies
plural of stichomythy

stichomythy
Alternative form of stichomythia.

stichos
A line of ordinary length in a manuscript.
A verse or versicle, according to the Greek Orthodox Church.

stickability
The motivation and ability to keep at something in the face of obstacles;determination and persistence;

stickage
The condition or result of something getting stuck.

stickages
plural of stickage

stickermania
A craze for decorative adhesive stickers.

sticklerism
The behaviour of a stickler; inflexible adherence to rules.

stickout
A portion of wire extending from an electrode, important in the welding process.

stickouts
plural of stickout

sticksmanship
The art or skill of a drummer in popular music.

sticktion
the temporary adhesion between a tribometer and a test surface that causes unrealistically high slip resistance readings

sticktoitiveness
Persistence; determination.

stickwoman
A simple drawing of a woman with lines to represent limbs and torso.
A female dealer in gambling who gathers the dice with a stick.
A female player in a game played with a stick (such as hockey or lacrosse).

stickwomen
plural of stickwoman

stickwork
Use of the stick in lacrosse, hockey, etc.

stickyback
A small photographic portrait with an adhesive backing.

stickybacks
plural of stickyback

stiction
The static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary objects in contact.

stictions
plural of stiction

stiesful
plural of styful

stiffener
Anything added to something in order to stiffen it, such as a support beam, or starch for a collar.
One of a series of angle bars, Z-bars, beams, rods, or other shapes, attached in order to provide them the necessary stiffness or rigidity.
An alcoholic drink taken to fortify oneself.

stiffeners
plural of stiffener

stiffneckedness
Alternative form of stiff-neckedness.

stiflingness
The state or condition of being stifling.

stigmatisation
Alternative spelling of stigmatization.

stigmatisations
plural of stigmatisation

stigmatization
The process or act of stigmatizing.
The production of stigmata upon the body.

stigmatizations
plural of stigmatization

stigmatophilia
A paraphilia involving sexual arousal from body modifications such as piercings and tattoos

stigmatophore
The structure that bears the stigmata

stigmatophores
plural of stigmatophore

stigmatypy
A technique of printing with points, consisting of their arrangement in pictures.

stillhead
The head of a distillation still.

stillheads
plural of stillhead

stillness
The quality or state of being still.
Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.

stillnesses
plural of stillness

stillth
The state, quality, or condition of being still; stillness; tranquility; peace.

stiltedness
self-consciousness, out-of-place formality, or forced behavior.

stiltednesses
plural of stiltedness

stiltiness
The state of being stilty.

stimulability
The condition of being stimulable

stimulance
Synonym of stimulation.

stimulancy
The quality of being stimulating.
The act of stimulating; stimulation.

stimulatability
The ability to be stimulated.

stimulation
A pushing or goading toward action.
Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.
An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating.

stimulations
plural of stimulation

stimulativeness
The state or quality of being stimulative.

stimulism
The theory of medical practice which regarded life as dependent upon stimulation, or excitation, and disease as caused by excess or deficiency in the amount of stimulation.
The practice of treating disease by alcoholic stimulants.

stimulon
A system of genes that are regulated by the same stimulus

stimulons
plural of stimulon

stinginess
The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.

stinginesses
plural of stinginess

stingingness
The quality of being stinging.

stinglessness
Absence of a sting.

stinkaroo
Alternative spelling of stinkeroo.

stinkaroos
plural of stinkaroo

stinkcat
Alternative spelling of stink-cat.

stinkcats
plural of stinkcat

stinkerdom
The state or sphere of stinkers; contemptible behaviour.

stinkeroo
Something bad, contemptible or of otherwise low quality.

stinkeroos
plural of stinkeroo

stinkfest
A very bad-smelling place or situation.

stinkfests
plural of stinkfest

stinkiness
The state or condition of being stinky.

stinkingness
The quality of being stinking.

stintedness
The state of being stinted.

stipulation
The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.