sodicity
A measure of the amount of available sodium in water or soil

sodium
The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.
Employing sodium.

sodiumdodecylsulfate
Alternative form of sodium dodecyl sulfate.

sodiums
plural of sodium

sodiumthiosulfate
Alternative form of sodium thiosulphate.

sodiumthiosulphate
Alternative form of sodium thiosulphate.

solera
A method of producing sherry in which small amounts of younger wines stored in an upper tier of casks are systematically blended with the more mature wine in the casks below
A large wine cask, on the bottom tier in this system, that contains the oldest wine

soleras
plural of solera

solidities
plural of solidity

solidity
The state or quality of being solid.
Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.
The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of enclosed space.

solvomolalities
plural of solvomolality

solvomolality
A measure of the comparative solubility of a material in a mixture of a solvent and a reference solvent.

somewhats
plural of somewhat

somnogram
A set of measurements taken by means of somnography.

somnograms
plural of somnogram

songhuadan
Synonym of century egg.

sophorolipid
A surface-active glycolipid compound that can be synthesized by a number of non-pathogenic yeast species.

sophorolipids
plural of sophorolipid

sosh
Abbreviation of various terms beginning "social"; used especially in compound terms.
Abbreviation of various terms beginning "social"; used especially in compound terms.
Abbreviation of various terms beginning "social"; used especially in compound terms.

soshes
plural of sosh

sossoi
plural of sossos

sossos
A quantity of 60, such as a period of 60 years.
One tenth of a neros and one sixtieth of a saros – about 110 days.

soulfuls
plural of soulful

soulsful
plural of soulful

soumings
plural of souming

soupbowlful
Alternative form of soup-bowlful.

soupbowlfuls
plural of soupbowlful

soupbowlsful
plural of soupbowlful

soupcon
Alternative spelling of soupçon.

soupcons
plural of soupcon

soupspoonful
The amount that may be held by a soupspoon.

soupspoonfuls
plural of soupspoonful

soupspoonsful
plural of soupspoonful

sowlings
plural of sowling

spaceship
A manned vehicle that flies through space.
A finite pattern that reappears after a certain number of generations in the same orientation but in a different position.
The operator <=> in certain programming languages, which compares two values and indicates whether the first is lesser than, greater than, or equal to the second.
A computer.

spadeful
The amount held or moved by a spade at once.

spadefuls
plural of spadeful

spadeload
Synonym of spadeful (noun).

spadeloads
plural of spadeload
plural of spadeload

spadesful
plural of spadeful

spale
A chip or splinter of wood.
A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone.
A strengthening cross timber.
One of a number of crossbands fastened temporarily to the frames to keep them in place until properly secured.

spales
plural of spale

sparsistency
Let mathbf b be a vector and define the support operatorname supp( mathbf b)=i: mathbf bᵢ≠0 where mathbf bᵢ is the ith element of mathbf b. Let ̂mathbf b be an estimator for mathbf b. Then sparsistency is the property that the support of the estimator converges to the true support as the number of samples grows to infinity.

specsmanship
The use of specifications and quantitative measurements to establish the putative superiority of one product over another

spectrocolorimeter
A form of colorimeter that shows tristimulus values or otherwise measures colour intensity at various frequencies

spectrocolorimeters
plural of spectrocolorimeter

speedup
An amount or rate of decrease in time taken to do a certain amount of work.
The relationship between time taken and number of processors used.
An employer's demand for more output without more pay.

speedups
plural of speedup

spendings
plural of spending

spermatiophore
Alternative form of spermatophore.

spermatiophores
plural of spermatiophore

spermatocytes
plural of spermatocyte

spermatophore
A spermospore.
A capsule or pocket enclosing a number of spermatozoa, found in many annelids, brachiopods, insects, mollusks, and crustaceans.

spermatophores
plural of spermatophore

spermophore
rare spelling of spermatophore

spermophores
plural of spermophore

spherulocytes
plural of spherulocyte

sphygmograph
A mechanical device used to measure blood pressure and pulse.

sphygmographs
plural of sphygmograph

spinbox
Synonym of spinner (“interface element with arrowed buttons to select a value”).

spinboxes
plural of spinbox

spinner
Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
A conical fairing near the hub of some aircraft propellers or turbofan fans.
A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
A mentally disturbed or eccentric person; weirdo.
Primarily in the adult film industry, an woman with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
A spin bowler.
A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.
A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
A Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
A dolphin (Stenella longirostris).
A spinneret.
A spider.
A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
A spin doctor.
Ellipsis of fidget spinner.
A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
A record turntable or CD player.
A disc jockey.

spinners
plural of spinner

spiroergometer
An ergometer used in spiroergometry

spiroergometers
plural of spiroergometer

spitful
A spadeful.

spitfuls
plural of spitful

spithamai
plural of spithame

spithame
The span of a human hand, as a unit of measure in Ancient Greece.

spongeful
The amount (of liquid) contained in a sponge

spongefuls
plural of spongeful

spooneful
Obsolete spelling of spoonful.

spoonefuls
plural of spooneful

spoonful
The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

spoonfuls
plural of spoonful

spoonsful
plural of spoonful

sporkful
The amount that a spork will hold.

sporkfuls
plural of sporkful

sporksful
plural of sporkful

spoutfish
Any of a number of marine animals that spout water; especially certain bivalve mollusks that squirt out water when retiring into their holes, for example, the thick shelled river mussel (Unio crassus).

spoutfishes
plural of spoutfish

sprachbund
A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.

sprachbunds
plural of sprachbund

spreadwing
Any of a number of damselfies of the family Lestidae, which are larger than most damselflies and differ from them as they hold their wings at an angle away from their bodies.

springback
An inner false joint on a bound book, springing upward from the true or outer back when the book is opened flat.
The amount by which a material such as metal or wood springs back after being bent.

springbacks
plural of springback

spritzings
plural of spritzing

squillion
A very large, unspecified number (of).

squillions
plural of squillion

ssangnyuk
A traditional Korean board game played with two dice and a number of pieces representing horses.

stableful
The amount that fills a stable.

stablefuls
plural of stableful

stablesful
plural of stableful

stackback
The amount of wall space at either side of a window where the curtains are drawn back when fully open.

stackbacks
plural of stackback

stadiumful
the amount that fills a stadium.