saponification | (noun) a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap) | - |
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saponified | (adjective) converted into soap | - |
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saponify | (verb) convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali | - |
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(verb) become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali | - |
saponin | (noun) any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water; used in detergents and foaming agents and emulsifiers | - |
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spondaic | (adjective) of or consisting of spondees | - |
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spondaise | (verb) make spondaic | Synonyms: spondaize |
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spondaize | (verb) make spondaic | Synonyms: spondaise |
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spondee | (noun) a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables | - |
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spondylarthritis | (noun) arthritis that affects one or more of the intervertebral joints in the spine | - |
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spondylitis | (noun) inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness | - |
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spondylolisthesis | (noun) a forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it producing pressure on spinal nerves | - |
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sponge | (noun) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies | Synonyms: parazoan, poriferan |
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(noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | Synonyms: leech, parasite, sponger |
(noun) someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily | Synonyms: quick study |
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used | - |
(verb) wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten | - |
(verb) erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard | - |
(verb) soak up with a sponge | - |
(verb) gather sponges, in the ocean | - |
(verb) ask for and get free; be a parasite | Synonyms: bum, cadge, grub, mooch |
spongefly | (noun) hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges | Synonyms: spongillafly |
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spongelike | (adjective) like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed | Synonyms: spongy |
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(adjective) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | Synonyms: spongy, squashy, squishy |
sponger | (noun) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | Synonyms: leech, parasite, sponge |
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(noun) a workman employed to collect sponges | - |
spongillafly | (noun) hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges | Synonyms: spongefly |
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sponginess | (noun) the porosity of a sponge | - |
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(noun) the property of being able to occupy less space | Synonyms: compressibility, squeezability |
spongioblast | (noun) any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia | - |
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spongioblastoma | (noun) a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal | Synonyms: glioblastoma |
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spongy | (adjective) like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed | Synonyms: spongelike |
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(adjective) easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility | Synonyms: spongelike, squashy, squishy |
sponsor | (noun) someone who supports or champions something | Synonyms: patron, supporter |
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(noun) an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) | Synonyms: presenter |
(verb) assume sponsorship of | Synonyms: patronise, patronize |
(verb) assume responsibility for or leadership of | - |
(verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at |
sponsorship | (noun) the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) | - |
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spontaneity | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | Synonyms: spontaneousness |
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spontaneous | (adjective) happening or arising without apparent external cause | Synonyms: self-generated |
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(adjective) said or done without having been planned or written in advance | Synonyms: ad-lib, unwritten |
spontaneously | (adverb) in a spontaneous manner | - |
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(adverb) without advance preparation | Synonyms: ad lib, ad libitum, impromptu |
spontaneousness | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint | Synonyms: spontaneity |
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tampon | (noun) plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood) | - |
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(verb) plug with a tampon | - |
tamponade | (noun) blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) | Synonyms: tamponage |
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tamponage | (noun) blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) | Synonyms: tamponade |
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tarpon | (noun) large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida | Synonyms: Tarpon atlanticus |
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toponomy | (noun) the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language | Synonyms: toponymy |
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(noun) the nomenclature of regional anatomy | Synonyms: toponymy |
toponym | (noun) the name by which a geographical place is known | Synonyms: place name |
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toponymy | (noun) the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language | Synonyms: toponomy |
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(noun) the nomenclature of regional anatomy | Synonyms: toponomy |
transponder | (noun) electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply | - |
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treponema | (noun) spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws) | - |
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troponomy | (noun) the place names of a region or a language considered collectively | Synonyms: troponymy |
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troponym | (noun) a word that denotes a manner of doing something | Synonyms: manner name |
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troponymy | (noun) the place names of a region or a language considered collectively | Synonyms: troponomy |
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(noun) the semantic relation of being a manner of does something | - |
unresponsive | (adjective) not responding to some influence or stimulus | - |
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(adjective) aloof or indifferent | - |
(adjective) not susceptible to suggestion or influence | - |
unresponsiveness | (noun) the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events | Synonyms: deadness |
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unsaponified | (adjective) not converted into soap | - |
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weapon | (noun) any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting | Synonyms: arm, weapon system |
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(noun) a means of persuading or arguing | Synonyms: artillery |
weaponed | (adjective) carrying weapons | Synonyms: equipped |
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weaponize | (verb) make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon | - |
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weaponless | (adjective) without a weapon | - |
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weaponry | (noun) weapons considered collectively | Synonyms: arms, implements of war, munition, weapons system |
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