| scincid | (noun) alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide | Synonyms: scincid lizard, skink |
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| scintigram | (noun) a recording of the radioactivity emitted by a tracer in an organism or organ system. | - |
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| scintigraph | (noun) The apparatus used to make a scintigram. | Synonyms: scintiscanner |
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| scintilla | (noun) a sparkling glittering particle | - |
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| (noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | Synonyms: iota, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit |
| scintillant | (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | Synonyms: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillating, sparkly |
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| scintillate | (verb) be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity | Synonyms: coruscate, sparkle |
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| (verb) fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon | - |
| (verb) emit or reflect light in a flickering manner | Synonyms: twinkle, winkle |
| (verb) give off | - |
| (verb) reflect brightly | Synonyms: coruscate, sparkle |
| scintillating | (adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light | Synonyms: aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, sparkly |
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| (adjective) brilliantly clever | - |
| (adjective) marked by high spirits or excitement | Synonyms: bubbling, effervescent, frothy, sparkly |
| scintillation | (noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light | Synonyms: glisten, glister, glitter, sparkle |
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| (noun) the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight | - |
| (noun) a brilliant display of wit | - |
| (noun) a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash | Synonyms: sparkling, twinkle |
| (noun) (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle | - |
| scintiscanner | (noun) The apparatus used to make a scintigram. | Synonyms: scintigraph |
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