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Styphnic
- - Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, (NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2, obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid, but is not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well defined salts.
Styptics
- noun - a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
Styracin
- - A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol.
Styraxes
- noun - any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage
Styrenes
- noun - a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
Suasible
- adjective - being susceptible to persuasion
Suasions
- noun - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
Sub Rosa
- adverb -
- To be done in secret or secretly
- in secret or covertly; "held a meeting sub rosa to avoid general criticism"
Sub-Base
- - The lowest member of a base when divided horizontally, or of a baseboard, pedestal, or the like.