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Stylops
- - A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state, on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now generally referred to the Coleoptera. See Strepsiptera.
Stymied
- verb - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Stymies
- noun - a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
- a thwarting and distressing situation
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Stypses
- noun - the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
Stypsis
- noun - the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
Styptic
- adjective - a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
- tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
Styrene
- noun - a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene
Styrone
- - A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin; -- properly called cinnamic alcohol or styryl alcohol.
Suasion
- noun - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
Suasive
- - Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory.