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suspense account |
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an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification |
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sight bill |
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a draft payable on presentation |
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soaking up |
Noun
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(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another |
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surface assimilation |
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the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid |
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shitting |
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the elimination of fecal waste through the anus |
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sanguification |
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the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
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sprouting |
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the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow |
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solidifying |
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the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization |
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solidification |
Noun
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the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization |
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suffusion |
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the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance |
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sweating |
Noun
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the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid |
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sudation |
Noun
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the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid |
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state change |
Noun
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a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
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swelling |
Noun
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the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) |
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swelling |
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something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings |
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swelling |
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an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement |
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simultaneous operation |
Noun
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the simultaneous execution of two or more operations |
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sporulation |
Noun
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asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores |
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stovepiping |
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retrieval of information from unconnected databases |
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salivation |
Noun
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the secretion of saliva |
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saponification |
Noun
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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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schizogony |
Noun
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asexual reproduction by multiple fission |
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secondary emission |
Noun
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the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons |
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serial operation |
Noun
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the sequential execution of operations one after another |
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sequential operation |
Noun
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the sequential execution of operations one after another |
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serial processing |
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sequential processing by two or more processing units |
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sexual reproduction |
Noun
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reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete |
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sloughing |
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the process whereby something is shed |
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sinking spell |
Noun
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a temporary decline in health or value |
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slump |
Noun
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a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality |
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slump |
Noun
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a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment |
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slump |
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fall heavily or suddenly |
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slump |
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go down in value |
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slump |
Verb
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fall or sink heavily |
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slump |
Verb
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assume a drooping posture or carriage |
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self-inductance |
Noun
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the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries |
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soakage |
Noun
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the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) |
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social process |
Noun
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a process involved in the formation of groups of persons |
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soil erosion |
Noun
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the washing away of soil by the flow of water |
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solvation |
Noun
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a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound |
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sorption |
Noun
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the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption) |
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souring |
Noun
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the process of becoming sour |
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spallation |
Noun
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(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles |
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speciation |
Noun
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the evolution of a biological species |
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spermatogenesis |
Noun
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development of spermatozoa |
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spontaneous combustion |
Noun
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ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process |
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stagflation |
Noun
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a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation) |
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Stalinization |
Noun
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social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin |
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Stalinisation |
Noun
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social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin |
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stationary stochastic process |
Noun
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a stochastic process in which the distribution of the random variables is the same for any value of the variable parameter |