| sabotage |
a secret operation or act, esp. one carried out by an insider, to damage property, obstruct operations, undermine negotiations, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| saboteur |
one who commits an act of sabotage. |
| sabra |
an Israeli citizen born in Israel. |
| sabre |
a spelling of saber used in Canada and Britain. See saber for more information. |
| sabre saw |
a portable electric jigsaw. |
| SAC |
abbreviation of "Strategic Air Command." |
| sac |
a baglike or pouchlike structure occurring in nature. |
| sacaton |
a grass grown in semiarid regions, such as Mexico and the southwestern United States, for hay or pasture. |
| saccade |
a rapid, involuntary eye movement, as during reading. [2 definitions] |
| saccharate |
an ester or salt of saccharic acid. [2 definitions] |
| saccharic acid |
a compound made by oxidizing a sugar or starch with nitric acid. |
| saccharide |
an organic compound containing one or more sugars. [2 definitions] |
| saccharimeter |
an optical instrument that measures the concentration of sugar in a solution. |
| saccharin |
a synthetic, noncaloric, sweet-tasting substitute for sugar. |
| saccharine |
of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of sugar or saccharin; sweet, esp. excessively sweet. [2 definitions] |
| saccharo- |
sugar. |
| saccharometer |
a hydrometer that measures the amount of sugar in a solution. |
| sacculate |
formed of or divided into sacs or a series of saclike dilations or pouches. |
| saccule |
a small pouch within an animal or plant, usu. containing a fluid. [2 definitions] |
| sacerdotal |
of, pertaining to, or functioning as a priest or as a mediator between God and humanity. |
| sacerdotalism |
the system or functions of priesthood, esp. based on the belief that priests mediate between man and God. [2 definitions] |