steamroller |
a vehicle with a massive roller, used esp. in road construction for smoothing, crushing, and the like. [5 definitions] |
steamship |
a large steam-powered ship; steamer. |
steam shovel |
a large steam-powered machine for digging and excavating. |
steam table |
a table or counter for keeping food hot, that is fitted with a variety of containers for food and heated from underneath by hot water or steam. |
steamy |
of or like steam. [3 definitions] |
steapsin |
an enzyme in the pancreatic juice that facilitates the hydrolysis of fats into fatty acids and glycerol. |
stearic acid |
a colorless, odorless, waxlike fatty acid, occurring in many animal and vegetable fats, that is used in making candles, soaps, and cosmetics. |
stearin |
a colorless, odorless, tasteless ester found in most animal and vegetable fats that is used in the manufacture of soaps, adhesives, textile sizes, and the like. |
steatite |
a kind of talc with many commercial uses; soapstone. |
stedfast |
variant of steadfast. |
steed |
in literary usage, a horse used for riding, esp. a well-built and lively one. |
steel |
a hard, strong metal alloy composed of iron and carbon, and used for making machines, tools, knives, and the like. [7 definitions] |
steel band |
a musical group, of a type originating in Trinidad, whose instruments are chiefly steel oil drums cut to varying heights. |
steel blue |
a metallic blue-gray color. |
steel drum |
a West Indian percussion instrument traditionally made from a metal oil barrel. A steel drum has a bowl-like shape, and different notes are produced by striking distinct indented areas within the bowl. |
steel gray |
a dark bluish gray color. |
steel guitar |
a type of electric guitar with raised metal strings that is played by plucking while pressing a steel bar against the strings. |
steelhead |
a rainbow trout that migrates to the sea before returning to spawn in fresh water. |
steel mill |
a factory in which steel is made and processed; steelworks. |
steelpan |
a percussion instrument originating in Trinidad, traditionally made from a metal oil drum. A steelpan has a bowl-like shape, and different notes are produced by striking distinct indented areas within the bowl; steel drum. |
steel wool |
a ball or pad made of fine threadlike steel shavings, that is used for cleaning and polishing. |