stereotypical |
conforming to or influenced by a stereotype or stereotypes. |
stereotypy |
the process or art of making or printing from stereotype plates. [2 definitions] |
sterile |
free of live bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms; uncontaminated; sterilized. [4 definitions] |
sterilization |
the act of sterilizing or the state of being sterilized. [2 definitions] |
sterilize |
to free of live microorganisms; decontaminate. [2 definitions] |
sterling |
of or made of the very finest silver, or .925 fineness. [7 definitions] |
stern1 |
firm and uncompromising. [2 definitions] |
stern2 |
the rear or back part of anything, esp. a nautical vessel. (Cf. bow3, stem3.) |
sternmost |
in nautical terminology, farthest astern; last in line. |
sternpost |
the main, upright post at the stern of a vessel, usu. used to support the rudder. |
sternum |
the flat bone to which most of the ribs are attached in the front of the chest in most vertebrates; breastbone. |
sternutation |
the act of sneezing. |
sternward |
to or toward the stern; astern. |
sternway |
backward movement of a vessel. |
stern-wheeler |
a steamboat propelled by a paddle wheel at the stern. |
steroid |
any of a large group of organic compounds, esp. biologically active members of this group such as the estrogens and testosterone. (See anabolic steroid.) [3 definitions] |
sterol |
one of a group of solid alcohols that is stored in fatty tissue, such as cholesterol. |
stertorous |
characterized by heavy breathing or snoring. |
stet |
an editorial direction to retain material previously canceled. [2 definitions] |
stethoscope |
an instrument used to amplify sounds made by internal organs such as the heart, and convey them to an examiner's ear. |
Stetson |
trademark for several styles of hat usu. made of felt and esp. in the western style of a high crown and wide brim. |