| saponin |
any of a group of glycosides that form an emulsion in water and are used in detergents. |
| saponite |
a hydrous silicate of aluminum and magnesium that is found as a soft, soapy filling in cavities of certain rocks. |
| sapor |
the quality in a substance that is perceptible to the sense of taste; flavor; savor. |
| sappanwood |
a tree native to India whose wood yields a red dye. [2 definitions] |
| sapper |
one who digs saps or does similar field excavation for military purposes. |
| Sapphic |
of or pertaining to Sappho. [3 definitions] |
| sapphire |
a precious gemstone that is usu. deep blue. [2 definitions] |
| sapphirine |
of, resembling, or consisting of sapphire. [3 definitions] |
| sapphism |
lesbianism. |
| Sappho |
a Greek female poet (early sixth century B.C.). |
| sappy |
full of or covered with sap. [3 definitions] |
| sapremia |
a type of blood poisoning; septicemia. |
| saprobic |
of or relating to organisms that are able to live in highly polluted water. [2 definitions] |
| saprogenic |
producing or produced by decay or decomposition. |
| sapropel |
black aquatic sludge deposited in some bodies of water as the result of the decay of organic matter. |
| saprophyte |
an organism, usu. a plant, that survives by consuming dead or decaying organic matter. |
| saprozoic |
of or designating the absorption of dissolved organic or inorganic material for nutrition, as by protozoans. [2 definitions] |
| sapsago |
a strong, firm cheese made from skim milk and flavored with sweet clover. |
| sapsucker |
either of two types of woodpecker native to North America that feed on the sap and insects of certain trees. |
| sapwood |
the newer, softer layers of wood, between the bark and the heartwood, that conduct water and sap in a tree. |
| Saqqara |
village in Egypt near Cairo that served as the site of burial grounds for rulers of ancient Egypt and is home to some of the oldest pyramids. |