| selective service |
a system of compulsory military service, or of selecting those who will serve therein. |
| selectivity |
the condition or quality of being selective. |
| selectman |
in many New England towns, one of several elected local public officials. |
| Selene |
in Greek mythology, the goddess of the moon; Luna. |
| selenic acid |
a colorless highly corrosive acid resembling sulfuric acid. |
| selenious acid |
a poisonous water-soluble powder used as a reagent. |
| selenite |
a clear colorless crystalline form of gypsum. [2 definitions] |
| selenium |
a chemical element that has thirty-four protons in each nucleus and that forms compounds with many other elements, but that can be isolated in gray or red crystalline allotropes whose electrical resistance varies with light intensity, leading to extensive use in photoelectric cells, xerographic copying, and the like. (symbol: Se) |
| selenium cell |
a photoconductive cell made by placing a thin strip of selenium between two metal electrodes. |
| self |
one's own being, personality, and nature. [3 definitions] |
| self- |
self; oneself or itself. [2 definitions] |
| self-abasement |
humiliation or degradation of oneself, esp. from feelings of guilt or inferiority. |
| self-abnegating |
combined form of abnegating. |
| self-abnegation |
a setting aside of one's own interests or welfare for the sake of others'; self-denial; self-sacrifice. |
| self-absorbed |
almost exclusively concerned with oneself and one's own affairs. |
| self-abuse |
blame or reproach of oneself. [2 definitions] |
| self-accelerating |
combined form of accelerating. |
| self-acceptance |
combined form of acceptance. |
| self-accusation |
combined form of accusation. |
| self-accusatory |
combined form of accusatory. |
| self-accusing |
combined form of accusing. |