| 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. |
| steelworker |
a person who works in a steel mill. |
| steely |
resembling steel in color, hardness, or strength. [3 definitions] |
| steelyard |
a balance or scale, consisting of two unequal arms, in which the object to be weighed is suspended from the shorter arm and its weight determined by a movable counterpoise that slides along the graduated longer arm. |
| steenbok |
a small antelope found in grassy areas of eastern and southern Africa. |
| steep1 |
having a sharp slope or incline. [3 definitions] |