sui generis |
(Latin) of a kind of one's own; without equal; unique. |
sui juris |
competent to manage one's legal affairs. |
suint |
the natural grease formed from dried perspiration in sheep's wool, used in the preparation of ointments and as a source for potash. |
suit |
a set of clothes consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt, usu. made of the same material and color. [10 definitions] |
suitable |
appropriate for a particular person or to a purpose or situation; fitting. |
suitcase |
a usu. rectangular piece of luggage used for carrying clothing and personal effects; valise. |
suite |
several things that collectively form a set or series. [2 definitions] |
suiting |
cloth or fabric used to make suits. |
suitor |
a man courting or seeking to marry a woman. [3 definitions] |
suit up |
to dress in a special set of clothing. |
sukiyaki |
a Japanese dish made from thin slices of meat, vegetables, bean curd, and a slightly sweet sauce that includes rice wine and soy sauce, often cooked at the table. |
sukkah |
booth (Hebrew); a temporary building roofed with leafy boughs or straw, within which meals are eaten during Sukkoth. |
Sukkoth |
an eight-day or nine-day Jewish festival, observed during Tishri, that commemorates the period during which the Jews wandered in the wilderness. |
sulf- |
sulfur. |
sulfa |
of or designating drugs similar or related to sulfanilamide, used to combat certain bacterial infections. |
sulfadiazine |
a drug made from sulfanilamide, used to treat various bacterial infections such as that causing meningitis. |
sulfanilamide |
a white crystalline chemical compound used to treat certain bacterial infections. |
sulfate |
a chemical compound derived from sulfuric acid. [4 definitions] |
sulfide |
a chemical compound of sulfur and one or more other elements or radicals, esp. a compound of sulfur and a metal. |
sulfite |
an ester or salt or sulfurous acid. |
sulfoxide |
any of various organic compounds containing one atom of sulfur and one of oxygen in the molecule. |