<b><font size="4">"s"</font></b><br/><b>noun</b> <ol> <li>1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: <a href="../second.html">second</a>, <a href="../sec.html">sec</a>] </li> <li>an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions) [syn: <a href="../sulfur.html">sulfur</a>, <a href="../sulphur.html">sulphur</a>, <a href="../atomicnumber16.html">atomic number 16</a>] </li> <li>the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: <a href="../south.html">south</a>, <a href="../duesouth.html">due south</a>] </li> <li>a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm [syn: <a href="../mho.html">mho</a>, <a href="../siemens.html">siemens</a>, <a href="../reciprocalohm.html">reciprocal ohm</a>] </li> <li>the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet </li> <li>(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity" [syn: <a href="../randomness.html">randomness</a>, <a href="../entropy.html">entropy</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../s.html">http://www.word.sc/s</a>

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