[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"s"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/second]second[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/sec]sec[/URL]] [*]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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/sulfur]sulfur[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/sulphur]sulphur[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/atomic number 16]atomic number 16[/URL]] [*]the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/south]south[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/due south]due south[/URL]] [*]a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/mho]mho[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/siemens]siemens[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/reciprocal ohm]reciprocal ohm[/URL]] [*]the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet [*](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: [URL=http://www.word.sc/randomness]randomness[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/entropy]entropy[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/s]http://www.word.sc/s[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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