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

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