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speciation.noun.plural.speciations
basically
an evolutionary.term
about the process
by which a new species is made;
the evolutionary formation of new biological
species, stated
to be by the division
of a single species into two or more genetically (relating to genetics
or genes) distinct
ones
speciational.adjective
sooth.adjective
soft; smooth
sooth.noun,.plural.soothes
truth; reality
soothly.adverb
soothe,
soothed,
soothing,
soothes.verbs
transitive
verb use.to calm or placate;
to ease or relieve pain, for example
intransitive
verb use.to bring comfort, composureor
relief
soother.noun,.plural.soothers
structure.noun,.plural.structures
the structure of something
is the way
in which it is made, built
or organized
(an incorporated structure of a company
having policies
and procedures
designed by lawyers.interacting
with the company owners in regulating
its functioning;
a self-governing corporation);
a structure is something that has been built (buildings, public roads,
bridges such as train trestle
bridges are structures); if you structure something, you arrange
it in a careful.organized.pattern
or system;
something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in
a particular way; the way in
which parts are arranged or put together to form
a whole;
the interrelationship
or arrangement of parts in a complex.entity
(political structure; a garden plot
structure); something constructed
Biology:
the arrangement or formation of the tissues.or.organs
or other parts of an organism
structure, structured,
structuring,
structures.transitive
verbs
structural.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.characterized
by structure (structural simplicity);
affecting
structure (structural changes); used in or necessary
to building (structural beams of timber
or metal);
the structure of rocks and other aspects
of the Earth's crust; relating
to or concerned
with systematic
structure in a particular
field of interest, such as construction and design
of buildings
structural.noun,.plural.structurals
a part of a structure that bears a weight or the
structural piece used for such a part
structurally.adverb
the refurbished
building is now structurally sound
structuralize,
structuralized,
structuralizing,
structuralizes.transitive
verbs
to form, organize or incorporate
into a structure
structuralization.noun,.plural.structuralizations
solemn.adjective
deeply earnest,
serious
and sober; somberly
or gravely impressive;
sacred
(a solemn vow); gloomy;
somber; someone or something that is solemn is very serious rather than
cheerful or humorous (his solemn little face broke into smiles when he
found his favorite blanket; he looked solemn)
solemnly.adverb
solemnness.noun,.plural.solemnnesses
solemnity.noun,.plural.solemnities
the quality
or condition
of being solemn; a solemn observance
or proceeding
semipermeable.adjective
partially permeable;
allowing passage of certain, especially small, molecules
or ions but acting as a barrier
to others; used of biological and
synthetic.membranes
semipermeability.noun,.plural.semipermeabilities
spectroscope.noun,.plural.spectroscopes
an instrument
for producing and observing spectra
spectroscopy.noun,.plural.spectroscopies
the branch of science concerned with the investigation
and measurement of spectra produced when matter interacts with or emits
electromagnetic radiation
spectroscopic or
spectroscopical.adjective
spectroscopically.adverb
spectrometer.noun,.plural.spectrometers
spectrometry.noun,.plural.spectrometries
a spectroscope equipped with scales for measuring
wavelengths
or indexes of refraction
mass spectroscopy.noun,.plural.mass
spectroscopies
(pronounced 'spec traws kapee') the use of spectroscopy
to determine the masses of small
electrically charged particles
spectrometric.adjective
spectroscopist.noun,.plural.spectroscopists
substance.noun,.plural.substances
substance is the quality
of being important or significant;
the substance of what someone says or writes is the main thing that they
are trying to say; the essential.nature
(the substance in relationships); essence;
heart; depth of meaning;
that which is solid and practical.in.character,
quality
or importance;
if you say that something has no substance, you mean that it is not true;
a material
of a particular kind or constitution;
that which has mass and occupies
space; matter
substantial.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.having
substance;
material;
true or real; not imaginary; solidly built; strong; ample;
sustaining
(a substantial breakfast); considerable in importance, value, degree, amount
or extent (won by a substantial margin); possessing wealth or property;
well-to-do
substantial.noun,.plural.substantials
an essential; a solid thing
substantiality.noun,.plural.substantialities
substantialness.noun,.plural.substantialnesses
substantially.adverb
substantiate,
substantiated,
substantiating,
substantiates.transitive
verbs
to support with proof
or evidence; verify
(the theory
of evolution is still a theory,
unable to be substantiated; substantiate an argument);
confirm;
to make firm or solid; to give substance to; make
real
or actual
substantiation.noun,.plural.substantiations
substantive.adjective
having the essential.elements
of wholeness; substantive instructions and issues deal with the most important
and central
aspects
of a subject
(the commandments were substantive to the ancient Mosaic
Law); existing independently; foundational;
of considerable.importance;
substantial
sugarcoat, sugarcoated,
sugarcoating,
sugarcoats.transitive
verbs to cause to seem more appealing
or pleasant
(a sentimental
treatment that sugercoats a harsh.reality;
she feigned
her voice with the cloak
of kindness while she spued
out sugarcoated invectives
to his face); to coat with sugar (sugarcoat a pill)
sugar.noun,.plural.sugars
any of a class of water soluble crystalline carbohydrates,
including sucrose and lactose, having a characteristically sweet taste
and classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides
and trisaccharides
sugary, sugarier,
sugariest.adjectives
characterized
by or containing sugar (sugary foods); tasting or looking like sugar; excessively
or cloyingly sweet (sugary compliments; a sugary smile
sugariness.noun.(many
words ending in 'ess'
are
usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
can make the word be clumsy)
sugar cane.noun,.plural.sugar
canes
a tall tropical
southeast Asian grass (Saccharum officinarum) having thick, solid, tough.stems
that are a better source of sugar than white and brown which have additives
such as ground animal bone
saccharide.noun,.plural.saccharides
any of a series of compounds
of carbon, hydrogen,.and.oxygen
in which the atoms of the latter
two elements are in the ratio
of 2:1, especially those containing the group C6H10O5-(6
parts {molecules}
carbon,
10 parts hydrogen, 5 parts oxygen)
social.adjective
inclined
to seek out or enjoy the company of others; sociable
socially.adverb
in a social way; with regard
to society
social.noun,.plural.socials
as informal
social gathering, as of the members of a church congregation
(are you going to the church social on Saturday night?)
socialism.noun,.plural.socialisms
socialism is an ideal
social system
for those wanting to subjugate others, in which the means
of producing and distributing goods are owned collectively
and political power is believed to be exercised by the whole community,
whereas.in
reality, it's a ruse,
being a system used by those conniving
to have it all under their exclusive
control and using nefarious
tricks to establish
themselves; socialism is the base for easing into communism
and establishing
a dictatorship
as happened in Canada while good people weren't watching and thus did nothing
social order.noun,.plural.social
orders
orders
made by those controlling a society for its regulation
by means of laws, bylaws,
rules
and advisories;
the social order in a place is the way that society is organized
there and that's usually under what's known as Maritime/Admiralty
law and not the law of God, called Natural
Law
socialist.noun,.plural.socialists
an advocate
of socialism; a member of a political party or group that advocates socialism
socialist.adjective
of, promoting or practicing socialism
sociology.noun,.plural.sociologies
sociology is the study of society
or of the way society is organized; the study of human social.behavior,
especially
the study of the origins, organization, institutions and development of
human society; analysis
of a social institution
or societal.segment
as a self-contained entity
or in relation to society
as
a whole
sociologic.or.sociological.adjective
of.or.relating.to.practices
of sociology (psychological
and sociological studies were emphasizing
the importance of the family)
sociologically.adverb
sociologist.noun,.plural.sociologists
sociable.adjective
fond of
the company of others; gregarious;
marked by or affording occasion for agreeable conversation and conviviality;
personable;
social;
sociable people are friendly and enjoy talking to other people;
pleasant,
friendly and affable;
gracious
sociable.noun,.plural.sociables
a social
sociableness.noun,.plural.sociablenesses
sociably.adverb
sociability.noun,.plural.sociabilities
the disposition
or quality
of being sociable
socialize, socialized,
socializing,
socializes.verbs
transitive verb use.f
you socialize, you meet other people socially,
for example at parties; to spend time with other people in a friendly way;
socialize with (this age of living is so busy that people don't socialize
with their neighbours as much as they used to); to adapt
to the needs of society (shower and put on clean clothes because we are
going out to visit the neighbors)
intransitive verb use.to
take part in social activities; to make fit for companionship with others;
make sociable (at least look sociable by shining your shoes)
socialization.noun,.plural.socializations
the system of fitting into
communities with their traditions and values; a continuing process whereby
an individual learns and assimilates
the values and behavior patterns appropriate to his or her culture
socializer.noun,.plural.socializers
society.noun,.plural.societies
the totality of social relationships among human
beings; a group
of human beings broadly distinguished
from the other group of 'kinda like humans', called mankind
societal.adjective
of.or.relating.to
the structure, organization or functioning of society
societally.adverb
squabble, squabbled,
squabbling,
squabbles.intransitive
verbs
to engage in a disagreeable argument,
usually over a trivial matter;
wrangle;
argue
squabble.noun
a noisy quarrel,
usually about a trivial matter
squabbler.noun
slope, sloped,
sloping,
slopes.verbs
intransitive verb use.todiverge
from the vertical or horizontal;
incline.(a
roof that slopes; slant; to move on a slant; ascend
or descend.(sloped
down the trail)
transitive verb use.to
cause to slope (sloped the path down the bank of the hill)
slope.noun
an inclined line, surface, plane, position or
direction; a stretch of ground forming a natural or artificial incline
(ski slopes); a deviation from
the horizontal
slope.noun
slopingly.adverb
solitary.adjective
existing, living or going without others; alone
(a solitary traveler); alone
solitary.noun,
plural.solitaries
a person who lives alone; a recluse;
solitarily.adverb
solitariness.noun
solitude.noun
the state
or quality
of being.alone
or remote from others; a lonely or secluded place
secluded.adjective
removed or remote from others; solitary;
screened from view; sequestered
secludedly.adverb
secludedness.noun
seclude, secluded,
secluding,
secludes.transitive
verbs
to set or keep apart, as from social contact with
others; isolate; to screen from
view; make private
seclusion.noun
the act of secluding;
the state of being secluded; solitude; a secluded
place or abode
sunder, sundered,
sundering,
sunders.verbs
transitive verb use.to
break or wrench apart; sever;
separate
intransitive verb use.to
break into parts
sunder.noun,.plural.sunders
a division or separation
sunderance.noun,.plural.sunderances
spoil.noun,.plural.spoils
goods or property seized
from a victim
after a conflict
as of after a military.victory.(2Chronicles
14:14); an object of plunder;
prey;
refuse
material (the grapes got old and spoiled, so we threw them in the garbage)
spoil, spoiled.or.spoilt,
spoiling,
spoils.verbs
transitive verb use.to
impair
the value
or quality
of (bad ass parents
produce spoiled children such
as.bullies);
devastate;
injure;
to damage.irreparably;
ruin;
to impair the completeness, perfection
or unity
of; flaw.grievously
(vegetables spoiled after being picked); to take by force
intransitive verb use.to
become unfit for use or consumption,
as from decay, used especially of
perishables, such as food; to pillage
spoilage.noun,.plural.spoilages
the process
of becoming spoiled; the condition
of being spoiled; something that has been spoiled (too long in the fridge
and the asparagus spoils); the degree
to which something has been spoiled
spoliation.noun,.plural.spoliations
the act of despoiling
or plundering; seizure of neutral
vessels at sea by a belligerent power in time of war
spoiler.noun,.plural.spoilers
something that causes spoilage; a long, narrow
hinged plate on the upper surface of an airplane wing that reduces lift
and increases drag when raised; an air deflector mounted usually at the
rear of an automobile to reduce lift at high speeds
spoliator.noun,.plural.spoliators
stun, stunned,
stunning,
stuns.transitive
verbs
to daze
or render senseless, by or as if
by a blow; to overwhelm or daze
with a loud noise; to stupefy,
as with the emotional impact of
an experience; astound
stun.noun
a blow or shock that stupefies
stunning.adjective
a stunning person or thing
is extremely beautiful or impressive
(she was 70 and still a stunning woman); of a strikingly
attractive appearance; impressive (many movies listed
here have stunning performances); surprising; causing
or capable
of causing emotional shock or loss of consciousness (the stunning news
of my daughter winning the lottery)
stunningly.adverb
shrink, shrank.or.shrunk,
shrunk.or.shrunken,
shrinking,
shrinks.verbs
intransitive verb use.to
become constricted from heat,
moisture, or cold; contract;
to become reduced in amount or value; dwindle
(his savings quickly shrank the more he traveled around); to draw back
instinctively;
recoil;
to show reluctance;
hesitate.(she
shrunk back from further involvement because of the company's nefarious
dealings)
transitive verb use.to
cause
to shrink
shrinkage.noun,.plural.shrinkages
the process of shrinking; the degree
to which something shrinks
shrinkable.adjective
shrink.noun,.plural.shrinks
shrinker.noun,.plural.shrinkers
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