| soil texture | The relative proportions of the various sizes of particles (silt, sand and clay) in a soil. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| soil value | The relative lightness or intensity of colour, approximately a function of the square root of the total amount of light, one of the three variables of colour. (09 Oct 1997) |
| soja | <botany> An Asiatic leguminous herb (Glycine Soja) the seeds of which are used in preparing the sauce called soy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| soke | 1. See Soc. 2. One of the small territorial divisions into which Lincolnshire, England, is divided. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| soko | <zoology> An African anthropoid ape, supposed to be a variety of the chimpanzee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sokosho | Synonym: rat-bite fever. Origin: Jap. So, rat, + ko, bite, + sho, malady (05 Mar 2000) |
| sol | 1. The sun. 2. <chemistry> Gold; so called from its brilliancy, colour, and value. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sol gel transformation | Transition between more fluid cytoplasm (endoplasm) and stiffer gel like ectoplasm proposed as a mechanism for amoeboid locomotion: since the endoplasm cannot really be considered a simple fluid and has visco elastic properties like a gel, the term is misleading. (18 Nov 1997) |
| sola | <botany> A leguminous plant (aeschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc. Alternative forms: solah, shola. Origin: Native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| solan goose | <zoology> The common gannet. Origin: Icel. Sla; akin to Norw. Sula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| solanaceae | Family of flowering plants (order solanales). Among the most important are potatoes, tomatoes, capsicum (green and red peppers), tobacco, and belladonna. (12 Dec 1998) |
| solanaceous | <botany> Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order Solanaceae, of which the nightshade (Solanum) is the type. The order includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant, red pepper, and many more. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| solanaceous alkaloids | Alkaloids, mainly tropanes, elaborated by plants of the family solanaceae, including atropa, hyoscyamus, mandragora, nicotiana, solanum, etc. Some act as cholinergic antagonists; most are very toxic; many are used medicinally. (12 Dec 1998) |
| soland | <zoology> A solan goose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| solania | <chemistry> Solanine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |