| stainer | 1. One who stains or tarnishes. 2. A workman who stains; as, a stainer of wood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| staining | The use of a dye, reagent, or other material for producing colouration in tissues or microorganisms for microscopic examination. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stainless steel | <chemical> Stainless steel. A steel containing ni, cr, or both. It does not tarnish on exposure and is used in corrosive environments. Chemical name: Stainless steel (12 Dec 1998) |
| stains-all | 4,5,4',5'-Dibenzo-3,3'-diethyl-9-methylthiocarbocyanine bromide;a dye that stains phosphoproteins blue, proteins red, nucleic acids purple, and mucoproteins and mucopolysaccharides various colours on acrylamide gels; also used on tissue sections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| staircase | A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing, balusters, etc. "To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of architecture." (Sir H. Wotton) Staircase shell. <zoology> Any scalaria, or wentletrap. Any species of Solarium, or perspective shell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| staircase phenomenon | A phenomenon in cardiac muscle first observed by H.P. Bowditch; if a number of stimuli of the same intensity are sent into the muscle after a quiescent period, the first few contractions of the series show a successive increase in amplitude (strength). Synonym: staircase phenomenon. Origin: Ger. Treppe, staircase (05 Mar 2000) |
| stake | 1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants. 2. To mark the limits of by stakes; with out; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road. 3. To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge. "I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays." (Pope) 4. To pierce or wound with a stake. Origin: Staked; Staking. 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc. "A sharpened stake strong Dryas found." (Dryden) 2. A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off. 3. The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned; hence, martyrdom by fire. 4. A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc, for light work, punching upon, etc. 5. That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. at stake, in danger; hazarded; pledged. "I see my reputation is at stake." Origin: AS. Staca, from the root of E. Stick; akin to OFries. & LG. Stake, D. Staak, Sw. Stake, Dan. Stage. See Stick, and cf. Estacade, Stockade. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stake-driver | <zoology> The common American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus); so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud. Synonym: meadow hen, and Indian hen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalactical | <geology> Stalactic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalactite | Origin: Gr. Oozing out in drops, dropping, fr. To drop: cf. F. Stalactite. <geology> A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks. In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalactitical | <geology> Of or pertaining to a stalactite; having the form or characters of a stalactite; stalactic. Origin: Cf. F. Stalactitique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalagmite | <geology> A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of caverns; hence, a similar deposit of other material. Origin: Gr. That which drops, a drop, fr. To drop; cf. F. Stalagmite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalagmometer | An instrument for determining exactly the number of drops in a given quantity of liquid; used as a measure of the surface tension of a fluid (the lower the tension, the smaller the drops and, consequently, the more numerous in a given quantity of the fluid). Synonym: stactometer. Origin: G. Stalagma, a drop, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| stalder | A wooden frame to set casks on. Origin: From the root of stall. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stalk | A stem. Usually refers to the pituitary stalk that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus. (16 Dec 1997) |
Synonyms : Amylomaize Starch, Amylum, Cornstarch, Keoflo, Starch, Amylomaize
Synonyms : Amylophosphorylase, Starch Phosphorylase a, Starch Phosphorylase b, Phosphorylase a, Starch, Phosphorylase b, Starch, Phosphorylase, Starch
Synonyms : GBSS, Granule-Bound Starch Synthase, Granule Bound Starch Synthase, Starch Synthase, Granule-Bound, Synthase, Granule-Bound Starch, Synthase, Starch
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Synonyms : Oxpeckers, Mynah, Oxpecker, Starling
| standard atmosphere |
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
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| static electricity |
electricity produced by friction
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| standard deviation |
the square root of the variance
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| stamen |
the male reproductive organ of a flower
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| statics |
the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium
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| STA | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
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| STA | arrange in stacks |
| STA | load or cover with stacks |
| STA | to arrange in a stack or pile |
| STA | keep or lay aside for future use |
| STA | arrange into piles or stacks |
| STA | (slang) well or attractively formed with respect to physique |
| STA | arranged in a stack |
| STA | a heel made of many layers of leather |
| STA | a laborer who builds up a stack or pile |
| STA | storage space consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves in a library where most of the books are stored |
| STA | a large number or amount |
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