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sheikh [sheikh 词源字典]: "An Arab leader, in particular the chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village", Late 16th century: based on Arabic šayḵ 'old man, sheikh', from šāḵa 'be or grow old'.[sheikh etymology, sheikh origin, 英语词源]
saxatile: "Living or growing on or among rocks", Mid 17th century: from French saxatile or Latin saxatilis, from saxum 'rock'.
sexpartite: "Divided or involving division into six parts", Mid 18th century: from sexi- 'six' + partite, on the pattern of words such as bipartite.
subrotund: "Somewhat or almost rotund; roundish", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From post-classical Latin subrotundus from classical Latin sub- + rotundus.
storyette: "A short or trifling story; (sometimes specifically) = short short story", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Morning Post. From story + -ette.
sericeous: "Silky; covered with silky down", Late 18th cent.; earliest use found in Stephen Robson (1741–1779), botanist. From post-classical Latin sericeus silken + -ous.
silex: "Silica, especially quartz or flint", Late 16th century: from Latin, 'flint'.
scaphismus: "A method of execution said to have been practised by the ancient Persians, in which the victim was secured within a small enclosed space, such as that formed by the cavities of two small boats placed together, so that only the head and other extremities protruded, and was left to die", Late 16th cent.; earliest use found in Eunapius' Lyves of Philosophers. From post-classical Latin scaphismus from classical Latin scapha boat (scapho-) + -ismus.
sexennial: "Recurring every six years", Mid 17th century: from sexennium + -al.
scorpioid: "Relating to or resembling a scorpion", Mid 19th century: from Greek skorpioeidēs, from skorpios 'scorpion'.
syphilid: "Any of the various types of skin lesion or eruption seen in secondary or tertiary syphilis. Frequently with distinguishing word, typically describing the nature of the lesion or eruption", Early 19th cent. From syphilis + -id, after French syphilide.
sorbent: "A substance which has the property of collecting molecules of another substance by sorption", Early 20th century: from sorb 'take up by sorption', on the pattern of absorbent.
sorption: "Absorption and adsorption considered as a single process", Early 20th century: back-formation from absorption and adsorption.
stereognosis: "The mental perception of depth or three-dimensionality by the senses, usually in reference to the ability to perceive the form of solid objects by touch", Early 20th century: from Greek stereos 'solid' + gnōsis 'knowledge'.
semimetal: "An element (e.g. arsenic, antimony, or tin) whose properties are intermediate between those of metals and solid non-metals or semiconductors", Mid 17th century: from modern Latin semimetallum (see semi-, metal).
schizocarp: "A dry fruit that splits into single-seeded parts when ripe", 19th century: from schizo- + Greek karpos 'fruit'.
Sexagesima: "The Sunday before Quinquagesima", Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin, literally 'sixtieth (day)', probably named by analogy with Quinquagesima.
saxicoline: "Another term for saxatile", Late 19th century: from modern Latin saxicolus (from saxum 'rock' + colere 'inhabit') + -ine¹.
sub specie mortis: "With awareness of one's mortality; in the face of death", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in The Living Age. From post-classical Latin sub specie mortis from classical Latin sub + speciē, ablative of speciēs + mortis, genitive of mors.
sent: "(Until the introduction of the euro in 2011) a monetary unit of Estonia, equal to one hundredth of a kroon", Respelling of cent.