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sorbet — /sawr bit, sawr bay /; Fr. /sawrdd be /, n. sherbet (defs. 1, 3). [1575 85; < F < It sorbetto < Turk serbet cool drink Ar; see SHERBET] * * * … Universalium
Sorbonist — /sawr bon ist, bun , sawr beuh nist/, n. a student or graduate of the Sorbonne. [1550 60; < NL Sorbonista. See SORBONNE, IST] * * * … Universalium
sorus — /sawr euhs, sohr /, n., pl. sori /sawr uy, sohr uy/. 1. Bot. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns. See diag. under fern. 2. Mycol. a soruslike spore mass of certain fungi and lichens. [1825 35; < NL < Gk sorós heap] … Universalium
psoralen — /sawr euh leuhn, sohr /, n. Pharm. a toxic substance, C11H6O3, found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis. Also called furocoumarin. [1930 … Universalium
saurel — /sawr euhl/, n. any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side. [1880 85; < F, equiv. to saur ( < LL saurus jack mackerel < Gk saûros sea fish) + el n. suffix] * * * … Universalium
saurian — /sawr ee euhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Sauria, a group of reptiles originally including the lizards, crocodiles, and several extinct forms but now technically restricted to the lizards. 2. resembling a lizard. n. 3. a saurian… … Universalium
sauropod — /sawr euh pod /, n. 1. any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five toed limbs: the largest known land animal. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to… … Universalium
saury — /sawr ee/, n., pl. sauries. 1. a sharp snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. any of various related fishes. [1765 75; < NL saur(us) + Y2. See SAUREL] * * * ▪ fish any of four species of… … Universalium
soaring — /sawr ing, sohr /, n. the sport of flying a sailplane. [1895 90; SOAR + ING1] * * * or gliding Sport of flying a glider or sailplane. The craft is towed behind a powered airplane to an altitude of about 2,000 ft (600 m) and then released. The… … Universalium
sora — /sawr euh, sohr euh/, n. a small, short billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America. Also called sora rail, Carolina rail. [1695 1705, Amer.; orig. uncert.] * * * ▪ Italy town, Lazio (Latium) regione, south central Italy … Universalium
