Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z sellsword A mercenary. Sellwood A surname. selly Rare; wonderful; admirable Sellye A town in Baranya County, Hungary. Selma A confrontation where authorities brutally repress those wanting civil rights, similar to Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. Selman A surname. Selmani A surname from Arabic or Albanian. selmelier An expert in the use and selection of different types of salts. Selmer A surname. Selmian A person from or resident of Selma, Alabama. Selmon A surname. Selner A surname from German. Selnica A municipality of Croatia. selo A village, in various Slavic regions. selodenoson A vasodilator. selone any compound of general formula R₂C=Se, the selenium analogs of ketones Selonia A cultural region in southern Latvia encompassing the eastern part of Semigallia. Selonian Of or relating to Selonia in Latvia. Selous A surname. Selover A surname from Dutch. selpercatinib A particular anticancer drug. Selph A surname. selprazine A sedative and hypnotic drug. Selsdon A suburban area in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3562). Selsey A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ8593). Selside A small village in Selside and Fawcett Forest parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD5399). Selsor A surname from German. selsoviet A rural council, a level of administration in the Soviet Union and (some federal subjects of) modern Russia. Selston A large village and civil parish in Ashfield district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4653). selsyn A synchro whose currents are used directly to drive a receiver synchro that rotates in unison with the synchro transmitter. Selter A surname. seltzer A surname from German. seltzerita A margarita cocktail with seltzer water or hard seltzer added. seltzertini A martini cocktail with seltzer water or hard seltzer added. seltzogene A gasogene. Selukwe Former name of Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. selumetinib A drug being investigated for the treatment of various cancers. selurampanel A drug, closely related to the quinoxalinedione series, that acts as a competitive antagonist of the AMPA and kainate receptors. selva Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin. selvage The edge of a woven fabric, where the weft (side-to-side) threads run around the warp (top to bottom) threads, creating a finished edge. selvagee A skein or hank of rope yarns wound round with yarns or marline, used for stoppers, straps, etc. Selvaggio A surname from Italian. Selvaraj A surname from Tamil. selve To become or cause to become a unique self. Selvey A surname. Selvidge A surname. Selvig A surname from Norwegian. Selvin A surname. selving The formation or modification of one's identity. Selvitella A surname from Italian. Selvon A surname. Selway A surname transferred from the given name. Selwood A civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST787486). Selworthy A village and civil parish (served by Selworthy and Minehead Without Parish Council) in Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9146). Selwyn A surname transferred from the given name. selwynite A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal deep purplish blue mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zirconium. Selydove A city in Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukraine. Selz A census-designated place in North Dakota. Selzer A surname from German. Selznick A surname Selznickian Of or relating to Philip Selznick (1919–2010), professor of sociology and law. Selzthal A municipality in Liezen district, Styria, Austria. sema A member of a Sümi-speaking Naga people. Semaan A surname from Arabic. Semacode A machine-readable two-dimensional barcode used primarily to code website addresses. semagacestat A drug designed to treat Alzheimer's disease but never marketed. semaglutide A peptide used in the treatment of diabetes and as an antiobesity medication. semagram A semantic symbol (picture or glyph) associated with a concept. Semai A semisedentary ethnic group living in the central Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Semainian Of or relating to the protodynastic culture associated with Naqada III. semainier A tall, narrow chest of drawers, typically with seven drawers, as for storing a week's supply of lingerie, shirts, etc. Semaj A male given name originating as a coinage. Seman A surname. Semang An ethnic minority of the Malay Peninsula. semanteme an indivisible unit of meaning. semantic Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. semantical Pertaining to or resembling semantics semanticality The quality of being semantical. semantically In the manner of or referring to semantics. semantician One who studies semantics, the science of meaning in words. semanticism The belief that semantics is central to grammar. semanticist A person who studies semantics. semanticity The quality of a linguistic system has being able to convey meanings semanticizable Capable of being semanticized. semanticization Act or process of semanticizing semanticize To make semantic. semantics A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words. semantide A macromolecule common to all cells, used in phylogeny because they change slowly over time. semantization Conversion to semantic form semantogenic Of a condition: brought on by being described or given a label. semantogram A symbol used solely for meaning, as when logographic Chinese symbols are used to represent the meaning of native Japanese words. semantological Relating to semantology. semantology The study of semantics. semantophore The portion of something that conveys information or meaning, such as a DNA molecule. semantophoretic Carrying meaning, as semantides do. semantosyllabic Of a grapheme: combining semantic and phonetic information. semantron A percussion instrument used chiefly in Eastern Orthodox monasteries to summon the brethren to prayer or to lead processions. Semapedia A former project using Semacode nodes to connect Wikipedia articles to their relevant places in physical space. semaphore Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words. semaphoretic Signaletic. semaphoretical Synonym of semaphoretic. semaphoric using semaphore semaphorically By means of a semaphore, or like semaphore. semaphorin Any of a class of proteins that assist growing axons to find an appropriate target and to form synapses semaphorist Someone who controls or operates a semaphore. semaphoront An organism as seen in a specific time during its ontogeny or life cycle, as the object of identification or basis for systematics. semaphyll A sepal or similar structure which has become modified to attract pollinators semaphyllous Characteristic of a semaphyll semapimod A particular antiviral and antimalarial drug. Semarang The capital and largest city of Central Java, Indonesia. semasiogram Synonym of semasiograph. semasiograph A symbol of a semasiography; an ideogram. semasiographic Of or pertaining to semasiography. semasiography The use of symbols to communicate information, such as with musical or mathematical notation, road signs, or emojis. semasiological Of or pertaining to semasiology. semasiologically In terms of semasiology. semasiologist One who studies semasiology. semasiology Semantics; a discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression. semasphere An aerostatic signalling apparatus. sematectonic That acts as a sign of building sematic Acting as a sign of danger. sematically In a sematic manner sematilide An antiarrhythmic agent. sematological Relating to sematology. sematologist One who studies sematology. sematology The science of signs, particularly of verbal signs, in the operation of thinking and reasoning; the science of language as expressed by signs. sematophyllaceous Of or relating to the Sematophyllaceae. sematrope An instrument for signalling by reflecting the rays of the sun in different directions. sematurid Any moth in the family Sematuridae. semaxanib The anticancer compound (3Z)-3-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one semba A genre of traditional music and dance from Angola. semblable apparent. semblably In a similar way; similarly. semblance The outward appearance or form of a person or thing. semblancy semblance semblant One's outward appearance. semblative Resembling. semble To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. sembling The practice of attracting male butterflies or other insects by exposing the encaged female. It used to be done by collectors wanting to procure specimens. sembreak A semestral break. semduramicin An antiprotozoal drug. seme Anything which serves for any purpose as a substitute for an object of which it is, in some sense, a representation, sign, or symbol. semecarpol A poisonous organic compound found in plants of genus Semecarpus. Semedo A surname from Portuguese. semeion A unit of time, a division of a foot; a mora. Semele The mother of Dionysus. semelfactive That denotes a momentary or punctiliar action. semelfactively In a semelfactive manner. semelfactiveness The quality of being semelfactive. semelfactivity The quality of being semelfactive.