sikbajA dish of meat cooked or marinated in vinegar and often also honey, eaten since at least the sixth century and historically popular among Arabs and Persians.
sikeA gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer; the marshy ground or ditch through which such a stream flows.
SikelianSynonym of Sicel (“member of an Italic tribe”).
SikligarA member of an Indian community, found in the states of Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab, who traditionally specialized in making and polishing weapons.
SilanganA barangay of Allacapan, Cagayan, Philippines.
silanideThe anion SiH₃⁻ derived from silane; any salt containing this anion
silanizationThe covering of a surface which contains hydroxyl groups (metal oxides, glass, etc) with a coating that contains silane-like molecules, thus making the surface chemically inert.
silanylationreaction with a silanyl group; silyation
silapentaneAny of several compound in which one or more carbon atoms of pentane have been replaced by silicon
SilasThe companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus.
silasesquiazaneany of a class of compounds in which every silicon atom is linked to three nitrogen atoms, and every nitrogen is linked to two silicons (RSi)₂ₙ(R'N)₃ₙ where R = H or hydrocarbyl
silasesquioxaneAny of a class of compounds in which every silicon atom is linked to three oxygen atoms, and every oxygen is linked to two silicons (RSi)₂ₙO₃ₙ where R = H or hydrocarbyl.
silasesquithianeAny of a class of compounds in which every silicon atom is linked to three sulfur atoms, and every sulfur is linked to two silicons (RSi)₂ₙS₃ₙ where R = H or hydrocarbyl.
SilasticA type of flexible, inert silicone rubber, used especially in prosthetic medicine to make devices such as shunts to control hydrocephalus, artificial heart valves and breast implants.
silatA type of martial art originating from the Malay Archipelago.
silathianeAny of a class of organosilicon compounds formally derived from the siloxanes by replacement of oxygen with sulfur
silbergroschenA coin used in Prussia and several other German Confederation states in northern Germany during the 19th century, worth one thirtieth of a thaler.
SilboA dialect of Spanish, a variant of the Spanish language that is spoken through whistling. This variant originates from La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain.
sildAny young herring (other than a sprat), especially if canned and processed in Scandinavia for sale as a sardine.
sildenafilA drug that is used in the form of its citrate C₂₂H₃₀N₆O₄S·C₆H₈O₇ to treat erectile dysfunction in males, that by suppressing a phosphodiesterase enzyme also suppresses the enzyme's inhibitory effect on the hormone cyclic GMP, and that enables the cyclic GMP produced during sexual arousal to initiate the muscular and vascular changes which produce an erection. It is marketed under the trademarks Revatio and Viagra.