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 sylleptically By syllepsis. syllid Any polychaete worm of the family Syllidae. syllogai Notebooks used to collect sketches and inscriptions. sylloge A collection or compendium, especially of coins or antiquarian objects. syllogism An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term that is excluded from the conclusion. syllogismhood The property of being a syllogism. syllogismus Omission of the conclusion of a syllogistic argument. syllogist A logician who produces syllogisms. syllogistic Of or pertaining to a syllogism. syllogistical syllogistic syllogistically In a syllogistic way. syllogization reasoning by syllogisms syllogize To reason by means of syllogisms. syllogizer One who syllogizes. Sylmar A neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States. Syloti Sylheti (ethnicity). sylph An invisible being of the air. sylphic Of or pertaining to a sylph sylphid A young or little sylph. sylphidic Of or resembling a sylphid sylphine sylphic sylphish Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike. sylphlike Resembling (that of) a sylph; slender and graceful. sylphy sylphlike Sylt An island of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany in the North Sea. Syltian An age forming part of the Miocene. sylva An incorporated town, the county seat of Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. sylvacrol A resin obtained from the plant Stillingia sylvatica. sylvan Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands. Sylvanas A female given name from Latin. sylvaner A variety of white grape originally from central Europe. sylvanesque Reminiscent of the forest or woods. Sylvania A suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. sylvanite Silver gold telluride, a soft metallic mineral ranging in color from steely gray to almost white. sylvanitic Relating to the mineral sylvanite. sylvanity The quality of being sylvan; a rural or forest-like character. sylvanium tellurium sylvanshine An optical phenomenon in which dew-covered waxy-leaved trees retroreflect beams of light, as from a vehicle's headlights. Sylvanus A male given name from Latin, variant of Silvanus. sylvate abietate (salt or ester of sylvic acid (abietic acid)). Sylvaterre A locality in the Shire of Loddon, north western Victoria, Australia sylvatic Of or pertaining to woods or woodland organisms; sylvan Sylve A surname. sylvester A ratchet device for pulling out pit props. sylvestrene The monoterpenoid (5R)-1-methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexene sylvestrian sylvan; woody or woodlike Sylvestrine A Benedictine monk of a congregation founded in 1231 by Sylvester Gozzolini. Sylvia A female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia. sylvian Of or relating to Franciscus Sylvius (1614–1672; born Franz de le Boë), Dutch physician and scientist. Sylviana A female given name. sylvicolid Any gnat in the family Sylvicolidae, now considered to be part of the Anisopodidae. sylvicoline Of or relating to the Sylvicolinae or Sylvicolidae, former names for the family Parulidae, the New World warblers. sylviculturist Someone who cultivates forest trees, especially as a business; a forester. Sylvie A female given name from French. sylviid Any of the warblers in the family Sylviidae. sylviine Relating to the Sylviinae, a group of warblers. sylvine Synonym of sylvite. sylvinite sylvite sylvioid Any member of the Sylvioidea superfamily of birds. sylviornithid Any extinct flightless bird of the family †Sylviornithidae sylvite An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles. Sym A surname. Symaean Of, belonging to, or pertaining to Syme. symbatic Of or pertaining to a relationship between two related variables where increases or decreases in the value of one also occur in the other. Symbian A discontinued mobile operating system originally developed by the Symbian Ltd. consortium and later by Symbian Foundation, Nokia and Accenture. symbiodeme A lichen fungus that is a photobiont symbiodiniacean Any alga of the family Symbiodiniaceae symbiogenesis The merging of two separate organisms to form a single new organism. symbiogenetic Pertaining to symbiogenesis. symbiogenetically In terms of, or by means of, symbiogenesis. symbiological Relating to symbiology. symbiology The study of symbiosis. symbiome A biome of the symbiotic relationships between species symbionelle A symbiotic organelle Symbionese Of or pertaining to the Symbionese Liberation Army, an American left-wing urban militant group of the 1970s. symbionin An aphid endosymbiont-specific chaperonin protein symbiont An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship. symbiontic Relating to a symbiont. symbionticism The property of being a symbiont. symbiontid Any protozoan of the subphylum Symbiontida symbiontism The condition of being symbiontic symbiontophorous Associated with symbionts symbiophagic Relating to symbiophagy symbiophagy The feeding on a symbiote at the end of a symbiotic relationship. symbiose To take part in symbiosis. symbiosis A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species. symbiosism A Darwinian philosophy about the mind and humankind's place in nature, which regards language as a memetic organism residing in the brain. symbiosomal Relating to a symbiosome symbiosome The vacuole structure containing a symbiont. symbiostasis homeostasis in a symbiotic relationship symbiote Synonym of symbiont. symbiotic Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together. symbiotically In a symbiotic manner symbiotism symbiosis symbiotroph An organism that derives nourishment through a symbiotic relationship with another organism. symbiotrophic Relating to a symbiotroph or to symbiotrophy symbiotrophy The state of being a symbiotroph symbiotum A plant-fungus symbiosis as a single genetic unit symbiotype The type of symbiont. symbiotyping The characterization of symbiotypes. symbiovar symbiotic variant symblematic Emblematic or characteristic. symblepharon A partial or complete adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball. symblepharonlysis The breaking down of a symblepharon, usually by mechanical means. symbol A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. symbolaeography The art of drawing up legal documents. symbolatrous worshipping symbols symbolatry The worship of symbols. symbolgram An individual emblem devised by a member of the Camp Fire organization, representing their personality and aspirations. symbolic Pertaining to a symbol. symbolical Synonym of symbolic. symbolically In a symbolic manner. symbolicalness The quality of being symbolical. symbolicate To replace memory addresses with symbols (names of methods, classes etc.) in a stack trace, to aid in debugging. symbolication The process of making symbolic or representing with symbols. symbolicism An approach to understanding human cognition that is committed to language like symbolic processing as the best method of explanation. symbolicness The state or quality of being symbolic. symbolics The study of ancient symbols. symbolification The process of symbolifying. symbolify To represent by a symbol; symbolize. symbolism Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. symbolist Of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and early 20th-century European arts and literature symbolistic Characterized by the use of symbols. symbolistical symbolistic symbolistically In a symbolistic way. symbolizable That can be symbolized. symbolization The act of symbolizing; the use of symbols to represent things, or the investing of things with a symbolic meaning. symbolize To be symbolic of; to represent. symbolizer One who, or that which, symbolizes. symbolizing A symbolic conception. symbolofideism The doctrine that religion is essentially symbolic and should be based on faith rather than reasoned belief. symbologenic Creating symbols or symbolism. symbological Pertaining to a symbology. symbologist One who studies symbols, especially those used in ancient religions or secret societies. symbology The study or use of symbols. symboloid Something that resembles a symbol in some way. symbololatry The worship of symbols. symbolomania An excessive devotion to symbols. symbolophobia A fear of particular icons or symbols; systems that use symbolism, such as artificial intelligence; or that one's own speech or actions may be interpreted as having symbolic meanings. symbolry The use of symbols, or systems of symbols; symbology. symbrachydactyly A congenital abnormality of the hand, characterized by missing or malformed fingers. Symbrock The ship (romantic pairing) between Venom and Eddie Brock from Marvel. symclosene trichloroisocyanuric acid, an industrial disinfectant Syme An island of the Dodecanese, Greece. Symeon Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah. Symes A surname transferred from the given name. symesite A triclinic-pinacoidal pink mineral with the chemical formula Pb₁₀(SO₄)O₇Cl₄ · H₂O. symetine An antiprotozoal drug. Symington A hamlet in the north of Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4348). symlet A kind of modified Daubechies wavelet with increased symmetry.