scalprumA toothed raspatory used in trephining and in removing carious bone.
scamillusA sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.
scandalizeTo cause great offense to (someone); to shock with something scandalous.
scandalum magnatumdefamation of a Great Officer of State or member of the peerage.
scandentClimbing, without obvious morphological adaptations.
scaphiumThe carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.
scapoliteAny of several mixed sodium and calcium aluminosilicates which also contain chloride, carbonate and sulfate and are found in metamorphic rocks
sciaenaAny of several nocturnal fish, of the genus Sciaena, from the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea; a croaker.
sciaenoidOf or relating to the Sciaenidae, a family of marine fishes.
sciendaThe sum of all the political, economic, technological, scientific, military, geographical, and psychological knowledge that a governing body must possess to allow it to reach logically, rationally, and morally sound conclusions.
scientialOf or pertaining to science or to knowledge.
scientia potentia estKnowledge is power; with knowledge or education, one's potential or abilities in life will certainly increase.
scincoidOf or relating to the family Scincidae, or skinks.
sciniphA kind of stinging or biting insect; a flea, gnat, sandfly, or the like.
scintillateTo give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow.
scire faciasA judicial writ directing the sheriff to make the record known to a specified party, and requiring that defendant to show cause why the party bringing the writ should not be able to cite that record in his own interest, or why, in the case of letters patent and grants, the patent or grant should not be annulled and vacated.
sciscitationThe act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.
scitaThe sum of all the political, economic, technological, scientific, military, geographical, and psychological knowledge of the masses and of their representatives.
scrofulaA form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.
scrupulosityThe property of being scrupulous; excessive attention to scruples.
scutulumA yellow perifollicular saucer- or cup-shaped crust with a cheesy odour, composed of dense mats of mycelia and epithelial debris, often occurring on the scalp and characteristic of favus.