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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 sterquilinous Pertaining to a dunghill Sterquilinus A Roman god of odor and manure. stertor The act of snoring, especially heavy snoring. stertorous Sounding like snoring or snorting. Sthenelus A king of Tiryns and Mycenae, son of Perseus stib- antimony stibiated Combined or impregnated with antimony. stibic of, or relating to antimony stibium antimony stibnite A grey mineral, Sb₂S₃, that is the main ore of antimony; in powdered form, used as the cosmetic called kohl. stibous of, or relating to antimony stichometry The measurement of books in terms of how many lines of text they contain. stigmat A stigmatic lens or combination of lenses. stillatitious Falling in drops; drippy. stillicide Water falling in drops, especially in a row from the eaves of a roof, or from icicles or stalactites. stillicidium A morbid trickling. stilliform Having the shape or structure of a drop. stimulatrix A female who stimulates. stipate Pressed together; crowded. stipendiate To provide (someone) with a stipend, or salary; to pay, support or fund. stipendium scholarship, stipend stipitiform Having the shape of a stalk. stipula A stipule. stipule A basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified. stiria An icicle-shaped concretion. stiriated Adorned with icicles, or resembling icicles. stirious Resembling icicles. stirpes branches, lines of descent, used in the legal expression per stirpes. stirpiculture The breeding of special stocks or races; eugenics. stirps A branch of a family. stoicness The quality or state of being stoic; impassiveness, endurance, or indifference to pleasure or pain. stola The traditional garment of women in Ancient Rome, corresponding to the toga worn by men. stomachic Of or relating to the stomach. stomachous Bitter, resentful. Strabonian Of or relating to Strabo. Strabonic Synonym of Strabonian stragulum The mantle, or pallium, of a bird. stramenopile A heterokont of the clade (sometimes a superphylum) Stramenopiles. stramineous Pertaining to or made of straw; having little value, insubstantial. strangulate To strangle. strangurious Of or pertaining to strangury. Strata Florida A small village in Ystrad Fflur community, Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN7465). strategian A strategist. strategus The leader or commander of an army; a general. stratocumuliform Resembling cumulus but with extensive horizontal development. stratum corneum The outer layer of the epidermis, composed of dead cells that continually flake away. strenuity strenuousness; activity strepent Noisy. streperous loud; boisterous striature A stria, or stripe. stria vascularis The upper portion of the spiral ligament that forms the outer wall of the cochlear duct; it contains numerous capillary loops and small blood vessels. stricto sensu Narrowly: in the narrow sense (of a polysemic word with narrow and broad senses). stridulate To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together. stridulation A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together. stridulous Emitting a particularly harsh or shrill sound. strigate Having transverse bands of colour. strigil A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc. strigilis An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first tarsal joint of a bee's foreleg. strigine Of or pertaining to owls. strigment scraping, or something which is scraped off (e.g. off the skin) strigose Having fine grooves, ridges, or streaks. strigula Any line or line-shaped pattern. strigulate To streak or stripe very finely; to make strigate or strigose; to cause to have strigulation. strobile A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening of an ament in certain plants, such as the hop or pine. strong water A strong solvent, (particularly) nitric acid. strongyla Rounded needle-shaped spiracle on sponges. strophium A band worn around the breasts, serving as a form of bra in ancient times. struma Scrofula. strumose Suffering from struma (scrofulous) stulted Deprived of strength and vigor. stultify To stunt, inhibit (progress, ideas, etc.) or make dull and uninteresting, especially through routine that is overly restrictive or limiting. stultiloquence Silly talk; babble. stultiloquy Foolish talk; babble. stupe A stupid person or (rarely) thing. stupend Stupendous. stupose Composed of, or having, tufted or matted filaments like tow stuprate To ravish; to debauch. stuprous Filthy, dirty; debauched. stuprum rape sturionian sturgeon stygiophobia The fear of Hell. styliform Having the form of, or resembling, a bristle, pin, or pen; styloid. stylites an epithet of several saints revered as stylites stylobate The top step of the crepidoma, i.e. the platform upon which the superstructure of the building is erected. Stymphalides In Greek mythology, a flock of metallic man-eating birds that haunted Lake Stymphalis in Arkadia. They were slain by Herakles as part of his sixth Labour, who took advantage of their sensitive sense of hearing. Stymphalus An ancient town in Arcadia, in modern Greece, near modern Stymfalia. suadible persuadible suasible Capable of being persuaded; easily persuaded. suasory Tending to persuade; persuasive. sua sponte Without prompting or suggestion; on its own initiative. suaveolent Sweet-smelling. suaviate To kiss. suaviloquence The quality of pleasantness or sweetness in speech or writing. suaviloquent Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech. suaviloquy sweetness of speech suavitude Sweetness, pleasantness; suavity. sub- Under, beneath. subact To reduce or subdue. subaction The act of reducing to any state, such as of mixing two bodies completely. subarrhation The ancient custom of betrothal by gift of pledges.