sc

S1C3

noun

The Scott catalogue of stamp values.

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mul:US-SCSecurity Councilscandiumatomic number 21
Very commonScrabble 4

Meanings

sc1

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of softcover.
  2. abbreviationinitialismproofreadingInitialism of small caps.
  3. abbreviationinitialismcrochetInitialism of single crochet.
  4. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of screen capture; screenshot.

SC2

adjectiveSC (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparablemedicineAbbreviation of subcutaneous.
nounSC (countable and uncountable, plural SCs)

plural SCs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of service charge.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of superior court.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of status conference.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of settlement conference.
  5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of small claims.
  6. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of State College.
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Senior Counsel.
  8. AustraliaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of shopping centre.
  9. IndiaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of Scheduled Caste.
  10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableastronomyInitialism of supercluster.
  11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of stem cell.

    This putative SC phenotype may facilitate the identification and isolation of limbal epithelial SCs.

    2004 May 28, Zhuo Chen, Cintia S. de Paiva, Lihui Luo, Francis L. Kretzer, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, “Characterization of Putative Stem Cell Phenotype in Human Limbal Epithelia”, in Stem Cells, volume 22, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 355–366
  12. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of subcutaneous injection.
  13. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablechemistryInitialism of simple cubic.
  14. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of superconductor.
  15. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of supercapacitor.
  16. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of safety car.
  17. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of sports club.
  18. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of supercentenarian.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Supreme Court.
  2. abbreviationinitialismUNInitialism of Security Council (of the United Nations).
  3. abbreviationinitialismpostalInitialism of South Carolina: a state of the United States.

    Synonyms: mul:US-SC

  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Serbo-Croatian.
  5. abbreviationinitialismvideo gamesInitialism of StarCraft.
  6. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Santa Catarina: a state of Brazil.

Sc3

noun
  1. chiefly US/CanadahobbiesThe Scott catalogue of stamp values.
  2. abbreviationbiologyAbbreviation of subcosta.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nouna permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace

Broader

nouna white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite

Similar
scandiumatomic number 21
Broader
metallic elementmetal

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MLA

“sc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sc. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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