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beginning with letter S
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salpingo-
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prefix
  1. (medicine) Pertaining to the Fallopian tubes.
self-
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prefix
  1. of, by, in or with oneself or itself
  2. automatic
sesqui-
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prefix
  1. One and a half
  2. In a ratio of 3 to 2
sex-
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prefix
  1. Form of sexa- used before a vowel.
Sino-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. Of or connected with China; Chinese.
In the 1970s, Sino-Soviet rivalry also spread to Africa and the Middle East.
step-
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prefix
  1. A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent. See stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, stepson, stepdaughter, and stepchild.
stereo-
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prefix
  1. Something having three-dimensional characteristics
sub-
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prefix
  1. under, beneath (examples: subterranean, submarine)
  2. subsidiary, secondary (example: subplot)
  3. almost, nearly (example: subhuman)
sulf-
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prefix
  1. (chemistry) A form of sulfo- used before a vowel.
sulph-
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prefix
  1. (chemistry) UK spelling of sulf-.
super-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. above, over, or upon
  2. superior in size, quality, number, degree, status, title, or position
  3. inclusive
supra-
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prefix
  1. above, over, on top
  2. greater than, transcending
syl-
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prefix
  1. with, together, co-, com-.
sym-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. variant of syn-, used before labials
syn-
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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
  1. identical
synonym
  1. with, together
synchronised swimming
  1. concomitant
synesthesia
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