Scindapsus
— Noun
– English
~ evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil
Scindapsus aureus
— Noun
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~ evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
scintilla
— Noun
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~ a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
scintilla
— Noun
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~ a sparkling glittering particle
scintillant
— Adjective
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~ having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
scintillate
— Verb
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~ be lively or brilliant or exhibit virtuosity; "The musical performance sparkled"; "A scintillating conversation"; "his playing coruscated throughout the concert hall"
scintillate
— Verb
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~ reflect brightly; "Unquarried marble sparkled on the hillside"
scintillate
— Verb
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~ give off; "the substance scintillated sparks and flashes"
scintillate
— Verb
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~ emit or reflect light in a flickering manner; "Does a constellation twinkle more brightly than a single star?"
scintillate
— Verb
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~ physics: fluoresce momentarily when struck by a charged particle or high-energy photon; "the phosphor fluoresced"
scintillating
— Adjective
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~ marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
scintillating
— Adjective
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~ brilliantly clever; "scintillating wit"; "a play full of scintillating dialogue"
scintillating
— Adjective
– English
~ having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
scintillation
— Noun
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~ the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
scintillation
— Noun
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~ (physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle
scintillation
— Noun
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~ a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
scintillation
— Noun
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~ the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight
scintillation counter
— Noun
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~ counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation
scintillation
— Noun
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~ a brilliant display of wit
sciolism
— Noun
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~ pretentious superficiality of knowledge