Frederick Sanger
— Noun
– English
~ English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)
Fred Sanger
— Noun
– English
~ English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918)
Formica sanguinea
— Noun
– English
~ slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere
family Santalaceae
— Noun
– English
~ chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
family Sapindaceae
— Noun
– English
~ chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
family Sapotaceae
— Noun
– English
~ tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
false sarsaparilla
— Noun
– English
~ common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America
family Saturniidae
— Noun
– English
~ important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
family Satyridae
— Noun
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~ a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods
fudge sauce
— Noun
– English
~ thick chocolate sauce served hot
flying saucer
— Noun
– English
~ an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
family Saururaceae
— Noun
– English
~ family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
Ferdinand de Saussure
— Noun
– English
~ Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)
face saver
— Noun
– English
~ an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
face-saving
— Adjective
– English
~ maintaining dignity or prestige; "a face-saving compromise"