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sabermetrician(US, baseball) A baseball statistician; one who studies sabermetrics.sabremetricianAlternative form of sabermetrician.saccharizationThe action, or the result of saccharizingsaccharopepsin(biochemistry) A pepsin present in yeastsacramentarian(religion) One who holds a high or extreme view of the efficacy of the sacraments.saffronisationAlternative form of saffronization.saffronization(India, politics, derogatory) The politics of right-wing Hindu nationalism (Hindutva) that seek to make the Indian state adopt policies that recall and glorify Hindu cultural history and heritage of India at the expense of other religious traditions.salinificationThe process of becoming saline, or an instance of this.sanctification(theology) The (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.sanguification(physiology) The formation of blood cells.sapientisationAlternative spelling of sapientization.sapientizationThe process of evolving into Homo sapiens.saponification(chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.sarcopterigianMisspelling of sarcopterygian.sarcopterygian(biology) Any lobe-finned fish of the class Sarcopterygii, including the lungfish and coelacanths.sarcosporidianAlternative form of sarcocystid.sarraceniaceanAny pitcher plant of the family Sarraceniaceaesarsasapogenin(medicine) A sapogenin found in the Chinese medicinal herb Rhizoma anemarrhenaesauropterygianA reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia.scaloposaurian(paleontology, obsolete) Any member of the group of Theriodontia reptiles, no longer recognised as validscandalisationAlternative form of scandalization.scandalizationThe process of scandalizing.schedulizationThe process or result of schedulizing.schematisationAlternative form of schematization.schematizationArrangement into a scheme or schema.schizothoracinAlternative form of schizothoracine.schoolchildrenplural of schoolchildscientifiction(dated) Science fiction.scleralization(pathology, optometry) An opacity of the cornea that progresses inwards from the periphery of the cornea towards its center.sclerificationA mass of sclerified tissuescleroskeleton(obsolete, anatomy, rare) That part of the skeleton which is developed in tendons, ligaments, and aponeuroses.sclerotisationThe act or process of sclerotising.sclerotizationAlternative spelling of sclerotisation.scolecophidianAny blind snake of the infraorder Scolecophidiascolopendrasin(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide produced by Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.scotochromogen(medicine) A microorganism whose pigmentation develops in the dark as well as in the light.scramblevision(colloquial) pay-per-view television watched without a descrambler, so that the picture is distorted or missingscrutinisationAlternative spelling of scrutinization.scrutinizationThe act of scrutinizing; scrutinysectionisationAlternative form of sectionization.secularisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of secularization.secularizationThe deconsecration of a church.securitisationAlternative spelling of securitization.securitization(commerce, finance) The fact or process of securitizing assets; the conversion of loans into securities, usually in order to sell them on to other investors.segmentizationdivision into segmentsselfabsorptionAlternative spelling of self-absorption.selfexcitationAlternative spelling of self-excitation.semiadjunctionThe adjunction of a semifunctor.semiautomationPartial automation.semicastrationSynonym of hemicastration.semicompletionPartial progress towards completion.semiconduction(physics) The behaviour of a semiconductorsemiconvectionPartial convection that achieves thermal stability without complete mixingsemiextinctionNear-extinction; the property of being semiextinct.seminification(rare) propagation from seedsemiperfectionThe quality of being semiperfect; partial or incomplete perfection.semiprofessionAn occupation that requires advanced knowledge and skills but is not widely regarded as a true profession; an occupation in which professionalization is not complete.semiprojection(mathematics) A function f of rank k, where k is greater than or equal to three, such that for some index i between one and k (inclusive), f(x₁, x₂, ... xₖ) = xᵢ whenever |{x₁, x₂, ... xₖ}| < k.semiprotectionpartial protectionsemisaturationhalf-saturationsemisimulationA partial simulationsemistarvationA state of partial starvation.semisupinationThe position of the forearm wherein the thumb is pointing upwards.semivegetarianOne who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).sensualisationAlternative form of sensualization.sensualizationThe process of making sensual.septuagenarianSynonym of seventysomething: a person between 70 and 79 years old.septuplicationmultiplication by sevensericitisationAlternative form of sericitization.sericitization(geology) The hydrothermal or metamorphic alteration of a mineral, often plagioclase, into sericite (a white mica).seroadaptationadaptation of behaviour so as to reduce the risk of spreading HIVseroconversion(biology, medicine, loosely) Change between the states of seronegativity and seropositivity, in either direction: either the process of this change or an instance of it.seroprotection(medicine) The protection obtained by vaccination.serotonylationThe act, or the result of serotonylatingsessionization(Internet) The process of sessionizing.sextuplication(mathematics) multiplication by sixshariafication(rare) The act or process of shariafying.shariatisationAlternative spelling of shariatization.shariatizationThe adoption of, or conversion to, Sharia law.sheafification(mathematics) The conversion of a presheaf into a sheaf.shellfishermanA person who attempts to catch shellfish.sherardisationAlternative form of sherardization.sherardizationThe process of sherardizing.sherrification(wine) Oxidation.shittification(vulgar, nonstandard) The process of shittifying or becoming shitty.shrubificationThe proliferation of shrubs in a landscape formerly dominated by plants such as grasses and mosses, especially seen in the tundra as a result of global warming.silbergroschen(numismatics) A coin used in Prussia and several other German Confederation states in northern Germany during the 19th century, worth one thirtieth of a thaler.silicatizationsilicificationsilicification(geology) Impregnation with silica; petrification.siliconizationThe process of siliconizing.silylcupration(organic chemistry) Any addition reaction that adds a silyl group and a cuprate group across a double bond or triple bondsimilarizationThe process or result of similarizing.simplificationThe act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.siphonaxanthin(organic chemistry) A particular carotenoid.siphonoxanthinAlternative spelling of siphonaxanthin.slangificationThe addition or increase of slang lexis in language, in a text, etc.slaughterwomanA woman employed to slaughter animals in a slaughterhouse.slenderizationThe process of slenderizing.slowbalization(economics) The slowing of globalization, characterized by the slowing of global trade.sluttificationThe process of sluttifying, or turning into a slut.smoltificationThe series of physiological changes where juvenile salmonid fish adapt from living in fresh water to living in seawater.smoxploitationA genre of fetish films that focus on a person smoking a cigarette.snackificationThe conversion of a type of food into snack form.sneakerizationThe development of numerous mass-manufactured niche products in a particular category.sociohistorianOne who studies sociohistory.softwarizationThe use of a software solution, rather than traditional hardware, to solve a problem.solidificationThe action of solidifying.solitarization(biology) Conversion to a solitary lifestylesolitudinarian(archaic) One who remains solitary.solubilisationAlternative form of solubilization.solubilizationThe act of solubilizing something, of rendering it soluble.somnambulation(rare) The phenomenon of sleepwalking.sophisticationEnlightenment or education.spacializationMisspelling of spatialization.sparsificationThe act of making something more sparse, especially a graph.spatialisationAlternative form of spatialization.spatializationThe act or process of spatializing.spearfishermanA male spearfisher.specialisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of specialization.specializationThe act or process of specializing.spermatizationThe process, or the result of spermatizingspherificationThe process of forming something into a sphere or spheres.spheronisationAlternative form of spheronization.spheronizationThe formation of pellets into spheroidsspirantisationAlternative spelling of spirantization.spirantization(uncountable, phonology) (of a consonant) becoming a spirant (fricative) soundspirohydantoin(organic chemistry) Any of a family of spiro compounds derived from hydantoin.spiruchostatinAny of a group of depsipeptides found in PseudomonasspoligopatternA pattern of spoligotypes.sporterisationAlternative form of sporterization.sporterizationThe process or the result of sporterizing.sportfishermanA person who participates in sportfishing.sportificationAlternative form of sportsification.spousification(parenting) Treatment of one's child in a way considered more proper to a spousal relationship.sprucificationThe process of sprucifying.squamatization(biology) The formation of squamous cells.stadtholderianOf or relating to a stadtholder.stagecraftsmanA person having the skill of stagecraft.staphylobactinA siderophore obtained from the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus.staphylococcinAny bacteriocin produced by StaphylococcusstaphyloferrinAny of a class of siderophore antibiotics produced by Staphylococcus aureussteelificationThe process of becoming steel, or an instance of this.stegocephalian(zoology) Any amphibian of the clade Stegocephalia.stenophyllanin(organic chemistry) A particular ellagitannin.stephanokontanBelonging to the stephanokonts; stephanokont.steppification(ecology) The process of becoming a steppe.stereomutation(chemistry) Any change in the stereochemical configuration of a moleculestigmatisationAlternative spelling of stigmatization.stigmatizationThe process or act of stigmatizing.stilbenolignan(chemistry) A phenolic compound formed from a stilbenoid and a lignan.straightsplain(colloquial, derogatory, chiefly Internet) To explain LGBT issues, people or behavior to someone who is not of a heterosexual orientation (i.e. an LGBT individual) in a condescending manner, presuming the listener's inferior understanding.strategizationThe formulation of a strategy.stratificationThe process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.streptochlorin(organic chemistry) The antifungal alkaloid 4-chloro-5-(1H-indol-3-yl)oxazole present in a marine StreptomycesstreptolydiginA particular antibiotic.streptothricinAny of various antimicrobial agents produced by Streptomyces bacteria.streptovaricinAny of a group of structurally-related macrolide antibiotics of the ansamycin class.streptozoticinA particular drug used to treat cancer of the pancreas.streptozotocinA naturally-occurring chemical that is particularly toxic to the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas in mammals, used to treat certain cancers.strobilizationAlternative form of strobilation.stromatization(biology) The formation and development of stroma.strongyloideanRelating to tapeworms of the genus Strongyloides.strophanthidin(organic chemistry) A cardenolide found in species of the genus Strophanthus.studentizationSynonym of studentification.stultificationThe process of stultifying.stylometricianSynonym of stylometrist.styracosternanAny dinosaur of the taxon †Styracosterna.subalternationThe state of being subalternate; subordination or inferiority.subapplication(computing) An application making up part of a larger application.subassociationA subset of a larger associationsubcalculationA calculation making up part of a larger subcalculation.subcombinationA combination that is a subset of another combination, containing only some of its elements.subcompetitionA secondary or subsidiary (level of) competition.subcomposition(mathematics) A subset of a compositionsubcomputationA computation making up part of a larger computation.subconjunctionSynonym of subordinating conjunction.subcorporationA corporation forming part of a larger corporation.subcultivation(biology) Any fraction (of cells) into which a cultivation is divided when the concentration of cells hampers further growth.subdiffractionDescribing any optical device or process involving a dimension shorter than that of the diffraction limit of the light involved.suberificationThe production of cork or suberinsubexplanationA secondary or subsidiary explanation.subinfeodationAlternative form of subinfeudation.subinfeudation(UK, law, obsolete) The practice by which tenants, holding land under the king or other superior lord, carved out new and distinct tenures in their turn by subletting or alienating a part of their lands.subinoculationThe act of subinoculatingsubinstruction(computing) An instruction making up part of a larger instruction.subinteractionAn interaction making up part of a larger interaction.subjectivationThe process of turning subjective.submillikelvin(attributive) Relating to temperatures below one millikelvin.subpermutationA permutation that is a subset of another permutation, containing only some of its elements.subproposition(philosophy, mathematics) A proposition making up part of a greater proposition.subreplicationThe formation of subreplicatessubstantiationThe act of substantiating.subterpositionThe state of lying under something else.subtransaction(databases) A transaction making up part of a larger transaction.sulfhemoglobin(biochemistry) Any of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin, often in the presence of ferrihemoglobin, that are incapable of transporting oxygen.sulphidisationModification by the addition of, or reaction with sulphidessulphocyanogen(obsolete, chemistry) thiocyanogensulphovanillinA solution of vanillin in sulphuric acidsulphoxidationAlternative form of sulfoxidation.sulphurizationAlternative form of sulfurization.superannuation(uncountable) The condition or of being superannuated; old age or obsolescence.superaquaporin(biochemistry) Any aquaporin that lacks a cytoplasmic N-terminal regionsupercoalitionA coalition comprising several smaller coalitions.supercollisionA very powerful or large-scale collision.superdiffusion(physics) A form of diffusion in which the random walk of the molecules contains occasional very long steps (Lévy flights)superelevationThe angle that a gun must be elevated above the line of its target to allow for the effect of gravity on the projectile.supererogationAn act of doing more than is required.superexplosionA particularly large or intense explosion (in any sense).superfoetationAlternative spelling of superfetation.superfoliation(botany, rare) excess of foliationsuperhydrationExcessive hydration; especially the deliberate drinking of a large amount of cold water.superinductionThe act or the result of superinducingsuperinfectionAn infection which follows or occurs during another infection or disease processsuperinflation(economics) A very high rate of inflationsuperinjectionAn injection succeeding another.superlucration(obsolete) Excessive or extraordinary gain.supernutritionThe presence of excessive quantities of nutrients, especially such as leads to hypertrophy or to excessive growth.superovulationThe act or process of superovulating.superoxidation(chemistry) the oxidation of a material or compound to a greater than normal extent, or to a higher than normal valency/oxidation statesuperpartitionA generalization of a partition.superperfusionAlternative form of superfusion.superpurgationexcessive purgationsuperradiationsuperradiancesuperscriptionSomething written (or engraved) on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, etc.superselection(physics) selection from a superposition of statessuperstructionThe act of superstructing, or building upon.superterraneanSynonym of aboveground.supervaluationThe valuation of a logical expression according to supervaluationism.suprainfection(medicine) Infection acquired as a consequence of disruption of the normal microbiome, secondary to antibiotic use.supralapsarianA follower of supralapsarianism.supraocclusion(dentistry) The projection of a tooth beyond the plane of occlusion.swordfishermanA fisherman who fishes for swordfish.symmetrisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of symmetrization.symmetrizationThe act of making symmetric.syncretizationconflation or reconciliation of different systems of beliefs; syncretismsynechoxanthin(organic chemistry) An aromatic carotenoid in the cyanobacterium SynechococcussynonymisationAlternative form of synonymization.synonymizationThe action, or the result of synonymizing (especially of taxa).synthesization(nonstandard) synthesissynthetizationAlternative form of synthesization.