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sacculinization(zoology) A process in which parasites evolve to lose sense organs and become simpler organisms.sanctuarizationThe process, or the result of sanctuarizingsarcomerization(biology) The formation and development of sarcomeressarmentocymarinA particular steroid glycoside.savannaficationsavannizationscapolitizationThe process of conversion into scapolite.schadenfreudianRelating to or characterised by schadenfreude.schillerisationAlternative form of schillerization.schillerization(mineralogy) The act or process of producing a schiller effect in a mineral mass.seahabilitation(colloquial) Emotional replenishment afforded by time spent at the beach (surfing, swimming, etc), viewed as therapeutic.seasonalizationThe act or process of seasonalizing.sedentarisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of sedentarization.sedentarization(anthropology) The settling of a nomadic population; the transition from a nomadic lifestyle to a sedentary one.seismiturbation(geology) The mixing of soil by seismic activityselfinteraction(sciences) The interaction of something with itself.semanticisationAlternative form of semanticization.semanticizationAct or process of semanticizingsemiabstractionsemiabstract artworksemibrachiation(biology) brachiation assisted by use of a prehensile tailsemicentenarianSynonym of fiftysomething: A person celebrating a semicentenary; a person between 50 and 59 years old.semideificationPartial deification; promotion to demigod.semidesperationA state approaching desperation.semidiatessaron(obsolete, music) An imperfect or diminished fourth.semiexoskeletonA partial exoskeletonsemisupervisionA limited amount of supervision.sensibilizationsensitizationserotransferrin(biochemistry) A transferrin found in blood plasmaserovaccinationvaccination by injection of a serumservicificationThe transformation or encapsulation of existing processes or systems into one or more discrete services.sesquineolignan(organic chemistry) Any compound having a structure based on a sesquineolignanesesquioxidation(chemistry) The act or process of sesquioxidizing.settlementationSettlement, especially in an area that has no official incorporation or legal claim made on it.showbusinessmanA man who works in showbusiness.sinensiaxanthin(organic chemistry) An organic compound found in tangerines and related fruits.singularisationAlternative form of singularization.singularitarianAlternative letter-case form of Singularitarian.singularizationThe process or result of singularizingsinistroversion(medicine) A turning to the left, as of the uterus (cf. lateroversion).skeletalizationThe process of making something skeletal, or reducing it to the barest form.skeletonisationAlternative spelling of skeletonization.skeletonizationThe act or process of skeletonizing.slaughterperson(nonstandard, rare) A slaughterman or slaughterwoman; a slaughterhouse worker of any gender.societalization(sociology) The theory attributed to sociologist Q112383134 (Q112383134) that modernisation makes social life increasingly fragmented with a loss of close-knit communities, which process is seen to undermine religion.solutionizationThe act of solutionizing; the process of converting a metal alloy into a solid solution by a heat treatment.somatosensationA somatosensory sensationsomphospondylanAny titanosauriform sauropod of the clade SomphospondylisouthernisationAlternative spelling of southernization.southernizationThe process of southernizing.specularizationThe act or process of specularizing.speechification(derogatory or humorous) The act of speechifying, making something into a speechsphenacodontian(zoology) Any synapsid of the clade Sphenacodontia.spheroidizationThe process of spheroidizing.spirilloxanthin(organic chemistry) The carotenoid (4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E,28E)-2,31-dimethoxy-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28-tridecaene present in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrumspirochetolysinAn agent (substance) that performs spirochetolysis, that is, one that lyses spirochetes.sportsfishermanAlternative form of sportfisherman.sportsificationThe treating of a subject like sports; overemphasizing competition in an unnecessary way.squalenoylation(organic chemistry) Reaction with a squalenoyl groupstandardisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of standardization.standardizationThe process of complying (or evaluate by comparing) with a standard.staphyloxanthinA carotenoid pigment produced by some strains of Staphylococcus aureus, which acts as a virulence factor.statutorisationAlternative form of statutorization.statutorization(law) The process of making something statutory.stercobilinogen(organic chemistry) A degradation product of bilirubin from which stercobilin is produced by dehydrogenationstereodirection(chemistry) The process of stereodirecting.stereoinduction(chemistry) The stereocontrol of a reaction as a result of a chiral feature present in the substrate, reagent, catalyst or environment.stereoinversion(chemistry) Any reaction that inverts the chiral centre of a compoundstereometricianOne who studies or carries out stereometry.sternorrhynchanAny insect of the suborder SternorrhynchastochastizationConversion to stochastic formstreichmelodionA type of bowed zither, similar in shape to a viola.strictification(mathematics, category theory) ??Replacement of coherent isomorphisms by equalities.stringification(computing) The act or process of stringifying; conversion to a string.structurizationThe act of structurizingstupidificationThe act or process of making stupider.subcivilizationA civilization forming part of a larger civilization.subcommitteemanA member of a subcommittee.subconversation(chiefly computing) A conversation making up part of a larger conversation.subcosmopolitan(biology, ecology, of a taxon) Not completely cosmopolitansubdenominationA branch of a larger denominationsubdistribution(statistics, countable) A subset of a distribution.subhumanizationThe process of making subhuman.sublimificationThe act of making sublimesublocalisationAlternative form of sublocalization.sublocalizationlocalization within a larger, less specific areasubmajorization(mathematics) The condition of submajorizing.submetropolitanSmaller, or less important than a metropolissubminimizationReduction to a subminimal valuesubministration(obsolete) The act of subministering.suboptimisationAlternative spelling of suboptimization.suboptimizationThe optimization of a subunit (or series of subunits) of an organization without good coordination with other subunits, resulting in the whole organisation's outcome or output being less than optimal.suborganisationAlternative spelling of suborganization.suborganizationAn organization belonging to a larger parent organization.subsegmentationThe formation of subsegmentssubstantivationThe process or result of making something substantive.substantizationThe process or result of substantizing.subtypificationclassification according to subtypesuburbanisationAlternative form of suburbanization.suburbanizationThe process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbssubvocalization(uncountable) The formation in thought of words or statements, which are expressed inwardly but not uttered aloud.succinylproteinA succinylated proteinsufficientarian(philosophy) One who believes that justice involves everybody having sufficient resources for their needs, rather than the overall situation being as good as possible.sulfhaemoglobinAlternative form of sulfhemoglobin.sulfhydrylationReaction with a sulfhydryl group or with a sulfhydrylasesulfohemoglobinAlternative form of sulfhemoglobin.sulfonphthalein(chemistry) Any chemical compound, analogous to a phthalein, formed by the condensation of o-sulfobenzoic acid with a phenol.superactivation(physics) The activation of a pair of quantum channels that each have zero capacity in order to achieve a nonzero capacity.supercavitation(physics) An extreme form of cavitation in which a single bubble of gas forms around an object moving through a liquid, significantly reducing drag.supercompactioncompaction of material into supercompact formsuperconception(biology, archaic) superfetationsuperconductionsuperconductivitysuperconnection(mathematics) A form of supermatrix in gauge mathematicssuperderivation(mathematics) A derivation within a superalgebrasuperelongationThe additional elongation of a long object.superencryptionThe application of a series of multiple encryption processes to a text.superexaltationSupreme or excessive exaltation.superexcitationExcessive, or more than normal, excitation.superexpression(countable, mathematics, programming) An expression that contains multiple subexpressions.supergargantuan(rare) Exceptionally gargantuan; extraordinarily large or great.superimpositionThe process, or the result of superimposing.superinjunctionAlternative form of super-injunction.superinsulationThe efficient thermal insulation of a building or system, especially by using multiple layers, or low-conducting fibre.superiorization(mathematics) An iterative form of optimization.supermodulation(physics) modulation of a material's superconductivitysuperoctahedron(chemistry) An octahedron-shaped structure made from six (or seven) smaller octahedra.superordination(logic) The relation of a universal proposition to a particular proposition in the same terms.superpanopticonA modern form of surveillance and control based on computerized databases.superphenomenonA phenomenon that exceeds normal phenomenal qualities, standards, etc.superpopulationThe larger population from which a subpopulation is drawn.superproportionoverplus or excess of proportionsuperreflectionThe reflection of a reflected image, sound, magnetosonic wave, etc.superresolutionAny of a class of techniques that enhance the resolution of an imaging system.supersaturation(physics) The condition of a solution being more highly concentrated than is normally possible.supersemination(obsolete) The sowing of seed over seed previously sown.supersonicationSynonym of ultrasonication.supertuberation(botany) The production of young tubers from the old while still growing.supparasitation(obsolete) The act of flattering to gain favour; servile approbation.supplementationThe act of supplementingsuprapopulation(ecology) All the individuals of a species at all stages in their life cycle (in all hosts) in an ecosystemsuprasaturationSynonym of supersaturation.syllabificationThe division of a word into syllables.symbiodiniaceanAny alga of the family SymbiodiniaceaesymbolificationThe process of symbolifying.symplectisationAlternative form of symplectization.symplectization(mathematics) Conversion to symplectic formsynchronisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronization.synchronizationThe state or property of being synchronized.systematisation(British spelling) Alternative form of systematization.systematizationThe act of systematizing