Styrolene Sty"ro·lene noun (Chemistry) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C 8 H 8 , obtained by the distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant, aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also phenyl ethylene , vinyl benzene , styrol , styrene , and cinnamene .
Styrone Sty"rone noun (Chemistry) A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin; -- properly called cinnamic, or styryl, alcohol .
Styryl Sty"ryl noun [
Styr ax +
- yl .]
(Chemistry) A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of styrolene and cinnamic acid; -- called also cinnyl , or cinnamyl .
Stythe Stythe noun (Mining) Choke damp.
Stythy Styth"y noun & v. See Stithy .
Styx Styx noun [ Latin , from Greek ....]
(Class. Myth.) The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.
Ständerath, Ständerat Stän"de·rath`, Stän"de·rat` noun [ G.]
(Switzerland) See Legislature , above.
Suability Su`a·bil"i·ty noun (Law) Liability to be sued; the state of being subjected by law to civil process.
Suable Su"a·ble adjective (Law) Capable of being sued; subject by law to be called to answer in court. Story.
Suade Suade transitive verb [ Latin
suadere .]
To persuade. [ Obsolete]
Suadible Suad"i·ble adjective [ Latin
suadibilis .]
Suasible. [ Obsolete]
Wyclif (James iii. 17).
Suage Suage transitive verb To assuage. [ Obsolete]
Dryden.
Suant Su"ant adjective [ Confer
Sue to pursue.]
Spread equally over the surface; uniform; even. [ Written also
suent .] [ Local, U.S. & Prov. Eng.] --
Su"ant*ly ,
adverb [ Local, U.S. & Prov. Eng.]
Suasible Sua"si·ble adjective [ Latin
suadere ,
suasum , to persuade.]
Capable of being persuaded; easily persuaded.
Suasion Sua"sion noun [ Latin
suasio , from
suadere ,
suasum , to advise, persuade, from
suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to
suavis sweet: confer Old French
suasion . See
Suave , and confer
Dissuade ,
Persuade .]
The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion .
Suasive Sua"sive adjective Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory. South. "Genial and
suasive satire."
Earle. --
Sua"sive*ly ,
adverb
Suasory Sua"so·ry adjective [ Latin
suasorius : confer French
suasoire .]
Tending to persuade; suasive.
Suave Suave adjective [ Latin
suavis sweet, pleasant: confer French
suave . See
Sweet , and confer
Suasion .]
Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner; bland. --
Suave"ly ,
adverb
Suavify Suav"i·fy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Suavified ;
present participle & verbal noun Suavifying .] [
Suave +
-fy .]
To make affable or suave.
Suaviloquent Sua·vil"o·quent adjective [ Latin
suaviloquens ;
suavis sweet +
loquens , present participle of
loqui to speak.]
Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech. [ R.]
Suaviloquy Sua·vil"o·quy noun [ Latin
suaviloquium .]
Sweetness of speech. [ R.]
Suavity Suav"i·ty noun [ Latin
suavitas : confer French
suavité .]
1. Sweetness to the taste. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Browne. 2. The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind; agreeableness; softness; pleasantness; gentleness; urbanity; as, suavity of manners; suavity of language, conversation, or address. Glanvill.
Sub Sub noun A subordinate; a subaltern. [ Colloq.]
Sub judice Sub ju"di·ce [ Latin ] Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial consideration.
Sub- Sub- [ Latin sub under, below; akin to Greek ..., Sanskrit upa to, on, under, over. Confer Hypo- , Super- .] 1. A prefix signifying under , below , beneath , and hence often, in an inferior position or degree , in an imperfect or partial state , as in sub scribe, sub struct, sub serve, sub ject, sub ordinate, sub acid, sub astringent, sub granular, sub orn. Sub- in Latin compounds often becomes sum- before m , sur before r , and regularly becomes suc- , suf- , sug- , and sup- before c , f , g , and p respectively. Before c , p , and t it sometimes takes form sus- (by the dropping of b from a collateral form, subs- ). 2. (Chemistry) A prefix denoting that the ingredient (of a compound) signified by the term to which it is prefixed,is present in only a small proportion , or less than the normal amount ; as, sub sulphide, sub oxide, etc. Prefixed to the name of a salt it is equivalent to basic ; as, sub acetate or basic acetate. [ Obsoles.]
Sub-base Sub"-base` noun (Architecture) The lowest member of a base when divided horizontally, or of a baseboard, pedestal, or the like.
Sub-bass Sub"-bass` noun (Mus.) The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the fundamental or ground bass. [ Written also
sub-base .]
Ayliffe.
Subacetate Sub·ac"e·tate noun (Chemistry) An acetate containing an excess of the basic constituent.
Subacid Sub·ac"id adjective [ Latin
subacidus . See
Sub- ,
Acid .]
Moderately acid or sour; as, some plants have subacid juices. --
noun A substance moderately acid.
Subacrid Sub·ac"rid adjective Moderalely acrid or harsh.
Subacromial Sub`a·cro"mi·al adjective (Anat.) Situated beneath the acromial process of the scapula.
Subact Sub·act" transitive verb [ Latin
subactus , past participle of
subigere to subdue;
sub under +
agere to lead, bring.]
To reduce; to subdue. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Subaction Sub·ac"tion noun [ Confer Latin
subactio a working up, discipline.]
The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies combletely. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Subacute Sub`a·cute" adjective Moderalely acute.
Subaduncate Sub`a·dun"cate adjective (Zoology) Somewhat hooked or curved.
Subadvocate Sub·ad"vo·cate noun An under or subordinate advocate.
Subaërial Sub`a·ë"ri·al adjective Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.) , taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous .
Subagency Sub·a"gen·cy noun A subordinate agency.
Subagent Sub·a"gent noun (Law) A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a part, of the business intrusted to the latter. Bouvier. Chitty.
Subagitation Sub·ag`i·ta"tion noun [ Latin
subagitatio , from
subagitare to lie with illicity.]
Unlawful sexual intercourse. [ Obsolete]
Subah Su"bah (sō"bȧ)
noun [ Persian & Hind.
sūbah .]
A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar. [ India]
Subahdar Su"bah·dar noun [ Persian & Hind.
sūbah-dār , Persian
sūbah a province +
dār holding, keeping.]
A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in the British native army. [ India]
Subahdary, Subahship Su"bah·dar`y, Su"bah·ship noun The office or jurisdiction of a subahdar.
Subaid Sub·aid" transitive verb To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or indirectly. [ R.]
Daniel.
Subalmoner Sub·al"mon·er noun An under almoner.
Subalpine Sub·al"pine adjective [ Latin
subalpinus .]
(Bot. & Zoology) Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains, but considerably below the snow line.
Subaltern Sub·al"tern adjective [ French
subalterne , Late Latin
subalternus , from Latin
sub under +
alter the one, the other of two. See
Alter .]
1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.) , ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer. 2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition. Subaltern genus .
(Logic) See under Genus .
Subaltern Sub·al"tern noun 1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain. 2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. Whately.
Subalternant Sub`al·ter"nant noun (Logic) A universal proposition. See Subaltern , 2. Whately.
Subalternate Sub`al·ter"nate adjective 1. Succeeding by turns; successive. 2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior. All their subalternate and several kinds.
Evelyn.
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