English Words Starting With S

• scientific creationism

  nounLow
  /ˌsaɪənˌtɪfɪk kriˈeɪʃənɪzəm/The belief that scientific evidence can support the biblical account of creation, particularly a literal six-day creation and a young Earth, as an alternative to evolutionary theory.
• scientific empiricism

  nounC2
  /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ɛmˈpɪrɪsɪzəm/A philosophical approach that asserts that all knowledge of the natural world is derived from sensory experience and observation, and must be testable through the scientific method.
• scientific method

  nounC1
  /ˌsaɪənˌtɪfɪk ˈmeθəd/A systematic, empirical process for acquiring knowledge and testing hypotheses, typically involving observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and conclusion.
• scientific notation

  nounC1
  /ˌsaɪənˌtɪfɪk nəʊˈteɪʃən/A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient (between 1 and 10) and a power of 10, used to represent very large or very small numbers concisely.
• scientific socialism

  nounLow
  /ˌsaɪənˌtɪfɪk ˈsəʊʃəlɪz(ə)m/The term coined by Friedrich Engels to describe Karl Marx's socio-economic theory, which posits that socialism is an inevitable outcome of historical materialist laws, not a utopian ideal.
• scientific theory

  nounB2-C2
  /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk ˈθɪəri/A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed through observation and experimentation.
• scientism

  nounC2
  /ˈsaɪəntɪzəm/The belief that the methods of the natural sciences are the only valid ways to pursue knowledge in any field, including philosophy, humanities, and social sciences.
• scientist

  nounB1
  /ˈsaɪəntɪst/A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
• scientize

  verb-transitiveRare
  /ˈsaɪəntaɪz/To make something scientific or treat it in a scientific manner.
• scientology

  nounLow
  /ˌsaɪənˈtɒlədʒi/A religious movement founded by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1950s, based on the belief that humans are immortal spiritual beings (thetans) who have forgotten their true nature.
• scilla

  nounLow
  /ˈsɪlə/A genus of bulbous perennial plants with blue or white flowers, commonly known as squills.
• scillism

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete
  /ˈsɪl.ɪ.zəm/The teaching or methods associated with the German philosopher and educational reformer Johann Jakob Schill.
• scillonian

  adjectivenounVery low
  /sɪˈləʊ.ni.ən/A person from or characteristic of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England.
• scilly isles

  plural-nounC1
  /ˌsɪli ˈaɪlz/A small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England.
• scimitar

  nounLow
  /ˈsɪmɪtə(r)/A short, curved sword with a single-edged blade, historically used in Middle Eastern, South Asian, or North African contexts.
• scimitar foot

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsɪmɪtə fʊt/A foot deformity in animals (especially birds) in which one or more toes curve sharply, resembling the shape of a scimitar sword
• scimitar oryx

  nounC2 (Low Frequency / Technical)
  /ˈsɪmɪtər ˈɒrɪks/A large, white antelope with long, curved horns, native to North Africa.
• scincoid

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈsɪŋkɔɪd/resembling or related to skinks (a family of lizards).
• scindapsus

  nounC2
  /sɪnˈdæpsəs/A genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific, known as climbing or trailing vines with decorative leaves.
• scintigram

  nounVery Low / Technical
  /ˈsɪntɪɡram/A two-dimensional image produced by a scintillation detector in nuclear medicine, which maps the distribution of a radioactive tracer (radiopharmaceutical) within the body or a specific organ.

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