English Words Starting With S

• salet

  nounVery Low (Historical term)
  /ˈsælɪt/A light, open helmet worn in medieval and Renaissance Europe, typically covering the top, back, and sides of the head.
• saleyard

  nounLow
  /ˈseɪl.jɑːd/A fenced area or market where livestock, especially cattle and sheep, are assembled and sold by auction to farmers, butchers, or agents.
• salford

  nounLow
  /ˈsɒlfəd/A city in North West England, forming part of the Greater Manchester metropolitan area.
• salian

  adjectivenounVery low; specialized or rare.
  /ˈseɪlɪən/Pertaining to the Salian Franks, a Germanic tribe from the early Middle Ages.
• salic law

  nounRare
  /ˌsalɪk ˈlɔː/A legal principle in the old Frankish code, historically excluding females from dynastic succession to the throne.
• salicin

  nounC2 (Very Rare)
  /ˈsælɪsɪn/A bitter-tasting, crystalline glucoside found in the bark and leaves of willow trees (genus Salix) and related plants, used as an analgesic and antipyretic.
• salicional

  nounRare (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˌsælɪˈsəʊn(ə)l/A soft-toned organ stop, typically of 8-foot pitch, with a mild, string-like quality.
• salicornia

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˌsælɪˈkɔːnɪə/A genus of succulent, salt-tolerant plants, typically found in coastal salt marshes and known for their jointed, leafless stems.
• salicylaldehyde

  nounVery low
  /ˌsælɪsɪlˈældɪhaɪd/A colorless, oily organic compound with the formula C₇H₆O₂, consisting of a benzene ring with hydroxyl and aldehyde groups; it is the simplest aromatic hydroxyaldehyde.
• salicylate

  nounC1-C2 / Technical
  /səˈlɪsɪleɪt/A salt or ester of salicylic acid, commonly used as a medication for pain, fever, and inflammation.
• salicylic acid

  nounC1
  /ˌsæl.ɪˌsɪl.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/A white crystalline organic acid (C₇H₆O₃) derived from willow bark or synthesized, widely used as a medicine (antipyretic, analgesic) and in skincare (for treating acne, psoriasis, and warts).
• salience

  nounC1
  /ˈseɪ.li.əns/The quality of being particularly noticeable, important, or prominent.
• saliency

  nounC1
  /ˈseɪ.li.ən.si/The quality of being particularly noticeable, prominent, or important within a specific context.
• salient

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈseɪ.li.ənt/Most noticeable, important, or prominent; standing out conspicuously.
• salientian

  adjectivenounVery low (Technical)
  /ˌseɪlɪˈɛnʃ(ə)n/A member of the order of amphibians that includes frogs and toads; an anuran.
• salieri

  nounLow
  /səˈlɪəri/Antonio Salieri, an Italian classical composer and contemporary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
• salify

  verbverb-transitiveExtremely low / Technical / Obsolete
  /ˈseɪlɪfʌɪ/To combine or treat with a salt, or to convert into a salt.
• salii

  nounVery Low
  /ˈsælɪaɪ/Plural of 'Salius'; in ancient Rome, the Salii were the leaping priests of Mars Gradivus, a college of 12 priests who performed ritual dances and processions, especially in March.
• salimeter

  nounVery Rare / Technical
  /səˈlɪm.ɪ.tər/An instrument for measuring the concentration of salt in a solution (often specifically salt water or brine).
• salina

  nounC2
  /səˈlaɪnə/A salt marsh, salt lake, or salt pan; a place where salt is naturally deposited or produced by evaporation.

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