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Stylometer
n.
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An instrument for measuring columns.
Stylommata
n. pl.
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Same as Stylommatophora.
Stylommatophora
n. pl.
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A division of Pulmonata in which the eyes are situated at the tips of the tentacles. It includes the common land snails and slugs. See Illust. under Snail.
Stylommatophorous
a.
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Of or pertaining to Stylommatophora.
Stylopodia
pl.
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of Stylopodium
Stylopodium
n.
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An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants.
Stylops
n.
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A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state, on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now generally referred to the Coleoptera. See Strepsiptera.
Stylus
n.
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An instrument for writing. See Style, n., 1.
Stylus
n.
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That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal into sound; also called needle. The stylus is frequently composed of metal or diamond.
Stylus
n.
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The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which record the sound on the original disc during recording of a phonograph record.
Stylus
n.
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A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify the cursor position on a graphics tablet.
Styphnate
n.
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A salt of styphnic acid.
Styphnic
a.
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Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, (NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2, obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid, but is not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well defined salts.
Styptic
a.
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Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.
Styptic
n.
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A styptic medicine.
Styptical
a.
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Styptic; astringent.
Stypticity
n.
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The quality or state of being styptic; astringency.
Styracin
n.
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A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with cinnamic alcohol.
Styrax
n.
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A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis yields storax, and S. Benzoin yields benzoin.
Styrax
n.
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Same as Storax.
Styrol
n.
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See Styrolene.
Styrolene
n.
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An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C8H8, 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
n.
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A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin; -- properly called cinnamic, / styryl, alcohol.
Styryl
n.
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A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of styrolene and cinnamic acid; -- called also cinnyl, or cinnamyl.
Stythe
n.
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Choke damp.
Stythy
n. & v.
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See Stithy.
Styx
n.
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The principal river of the lower world, which had to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.
Suability
n.
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Liability to be sued; the state of being subjected by law to civil process.
Suable
a.
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Capable of being sued; subject by law to be called to answer in court.
Suade
v. t.
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To persuade.