<B>Solomon's-seal, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a genus of perennial herbs of the lily family, with small, greenish flowers hanging from the bases of the leaves and a rootstock with scars resembling Solomon's seals. </DL>
<A NAME="solomonsseal">
<B>Solomon's seal,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a mystic star-shaped figure formed of two equilateral triangles, one interlaced with or placed upon the other. </DL>
<A NAME="solon">
<B>Solon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a wise man; sage. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Informal.) a member of a legislature. </DL>
<B>solo organ,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a section of an organ, containing stops especially suited for solo use against an accompaniment by another section or manual. </DL>
<A NAME="solr">
<B>solr.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> solicitor. </DL>
<A NAME="solstice">
<B>solstice, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>either of the two times in the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. In the Northern Hemisphere the summer solstice, about June 21, is the longest day of the year, and the winter solstice, about December 21 or 22, is the shortest. In the Southern Hemisphere the solstices are reversed. <DD><B> 2. </B>either of the two points reached by the sun at these times. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) a turning or culminating point; furthest limit; crisis. </DL>
<A NAME="solstitial">
<B>solstitial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with a solstice. <BR> <I>Ex. the solstitial heat being over now (W. H. Hudson).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>happening at or near a solstice. <BR> <I>Ex. solstitial rains.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>that is like the climate of the summer solstice. </DL>
<A NAME="solubility">
<B>solubility, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the quality that substances have of dissolving or being dissolved easily. <BR> <I>Ex. Anyone can see the solubility of sugar in water.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the quality that problems, difficulties, questions, or other hurdles, have of being solved or explained. </DL>
<A NAME="solubilization">
<B>solubilization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of solubilizing. </DL>
<A NAME="solubilize">
<B>solubilize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make soluble; dissolve. <BR> <I>Ex. These dirt-collecting films, which tend to build up on linoleum, tile and other floor surfaces, are solubilized and prevented from re-forming (Scientific American).</I> noun <B>solubilizer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="soluble">
<B>soluble, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that can be dissolved or made into liquid. <BR> <I>Ex. Salt is soluble in water.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>that can be solved; solvable. <BR> <I>Ex. soluble puzzles. This problem is hard but soluble.</I> noun <B>solubleness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="solubleglass">
<B>soluble glass,</B> <B>=water glass.</B></DL>
<A NAME="solublerna">
<B>soluble RNA,</B> <B>=transfer RNA.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Abbr:) sRNA (no periods). </DL>
<A NAME="solublestarch">
<B>soluble starch,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a product of the hydrolysis of starch, soluble in hot water, obtained as by treating with weak acids or heating with glycerol. </DL>
<A NAME="solubly">
<B>solubly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a soluble manner. </DL>
<A NAME="solum">
<B>solum, </B>noun, pl. <B>-la.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) ground; a piece of ground. </DL>
<A NAME="solus">
<B>solus, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) by himself; alone (used chiefly as a stage direction). The feminine form is <I>sola.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="solute">
<B>solute, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a solid, gas, or liquid that is dissolved in a liquid to make a solution. <BR> <I>Ex. Salt is a solute in seawater. Stems ... act as channels through which water and solutes reach the leaves (Fred W. Emerson).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>dissolved; in solution. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Botany.) not adhering; free. </DL>
<A NAME="solution">
<B>solution, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act or process of solving a problem. <BR> <I>Ex. That problem was hard; its solution required many hours.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an explanation or answer. <BR> <I>Ex. The police are seeking a solution of the crime.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the process of dissolving: <DD><B> a. </B>the changing of a solid or gas to a liquid by mixing with a liquid. <BR> <I>Ex. The solution of gases in liquids is usually accompanied by heat.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the uniform mixing of a solid, liquid, or gas with another solid, liquid, or gas. <DD><B> 4. </B>a liquid or homogeneous mixture formed by dissolving. <BR> <I>Ex. Every time you put sugar in lemonade you are making a solution. The components of a solution cannot be distinguished with the aid of a microscope (Parks and Steinbach).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>the condition of being dissolved. <BR> <I>Ex. Sugar and salt can be held in solution in water.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>a separating into parts; dissolving. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Mathematics.) any number which makes an open sentence a true statement. (Example:) The number 4 is a solution of 3y + 2 = 14 because 3 X 4 + 2 = 14. <DD><B> 8. </B>(Medicine.) <DD><B> a. </B>the termination of a disease. <DD><B> b. </B>the crisis of a disease. <DD><B> 9. </B>(Obsolete, Law.) a payment; discharge (of a contract or obligation). </DL>
<A NAME="solutional">
<B>solutional, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or forming a solution. </DL>
<A NAME="solutionist">
<B>solutionist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who solves problems; problemist. <DD><B> 2. </B>an expert in solving crossword puzzles. </DL>
<A NAME="solutionset">
<B>solution set,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Mathematics.) the set which contains all the solutions of an open sentence. </DL>
<A NAME="solutrean">
<B>Solutrean</B> or <B>Solutrian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or belonging to the period of the late Pleistocene. <DD><I>noun </I> the late Pleistocene. </DL>
<A NAME="solvability">
<B>solvability, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the quality or condition of being solvable; solubility. <BR> <I>Ex. the solvability of an equation.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) solvency. </DL>
<A NAME="solvable">
<B>solvable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>capable of being solved. <DD><B> 2. </B>capable of being dissolved; soluble. </DL>
<A NAME="solvate">
<B>solvate, </B>noun, verb, <B>-vated,</B> <B>-vating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a chemical substance produced by the combination of the ions or molecules of a solvent and a solute. <DD><I>v.i., v.t. </I> tobecome or cause to become a solvate. </DL>
<A NAME="solvation">
<B>solvation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the combination of a solute with its solvent. <DD><B> 2. </B>the degree to which this takes place. </DL>
<A NAME="solvayprocess">
<B>Solvay process,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a process for deriving sodium carbonate from ordinary salt by dissolving carbon dioxide in a solution of salt and ammonia to produce sodium bicarbonate which is converted into sodium carbonate. </DL>
<A NAME="solve">
<B>solve, </B>transitive verb, <B>solved,</B> <B>solving.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to find the answer to; clear up; explain. <BR> <I>Ex. The detective solved the mystery. He has solved all the problems in the lesson. She solved the puzzle.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to pay. <DD><B> 3. </B>to melt. noun <B>solver.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="solvency">
<B>solvency, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the ability to pay all one owes. </DL>
<A NAME="solvent">
<B>solvent, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>able to pay all one owes. <BR> <I>Ex. A bankrupt firm is not solvent.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>able to dissolve. <BR> <I>Ex. Gasoline is a solvent liquid that removes grease spots.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a substance, usually a liquid, that can dissolve other substances. <BR> <I>Ex. Water is a solvent of sugar and salt.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a thing that solves, explains, or settles. adv. <B>solvently.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="solventless">
<B>solventless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> not containing a solvent. <BR> <I>Ex. solventless paints.</I> </DL>
<B>solvolysis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical reaction in which a solvent reacts with the solute to form a new, usually intermediate, compound. </DL>
<A NAME="solvolytic">
<B>solvolytic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or producing solvolysis. </DL>
<A NAME="soma">
<B>soma</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-mata.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> all the tissues and organs of an animal or plant except the germ cells. <BR> <I>Ex. We need to know more about the interrelationships of the psyche and the soma, the mind and the body (William C. Menninger).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="soma">
<B>soma</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an East Indian twining plant of the milkweed family that yields a mildly acid, milky juice. <DD><B> 2. </B>an intoxicating drink of ancient India used in religious rites, made from the juice of this or related plants. </DL>
<A NAME="somali">
<B>Somali, </B>noun, pl. <B>-li</B> or <B>-lis.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a people living in eastern Africa, of Negro, Arab, and other descent. <DD><B> 2. </B>their Cushitic language. </DL>
<A NAME="somalian">
<B>Somalian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Somalia, or the Somali Republic, in East Africa, or its people. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Somalia. </DL>
<A NAME="somalo">
<B>somalo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-li.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a former unit of money of Italian Somaliland (now a part of Somalia). </DL>
<A NAME="somaplasm">
<B>somaplasm, </B>noun. <B>=somatoplasm.</B></DL>
<A NAME="somascope">
<B>somascope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a device used to detect diseases difficult to locate by means of X ray or fluoroscope. It aims very high-frequency sound waves at the body and converts the echoes into visual signals that may be photographed. </DL>
<A NAME="somatic">
<B>somatic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with the body. <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with the cavity of the body, or its walls. <DD><B> 3. </B>having to do with the soma, especially as contrasted with the mind or nervous system. adv. <B>somatically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="somaticcell">
<B>somatic cell,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any cell of an animal or plant, except a germ cell. </DL>
