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S in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
    sulfur  S  sulphur  atomic number 16 
  2. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
    south  due south  southward  S 
  3. (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
    "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity"
    randomness  entropy  S 
  4. a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm
    mho  siemens  reciprocal ohm  S 
  5. the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
    S  s 
  6. the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
    S  s 
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