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- English Word Sesame Definition Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus Sesamum (S. Indicum, and S. orientale), from the seeds of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate, flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See Benne.
- English Word Sesamoid Definition Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
- English Word Sesamoid Definition Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal.
- English Word Sesamoid Definition A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
- English Word Sesamoidal Definition Sesamoid.
- English Word Sesban Definition A leguminous shrub (Sesbania aculeata) which furnishes a fiber used for making ropes.
- English Word Sesqui- Definition A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting that three atoms or equivalents of the substance to the name of which it is prefixed are combined with two of some other element or radical; as, sesquibromide, sesquicarbonate, sesquichloride, sesquioxide.
- English Word Sesquialter Definition Sesquialteral.
- English Word Sesquialter Definition Alt. of Sesquialtera
- English Word Sesquialtera Definition A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which reenforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant.
- English Word Sesquialteral Definition Alt. of Sesquialterate
- English Word Sesquialterate Definition Once and a half times as great as another; having the ratio of one and a half to one.
- English Word Sesquialterous Definition Sesquialteral.
- English Word Sesquibasic Definition Containing, or acting as, a base in the proportions of a sesqui compound.
- English Word Sesquiduplicate Definition Twice and a half as great (as another thing); having the ratio of two and a half to one.
- English Word Sesquioxide Definition An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, Al2O3 is a sesquioxide.
- English Word Sesquipedal Definition Alt. of Sesquipedalian
- English Word Sesquipedalian Definition Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long words.
- English Word Sesquipedalianism Definition Alt. of Sesquipedalism
- English Word Sesquipedalism Definition Sesquipedality.
- English Word Sesquiplicate Definition Subduplicate of the triplicate; -- a term applied to ratios; thus, a and a' are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b', when a is to a' as the square root of the cube of b is to the square root of the cube of b', or a:a'::Ãb3:Ãb'3.
- English Word Sesquisalt Definition A salt derived from a sesquioxide base, or made up on the proportions of a sesqui compound.
- English Word Sesquisulphide Definition A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly called also sesquisulphuret; as, orpiment, As2S3 is arsenic sesquisulphide.
- English Word Sesquitertial Definition Sesquitertian.
- English Word Sesquitertian Definition Alt. of Sesquitertianal
- English Word Sesquitertianal Definition Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).
- English Word Sesquitone Definition A minor third, or interval of three semitones.
- English Word Sesqyipedality Definition The quality or condition of being sesquipedal.
- English Word Sesqyipedality Definition The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by the use of long words; sesquipedalism.
- English Word Sess Definition To lay a tax upon; to assess.