Serinus The genus Serinus is a large genus of birds in the finch family Fringillidae. It includes the canary, seedeaters and some siskin. The full list of species is: * Red-fronted Serin, Serinus pusillus * European Serin, Serinus serinus
	Serjeant-at-Arms A Serjeant at Arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word serjeant is derived from the Latin serviens, which means "servant."
	Sermon A sermon is an public speaking by a prophet or member of the clergy. Sermons address a Bible, Theology, or Religion topic, usually expounding on a type of belief or law.
	Sermon on the Mount The Sermon on the Mount was, according to the Gospel of Matthew, a particular Sermon given by Jesus on a mountainside to his Twelve Apostles and a large crowd . The recounting of the Sermon on the Mount comes from . The best-known portions of the Sermon comprise the Beatitudes, found at the beginning of the section.
	Serotonin Serotonin is a monoamine neurotransmitter synthesized in serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system and enterochromaffin cell s in the gastrointestinal tract. In the CNS, serotonin is believed to play an important role in the regulation of mood, sleep, emesis , Human sexual behavior and appetite.
	Serous membrane In anatomy, a serous membrane or serosa is a smooth Mesothelium consisting of a thin layer of Cell which excrete a fluid, known as serous fluid. Serous membranes line and enclose several body cavities, known as serous cavities, where they secrete a lubricating fluid which reduces friction from muscle movement.
	Serpentine Serpentine is a group of common rock-forming hydroxy magnesium iron Silicate minerals3) minerals; it is also often rich in other metal ores, including chromium, manganese, cobalt and nickel. In mineralogy, serpentine may refer to any of 20 minerals belonging to the serpentine group.
	Serranidae Serranidae is a large family of fishes, belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 500 species of serranids in more than 60 genera, including the bass and the groupers . They range in size from the belted sandfish which grows to 4.5 in up to the itajara which grows to 7 ft 10 in and weighs up to 680 lb .
	Serrasalmus The genus Serrasalmus is used to group several species of piranha of the subfamily Serrasalminae. These fish, among other characteristics, are predatory, have sharp teeth and have a rhomboid shape. The adult size is 24 inches, one of the largest Piranha genus.
	Serratia marcescens Serratia marcescens is a species of Gram-negative Bacterium in the family Enterobacteriaceae. A human pathogen, S. marcescens is involved in nosocomial infections, particularly urinary tract infections and wound infections. S. marcescens is a rod shaped, motile organism and can grow in temperatures ranging from 5–40C Celsius and in pH levels ranging from 5 to 9.
	Serratula tinctoria Serratula tinctoria is a species in the genus Serratula Category:Asteraceae de:Frberscharte
	Sertraline Sertraline hydrochloride is an orally administered antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor type. It was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1991.
	Serval The Serval is a medium-sized African wild Felidae: length 85 cm, plus 40 cm tail. It is a slender animal, with long legs and a fairly short tail. The tall, oval ears are set close together. The pattern of the fur is variable. Usually, servals are boldly spotted black on tawny.
	Service In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. Service provision has been defined as an economic activity that does not result in ownership, and this is what differentiates it from providing physical goods. It is claimed to be a process that creates benefits by facilitating either a change in customers, a change in their physical possessions, or a change in their intangible assets.
	Service stripe ?A Service stripe, commonly called a hash mark, is a Military badges of the United States of the United States military which is presented to enlisted members of the U.S. Military to denote length of service. The U.S. Army awards each stripe for three years service, while the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard award each stripe for four years of duty.
	Service Tree The Service Tree is sometimes known as the True Service Tree to distinguish it from the Wild Service Tree. It is native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia. It is generally rare, being listed as an endangered species in Switzerland and Austria, and uncommon in Spain.
	Serviceberry The Serviceberry, also known as juneberry, mespilus, sarvis, shad-blossom and shadbush, is a genus of about 25 species of small deciduous trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae. In some areas an Amelanchier species is known as the currant-tree, but it is unrelated to currants.
	Serviles Serviles are a creation in the Geneforge series of Role-playing game created by Spiderweb Software. They are considered by Shapers to be the most useful creation; strong and hardy, with opposing thumbs and enough intelligence to work independently.
	Servomechanism A servomechanism, usually shortened to servo, is a device used to provide mechanical control at a distance. For example, a servo can be used at a remote location to proportionalityly follow the angular position of a control knob. The connection between the two devices is not mechanical, but electrical or wireless.
	Sesame Sesame is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. The precise natural origin of the species is unknown, although its closest relatives occur in Africa. It is widely naturalisation in tropical regions around the world and is cultivated for its edible seeds. It is an annual plant growing to 50-100 cm tall, with opposite leaf 4-14 cm long with an entire margin; they are broad lanceolate, to 5 cm broad, at the base of the plant, narrowing to just 1 cm broad on the flowering stem.
	Sesbania Sesbania is a genus from the family Fabaceae with some aquatic species. Notable species include the Rattlebox. Used in alley cropping to increase nitrogen content.
	Sesbania grandiflora Sesbania grandiflora is a small tree in the genus Sesbania. It is believed to have originated either in India or Southeast Asia and grows primarily in hot and humid areas of the world.
	Set In mathematics, a set can be thought of as any collection of distinct things considered as a whole. Though a simple idea, it is nevertheless one of the most important and fundamental concepts in modern mathematics, and the study of the structure of possible sets, set theory, is quite rich.
	Set square A set square or triangle is an object used in technical drawing, with the aim of providing a straightedge at a particular planar angle to a baseline. The most common form of set square is a triangular piece of transparent plastic with the centre removed. The outer edges are typically bevelled.
	Seta A seta is a stiff hair, bristle, or bristle-like process or part of an organism. The plural form is setae. In plants, "seta" is synonymous with bristle—a stiff, strong hair or trichome. The term can also be applied to a modified hair-like structure, such as a pappus: a modified Sepal in the Asteraceae.
	Setter The Setter is a type of gundog used most often for hunting game such as quail, pheasant, and grouse. A setter silently searches for game by scent. When prey is encountered the dog's behavior defies nature, and the dog freezes rather than chases after the game. Setters get their name from their distinctive stance; a sort of crouch or "set" upon finding their quarry.
	Settler Settlers are in prehistory, people who have migrated to different geographic regions or in recent history, people who have human migration from the land of their birth to live permanently in colonies, sometimes which are controlled militarily by their home country. In modern history, the word "settlers" is synonymous with terms like pioneers, colonists, or "colonials".
	Setúbal Setbal is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants. The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the district of Setbal_(district). The present Mayor is Maria das Dores Meira, unilaterally chosen by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition vice-mayor to Carlos de Sousa.
	Sevastopol enname = Sevastopol | runame = ??????????? | ukname = ??????????? | qrname = Aqyar | arms = | flag = | region = ??????????? | coord = | altitude = ~100 | area = 864 | population = 328,600 | year = 2001 | density = 393.97 | postalcode = 99000 99699 | phone = 692 | oldname = Aqyar till 1784 | mapx = 66
	Seven hills of Rome The Seven Hills of Rome east of the Tiber form the heart of Rome. The Seven Hills of early Rome were the Cermalus, Cispius, Fagutal, Oppius, Palatium, Sucusa, and Velia, figuring prominently into Roman Roman mythology, religion, and politics; the original city was held by tradition to have been founded by Romulus and Remus on the Palatine Hill .
	Seven Seas Medieval European and Arabic literature often spoke of the Seven Seas. Which seven seas are intended depends on the context. The "Seven Seas" was a commonplace phrase in many ancient literatures before it was taken up by the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; it appears in a translation of one of Enheduanna's hymns to Inanna, written about 2300 BC in Sumer.
	Seven Wonders of the World The Seven Wonders of the World is a widely known list of seven popular sites of classical antiquity. The list was largely a tourist guide for travelers of the ancient world who wanted to see the most famous and well known sight-seeing destinations.
	Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War, some of the Theater of which are called the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War, was a war in the mid-18th century that enveloped both European and colony theatres. The war was described by Winston Churchill as the first world war, as it was the first conflict in human history to be fought around the globe, though all of the combatants were either European nations or their overseas colonies.
	Seventh Crusade The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. In 1244 the Khwarezmians retook Jerusalem, after the end of a ten-year truce following the Sixth Crusade. The fall of Jerusalem, no longer an earth-shattering event to European Christianity who had seen the city pass from Christian to Muslim control numerous times in the past two centuries, did not prompt an immediate call for a new crusade.
	Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome was an atypical pneumonia that first appeared in November 2002 in Guangdong, in the city of Foshan, of the People's Republic of China. The disease was known to be caused by the SARS coronavirus, a novel coronavirus. It was also a part-time Sexually transmitted disease, it can be spread through both sexual and casual contact.
	Severo Ochoa Severo Ochoa de Albornoz was a Spain-United States biochemist, and the recipient of the 1959 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Severo Ochoa was born in Luarca, Spain. His father was Severo Manuel Ochoa, a lawyer and businessman, and his mother, Carmen de Albornoz.
	Seville Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain, irrigated by the river Guadalquivir . It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Sevilla . The inhabitants of the city are known as Sevillanos . The population of the city of Seville proper was 704,154 as of 2005 .
	Seward Peninsula The Seward Peninsula is a large peninsula on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It projects about 320 km into the Bering Sea between Norton Sound, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound, just below the Arctic Circle. The entire peninsula is about 330 km long and 145-225 km wide.
	Sewer Sewer may refer to: *Sanitary sewer, a system of pipes used to transport human waste *Storm sewer, a collection and transportation system for storm water *Combined sewer, a system performing both the functions of a sanitary sewer and a storm sewer *One who sewing az:Kanalizasiya
	Sewing Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and yarn. Its use is nearly universal among human populations and dates back to Paleolithic times. Sewing predates the weaving of cloth.
	Sewing machine A sewing machine is a mechanical device that joins fabric using thread. Sewing machines make a stitch, called a sewing-machine stitch, usually using two threads although machines exist that stitch using one, three, four or more threads. Sewing machines can make a great variety of plain or patterned stitches.
	Sewing needle A sewing needle is a long slender object with a pointed tip. The first sewing needles were made of bone or wood; modern ones are manufactured from high carbon steel wire, nickel- or gold plated for corrosion resistance. The highest quality embroidery needles are made of platinum. Traditionally, needles have been kept in needle books or needle cases which have become an object of adornment.
	Sex change
	Sex linkage Sex linkage is the phenotype expression of an allele that is dependent on the sex of the individual and is directly tied to the sex chromosomes. In such cases there is a homogametic sex and a heterogametic sex. In mammals the homogametic sex is female and the heterogametic sex is male, thus the sex linked genes are carried on the X chromosome.
	Sex Objects Third full album by The Briefs, released in 2004 on CD, and yellow and black vinyl. Released in France with an additional, unnamed track, and on yellow wax records.
	Sex segregation Sex segregation is the separation, or segregation, of people according to sex or gender. Toilet#Public_toiletss, public showers, dormitories, changing rooms, prisons and other areas are often sex segregated. Sometimes there are separate hours or separate facilities in public saunas, entrances and worship areas of some Islamic mosques.
	Sexagesimal The sexagesimal is a numeral system with 60 as the base. It originated with the ancient Sumerians in the 2000s BC, and was transmitted to the Babylonia: see Babylonian numerals. Sexagesimal was not a pure base 60 system, because that would require 60 different numeric signs.
	Sexism Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex of the individuals. Sexism can refer to subtly different beliefs or attitudes:
	Sextant A sextant is a measuring instrument generally used to measure the angle of elevation of a astronomical object above the horizon. Making this measurement is known as sighting the object, shooting the object or taking a sight. The angle, and the time when it was measured, can be used to calculate a position line on a nautical or aeronautical Nautical chart.
	Sexual intercourse Sexual intercourse, also called coitus, is the human form of copulation. In humans this is performed relatively frequently and primarily for sexual pleasure rather than in response to a seasonal stimulus. Coitus may be preceded by foreplay, which leads to sexual arousal of the partners, resulting in the erection of the penis and natural lubrication of the vagina.
	Sexual reproduction Sexual reproduction is a type of biological reproduction that results in increasing genetic diversity of the offspring. It is characterized by two processes: meiosis, involving the halving of the number of chromosomes; and fertilisation, involving the fusion of two gametes and the restoration of the original number of chromosomes.
	Sexually transmitted disease Sexually transmitted diseases also known as sexually transmissible diseases, sexually transmitted infections or venereal diseases or social disease are diseases or infections that have a significant probability of transmission between humans by means of sexual contact, sexual intercourse, oral sex, and/or anal sex.
	Seychelles Seychelles, officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an archipelago nation of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. Other nearby island countries and territories include Mauritius and Runion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest, and the Suvadives of the Maldives to the northeast.
	Sfax Sfax, in Arabic language: ?????, pronounced: Safaqis, or /sfa:qs/ in Tunisian Arabic, whence the French name, is a city in Tunisia, located 270 km southeast of Tunis. The city, founded in AD 849 on the ruins of Taparura and Thaenae, is the capital of the Sfax Governorate, and a Mediterranean Sea port on the Gulf of Gabes.
	Sgraffito Sgraffito is a technique either of wall decor, produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colors to a moistened surface, or in Ceramics, by applying to an unfired ceramic body two successive layers of contrasting slip, and then in either case scratching so as to produce an outline drawing.
	Shack A shack is a type of small house that is in disrepair. The word derives from the Nahuatl word xacalli or "adobe house" by way of Mexican Spanish "xacal/jacal", which has the same meaning as "shack". It was a common usage among people of Mexican ancestry throughout the U.S. southwest from the 19th century if not earlier.
	Shackle A shackle is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. They are very commonly used in outdoor activities such as sailing. A carabiner is a special kind of shackle used in mountaineering.
	Shad The shads or river herrings comprise the genus Alosa, fishes related to herring in the family Clupeidae. They are distinct from others in that family by having a deeper body and spawning in rivers. The several species frequent different areas on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea.
	Shading Shading refers to depicting depth in 3D models by varying levels of darkness.
	Shadow A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. A shadow occupies all the space behind an opaque object with light in front of it. The cross-section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or reverse projection of the object blocking the light.
	Shadow box A shadow box is an enclosed case typically presented to members of the military upon retirement. A shadow box will usually contain the various medals and awards a person has earned through a military career, the flag of both their country and military service, and their final badge of Military rank.
	Shadow play A shadow play is an ancient form of story-telling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images. It is popular in various cultures. At present, more than 20 countries are known to have shadow show troupes.
	Shadowgraph Shadowgraph is an optical method that reveals non-uniformities in transparent media like air, water, or glass. It is related to, but simpler than, the schlieren and schlieren photography methods that perform a similar function. In principle, we cannot directly see a difference in temperature, a different gas, or a shock wave in the transparent air.
	Shady Shady Aftermath is Eminem's own record deals.
	Shagbark Hickory The Shagbark Hickory is a common hickory in the eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large deciduous tree, growing up to 40 m tall, and will live up to 200 years old. Mature Shagbarks are easy to recognize because, as their name implies, they have shaggy bark.
	Shaggy Shaggy, is a Jamaican reggae deejay who takes his nickname from Scooby-Doo's Norville "Shaggy" Rogers. He is especially notable for his distinctive sub-baritone voice.
	Shah Jahan Shahbuddin Mohammed Shah Jahan , January 5, 1592 – January 22, 1666) was the ruler of the Mughal Empire in India from 1628 until 1658. The name Shah Jahan comes from Persian language ??? ????? meaning "King of the World". Shah Jahan is best known as the builder of the Taj Mahal, a shrine to his Persians second wife, Arjumand Bano Begum, popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal whom he married on May 10,1612, at the age of 20.
	Shakers The Shakers, an offshoot of the Religious Society of Friends , originated in Manchester, England in the late eighteenth century . Strict believers in celibacy, Shakers maintained their numbers through religious conversion and adoption. Once boasting thousands of adherents, as of 2006 the Shakers number four people living in Sabbathday Lake, Maine, Maine.igin of the name
	Shako A shako is a tall, cylindrical cap, usually peaked, sometimes tapered at the top. It is usually adorned with some kind of ornamental plate or Cap badge on the front, metallic or otherwise, and often has a feather, Hackle, or pompon attached at the top. The word "shako" originated from the Hungarian language name csákós sveg, which was a part of the uniform of the Hungary hussar of the 18th century.
	Shale Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds. It is characterized by thin laminae breaking with an irregular curving fracture, often splintery and usually parallel to the often-indistinguishable bedding plane. This property is called Fissility .