Strait of Messina The Strait of Messina is the narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of Calabria. A natural whirlpool forms there, which has been linked to the legend of Scylla and Charybdis. A ferry connects Messina, Italy with the mainland at Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria in Calabria.
	Straitjacket A straitjacket is a garment shaped like a jacket with overlong sleeves. The ends of these can be tied to the back of the wearer, so their arms are kept close to their chest with possibility of only little movement. Although straitjacket is the most common form, strait-jacket is also frequently used, and, in England, strait-waistcoat.
	Strake A strake is #part of a boat or ship. It is a strip of planking in a wooden vessel or of plating in a metal one, running longitudinally along the vessel's side, its bottom or between them on the turn of the bilge. #a device for controlling Aerodynamics over an aircraft. #a tool for tamping down and levelling semi-fluid materials into a Moulding.
	Strange Strange is a United Kingdom television drama series, produced by the independent production company Big Bear Productions for the BBC, which aired on the BBC One channel. It consists of a single one-hour pilot episode screened in March 2002, followed by a series of six one-hour episodes broadcast in the summer of 2003.
	Strange Attractors Strange Attractors Audio House is a record label from Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 2000 by Chris Scofield.
	Strangler Fig Strangler Fig is the common name of several species of fig that begin their lives as epiphytes as their seeds lodge in the cracks and crevices of the bark of a host tree. The seeds germinate and send out air root. During this initial phase the plant grows comparatively slowly.
	Strangling Strangling is compression of the neck that leads to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxia state in the brain. Fatal strangling typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and as the mechanism of suicide in hangings. Strangling does not have to be fatal; limited or interrupted strangling is practiced in erotic asphyxia, in the choking game, and is an important technique and in many combat sports and self-defense systems.
	Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace List of regions in France of northeastern France, with approximately 650,000 inhabitants in the aire urbaine in 1999. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the prfecture of the Bas-Rhin dpartement in France.
	Strategic Arms Limitation Talks The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks refers to two rounds of Bilateralism talks and corresponding international treaties between the Soviet Union and United States, the Cold War superpowers, on the issue of arms race. There were two rounds of talks and agreements: SALT I and SALT II.
	Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon is a town on the River Avon, Warwickshire in south Warwickshire, England. In 2001 the town had a population of 23,676. The town is the birthplace of William Shakespeare and because of its Shakespearean connections the area is a popular tourist destination, receiving about three million visitors a year from all over the world.
	Stratosphere The stratosphere is a layer of Earth's atmosphere that is stratified in temperature, with warmer layers higher up and cooler layers farther down. This is in contrast to the troposphere near the Earth's surface, which is cooler higher up and warmer farther down. The stratosphere is situated between about 10 km and 50 km altitude above the surface at moderate latitudes, while at the geographical pole it starts at about 8 km altitude.
	Stratum In geology and related fields, a stratum is a layer of rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics that distinguishes it from contiguous layers. Each layer is generally one of a number of parallel layers that lie one upon another, laid down by natural forces. They may extend over 1 E11 m of the Earth's surface.
	Stratus cloud A Stratus cloud, coming from the Latin word meaning "spread out" is a cloud belonging to a class characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base, as opposed to convective clouds that are as tall or taller than wide. More specifically, the term Stratus is used to describe flat, featureless clouds of low altitude varying in colour from dark gray to nearly white.
	Straw Straw is an agricultural byproduct, the dry wikt:stalk of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of a cereal crop such as wheat, oats, rye or barley. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by-product of the harvest, but with the advent of the combine harvester, straw has become more of a burden, almost a nuisance to farmers.
	Straw hat A straw hat can refer to any brimmed hat that is woven out of straw. This hat is designed to protect the head from the sun, as well as protect against heatstroke. There are several styles of straw hats, but all of them are made of woven straw. Many of these hats are formed in a similar way to felt hats; they are softened by steam or by submersion in hot water, and then formed by hand or over a block.
	Strawberry The strawberry is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae, and the fruit of these plants. There are more than 20 named species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most common strawberries grown commercially are cultivars of the Garden strawberry, Fragaria × ananassa.
	Strawberry Tree The Strawberry Tree is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland. It grows to 5-10 m tall, rarely up to 15 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 cm.
	Strawflower The strawflower is a flowering plant of the genus Helichrysum in the sunflower family. The type species is Helichrysum orientale. There are an estimated 600 species. Its name was derived from the Greek words helisso and chrysos. It occurs in Africa, Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia.
	Strays Strays is Jane's Addiction's third and final studio album. It was released on July 22, 2003, and was the only album the band released when they reformed with Chris Chaney on bass guitar. UPon its ifrst week of release in America this album sold 110,500 copies and had sold 412,000 copies as of September 25th 2006.
	Stream A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a stream bed and banks. Stream is also an umbrella term used in the scientific community for all flowing natural waters, regardless of size. The study of streams and waterways in general is known as surface hydrology and is important in environmental geography or environmental geology.
	Streamliner A streamliner is any vehicle that incorporates streamline to produce a shape that provides less air resistance, and is more pleasing to the eye. The term is usually applied to trains, mostly the high-speed trainsets designed in the United States in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, as well as successor "high-speed trains" incorporating some of the same ideas in Europe and Japan.
	Street A street is a public parcel of landform adjoining buildings in an urban area context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often pavement with a hard, durable surface such as cobblestone or brick.
	Street name A street name or odonym is an identifying name given to a street. The street name usually forms part of the address. Buildings are often given House numberings along the street to further help identify them. Names are often given in a two-part form: an individual name known as the specific, and an indicator of the type of street, known as the generic.
	Street Signs Part of the CNBC business day lineup. Previously hosted by Ron Insana, and currently hosted by Erin Burnett, this program brings viewers to the heart of the day's market action. In addition, Wall Street's most respected names join the program to offer their perspective. Also, Street Signs occasionally broadcasts live from Washington, DC for the FOMC board meeting, which the Fed decides on interest rates.
	Street sweeper A street sweeper is a person or machine that cleans streets, usually in an urban area. The first street sweeper invented could be the one by John Murphy of Elgin, Illinois in 1914. But other sources point to Charles Brooks of Newark, New Jersey, who acquired a in 1896 for what was referred to as to the manual street sweeper trucks.
	Strelitzia Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. The genus is named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz of the United Kingdom. The common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower, because of a supposed resemblance of its flowers to the bird of paradise.
	Strelitzia reginae Strelitzia reginae is a monocotyledonous flowering plant indigenous to South Africa. Common names include Strelitzia, Crane Flower or Bird of Paradise, though these names are also collectively applied to other species in the genus Strelitzia. Its scientific name commemorates Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of George III of the United Kingdom.
	Strelitziaceae Strelitziaceae is a botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has not been recognized by very many taxonomists: the plants in this family have been included in the banana family Musaceae, because of a similarity in the appearance of the leaves and in growth pattern.
	Streptocarpus Streptocarpus is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, closely related to the genus Saintpaulia. One common name is Cape Primrose, referring to the nativity of several species to South Africa and their superficial resemblance to the genus Primula.
	Streptococcus Streptococcus is a genus of sphere, Gram-positive bacterium of the phylum Firmicutes. cell division occurs along a single axis in these bacteria, and thus they grow in chains or pairs, thus the name — from Greek language streptos, meaning easily bent or twisted, like a chain.
	Streptokinase Streptokinase is an extracellular metallo-enzyme produced by beta-haemolytic streptococcus and is used as an effective and cheap clot-dissolving medication in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism. It belongs to a group of medications known as fibrinolytics, and works by activating plasminogen through cleavage to produce plasmin.
	Streptomyces Streptomyces is a genus of Actinobacteria, a group of Gram-positive and generally high GC-content bacteria. Streptomycetes are found predominantly in soil and in decaying vegetation, and most produce spores. Streptomycetes are noted for their distinct "earthy" odor.
	Streptomycin Streptomycin is an antibiotic drug, the first of a class of drugs called aminoglycosides to be discovered, and was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis. It is derived from the actinobacteria Streptomyces griseus. Streptomycin stops bacterial growth by damaging cell membranes and inhibiting protein synthesis.
	Streptopelia Streptopelia is a genus of Avess in the dove family. These are mainly slim, small to medium-sized species. The upperparts tend to be pale brown, and the underparts are often a shade of pink. Many have a characteristic black-and-white patch on the neck, and monotonous cooing songs.
	Streptosolen jamesonii Streptosolen jamesonii, the marmalade bush, is an evergreen shrub of the Solanaceae family that produces loose clusters of flowers gradually changing from yellow to red as they develop, resulting in an overall appearance resembling orange marmalade. The sole member of its genus, it is found in open woodlands of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
	Stretch marks Stretch marks are a form of scarring generally associated with pregnancy, obesity, bodybuilding, puberty, and intense physical activity. They result from overstretching of the skin, which disrupts the normal production of collagen, causing a scar. Medical terminology for these kinds of markings include striae, striae atrophicae, vergetures, striae cutis distensae, striae gravidarum, lineae atrophicae, striae distensae, linea albicante.
	Stretched Stretched is a single by the Israeli Psychedelic trance duo Infected Mushroom. It was released by Brand New Entertainment in 2005. The main song in this CD was the single song Stretched. However this single CD also included other songs, such as an acclaimed remix for the hit song Cities of the Future and a new song.
	Stretcher A stretcher is a medical device used to carry casualties or an incapacitated person from one place to another. It is a simple type of litter, and still called by that name in some cases. A stretcher is usually carried by two people, one at the head and the other at the feet. The casualty is placed on the stretcher, and can then be carried away.
	Stretching Stretching is the activity of gradually applying tension force to lengthen, strengthen, and lubricate muscles, often performed in anticipation of exercise and to increase the range of motion within a joint. Stretching is an especially important accompaniment to activities that emphasize controlled muscular strength and flexibility, such as ballet, acrobatics or martial arts.
	Striatum The striatum is a subcortical part of the telencephalon a major part of the basal ganglia system : its input station.
	Strife Strife, published in 1996, is a computer and video games developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine from id Software. Strife added some role-playing game elements and allowed players to talk to other characters in the game's world.
	Strike zone In baseball, the strike zone is a conceptual rectangular area over home plate which defines the boundaries through which a Pitch must pass in order to count as a strike when the Batting does not swing.
	Strikeout In baseball, a strikeout or strike out occurs when the batter receives three strike during his time at bat. Strikeouts are associated with dominance on the part of the pitcher and incompetence on the part of the batter, although for power hitters it is recognized that the style of swing that generates home runs also leaves the batter somewhat susceptible to striking out.
	Striker Strikers, also known as centre forwards, forwards, and attackers, and formerly inside forwards, are the players on a team in football in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. Modern formation usually include between one and three strikers; two is most common.
	String quartet A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group.
	String theory String theory is a Theoretical physics of fundamental physics whose building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects rather than the zero-dimensional points that are the basis of the Standard Model of particle physics. For this reason, string theories are able to avoid problems associated with the presence of point-like particles in theories of physics, in particular the problem of defining a sensible quantum gravity.
	Stringybark A stringybark can be any of the many Eucalyptus species which have thick, fibrous bark. Like all eucalypts, stringybarks belong to the Myrtaceae family. In exceptionally fertile locations some stringybark species can be very large, reaching over 80 metres in height. More typically, stringybarks are medium-sized trees in the 10 to 40 metre range.
	Strip poker Strip poker is a variant of the card game of poker, in which the rules require players to remove articles of clothing in response to various events.
	Strip steak The strip steak, Kansas City, Missouri or New York City strip steak, is one of the highest quality beef steak on the market. In Commonwealth of Nations, this is called "Porterhouse steak", which has a different meaning in American English.
	STRIPE S.T.R.I.P.E. is a fictional character superhero in the DC Comics DC Universe. Patrick "Pat" Dugan, first appeared as Stripesy. The character is notable for being the only adult sidekick to a teenage superhero, Sylvester Pemberton, the Star-Spangled Kid.
	Striped bass Commonly known as a striper, rockfish or just "rock", the striped bass is a member of the temperate bass family, which includes white perch and white bass.
	Striped Hyena The Striped Hyena is closely related to the Brown Hyena. It lives in northern Africa, the Middle East, and western India. It is extinct in Europe, but can occasionally be spotted in Asia Minor. Striped Hyenas are largely scavengers, but will also eat fruit and insects.
	Striped Maple The Striped Maple or Moosewood is a small tree of northern forests in eastern North America from southern Ontario east to New Brunswick and south to eastern Illinois and New Jersey, and also at high elevations in the Appalachian Mountains much farther south than in the rest of is range, to northern Georgia.
	Striped marlin The striped marlin is a species of marlin found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. It is a large commercial game fish with a record weight of 190 kilogrammes, and a maximum length of 420 centimetres. The striped marlin's body is metallic blue-black above, and silvery below, with 15 to 20 narrow lavender vertical stripes.
	Striped Skunk The Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis, is a common skunk found throughout much of North America, from central Canada to northern Mexico.
	Stripper well A stripper well or marginal well is an oil or gas well that is nearing the end of its economically useful life. In the United States of America a "stripper" gas well is defined by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission as one that produces 60 thousand cubic feet or less of gas per day at its maximum flow rate; the Internal Revenue Service, for tax purposes, uses a threshold of 75 thousand cubic feet per day.
	Stripping 1. Stripping is a dieing trade in which film negatives are arranged in a pattern, which will create a series of pages. There is an individual negative for each color to be printed on a printing press. Colors are arranged in order to fit together with the other colors to be printed. This process has generally been eliminated through the use of digital prepress, in which imposition software is used to "digitally strip" the pages together.
	Striptease A striptease or exotic dance is a performance, usually a dance, in which the performer , "strips off clothing to sexual arousal by displaying the naked body in motion." Stripteases are usually performed in strip clubs. The "teasing" part involves the slowness of undressing, while the audience is eager to see more nudity.
	Strobe light A strobe light or stroboscopic lamp, commonly called a strobe, is a device used to produce regular flashes of light. Strobe lights have many uses, including scientific and industrial applications, but are particularly popular in discotheques where they are used to give an illusion of slow motion.
	Strobilomyces The only well-known European species in this bolete mushroom genus is Strobilomyces strobilaceus. It is uncommon and its sombre coloration and its habitat in dark woods make it elusive. In English it is sometimes called the 'Old Man of the Woods'.
	Stromateidae The family Stromateidae of butterfishes contains 17 species of fish in 3 genera. Butterfishes live in coastal waters off the Americas, western Afterica and in the Indo-Pacific.
	Strombidae Strombidea is a family of gastropod comprising the following genera: *Lambis - Rding, 1798 *Strombus - Linn, 1758 *Terebellum - Lamarck, 1799 *Tibia - Rding, 1798 *Varicospira - Eames, 1952. Members of the order Mesogastropoda usually have seven teeth positioned crosswise on the radula and a reproductive organ called a verge.
	Strombus gigas Strombus gigas is a true conch and the largest mollusk native to North America. It can grow to 15-31 centimetre in length. Common names for S. gigas include queen conch, pink conch, caracol reina, caracol rosa, caracol rosado, caracol de pala, cobo, botuto, guarura, and lambi.
	Strontianite Strontianite is a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate, named after the village of Strontian, Lochaber, Scotland, where it was first discovered. This mineral is white, greenish, or yellowish in color, usually occurring in fibrous massive forms, but sometimes in prismatic crystals.
	Strophanthus Strophanthus is a genus of 35-40 species of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, native mainly to tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, with a few species in Asia, from southern India to the Philippines and southern China. The name derives from the long twisted threadlike segments of the corolla, which in one species attain a length of 30-35 cm.
	Strophariaceae The Strophariaceae is a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. The species of Strophariaceae have a red-brown to dark brown spore print, while the spores themselves are smooth and have an apical germ pore. These agarics are also characterized by having a cutis-type pileipellis.
	Structural formula The structural formula of a chemical compound is a graphical representation of the molecular structure showing how the atoms are arranged. The chemical bonding within the molecule is also shown, either explicitly or implicitly. There are three common representations used in publications, condensed, Lewis structure and line-angle formulae.
	Structural steel Structural steel is steel construction material, a Profile, formed with a specific shape and certain standards of chemical composition and strength. Structural steel shape, size, composition, strength, storage, etc, is regulated in most industrialised countries.
	Strudel A strudel is a type of Central European pastry, especially popular in Austria, where it is believed to have originated. The best known kinds are Apfelstrudel and Topfenstrudel, others include Weichselstrudel and Mohnstrudel; there are also savoury strudels incorporating spinach, sauerkraut and so on.
	Struthiomimus Struthiomimus was a long-legged, ostrich-like dinosaur of the family ornithomimidae, which lived in the area that is now Alberta, Canada, during the late Cretaceous Period, approximately 75 million years ago. Its Genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek st???????/strouthion meaning 'ostrich' and µ?µ??/mimos meaning 'mimic' or 'imitator'.