Santalaceae Santalaceae is a widely distributed family of plants which, like other members of Santalales, are partially parasitic on other plants. Modern treatments of the Santalaceae include the family Viscaceae, previously considered distinct. The APG II system of 2003 recognises the family and assigns it to the order Santalales in the clade core eudicots.
	Santalales Santalales is an order of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution but heavily concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions. Most have seeds without a testa, which is unusual for flowering plants. Many of the members of the order are parasites, able to produce sugars through photosynthesis, but tapping the stems or roots of other plants to obtain water and minerals; some are full parasites, lacking chlorophyll and relying on their hosts for all sustenance.
	Santalum Santalum is a genus of woody flowering plants, the most well known and commercially valuable of which is the Indian Sandalwood tree, S. album. Members of the genus are trees or shrubs. Most are root parasites which photosynthesize their own food but tap the roots of other species for water and inorganic nutrients.
	Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in eastern Cuba. Santiago de Cuba is located on the south-east of the island, some 540 miles east south-east of Havana. The municipality extends over 704 kilometre, and contains the communities of Guilera, Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Leyte Vidal and Moncada.
	Santiago de los Caballeros Founded in 1495 during the first wave of Europe colonization of the New World, today Santiago de los Caballeros is the second most important city in the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. Also known as Santiago de los 30 Caballeros. It is the head of the province Santiago Province, Dominican Republic.
	Santiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramn y Cajal was a Spanish people histology, physician, and Nobel laureate. He is considered to be one of the founders of modern neuroscience.
	Santo Domingo Santo Domingo de Guzmn, population 2,061,200 , estimated 2,253,437 in 2006, is the capital and the largest city of the Dominican Republic. The city is located at , on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River. It is the oldest continuously inhabited European colonization of the Americas, and was the first seat of Spanish colonies rule in the New World.
	Santolina Santolina is a genus of flowering plants in the Family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. Between five and 18 species are accepted by different authorities. The species are small evergreen shrubs growing to 10-60 cm tall. The leaf are simple and minute in some species, or pinnate, finely divided in other species, and often densely silvery hairy.
	São Francisco So Francisco is one of the Neighborhoods in which the Brazilian city of Niteri is Administrative division. Its name derives from the church consacrated to Saint Francis Xavier and references to it can be found as early as the 17th century. The So Francisco Ensenada, also known as "saco" de So Francisco", was an important source of fish for both the Native Americans and the Portugal.
	São José dos Campos So Jos dos Campos is a municipality and a major city in the state of So Paulo, Brazil and one of the most important industrial and research centers in Latin America. It is located in the Vale do Paraiba, between the two most active production and consumption regions in the country, So Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
	São Paulo So Paulo is the capital of the States of Brazil of So Paulo in southeastern Brazil. It is located at , 400 Kilometre from Rio de Janeiro, and 1,030 km from federal capital Braslia. The city has an area of 1,523.0 square kilometres and a population of just over 11 million , which makes it the largest and most populous city in the Southern Hemisphere and a global city.
	São Tomé So Tom is the capital city of So Tom and Prncipe and is by far the nation's largest town. It was founded by Portugal in 1485 and is centred on a sixteenth century cathedral. Another early building is Fort So Sebastio, built in 1575 and now the So Tom National Museum.
	São Tomé and Príncipe So Tom and Prncipe}}/), officially the Democratic Republic of So Tom and Prncipe, is an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. It consists of two islands: So Tom Island and Prncipe Island, located about 140 kilometres apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres respectively, off of the northwestern coast of Gabon.
	Saône The Sane is a river of eastern France. It is a tributary of the River Rhne River. Rising at Viomnil in the Vosges, it joins the Rhne at La Mulatire, just after Lyon. *Vosges - Monthureux-sur-Sane *Haute-Sane - Gray, Haute-Sane
	Sapindaceae Sapindaceae, also known as the soapberry family, is a family of plants in the order Sapindales. There are about 140-150 genera with 1400-2000 species. They are trees, shrubs, herbs and lianas occurring in temperate to tropical regions throughout the world.
	Sapindales Sapindales is a botanical name for an order of flowering plants. The APG II system of 2003 includes it in the clade eurosids II including the following families: *Anacardiaceae *Biebersteiniaceae *Burseraceae *Kirkiaceae *Meliaceae *Nitrariaceae *Rutaceae
	Sapindus Sapindus is a genus of about five to twelve species of shrubs and small trees in the Sapindaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions in both the Old World and the New World. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species. Common names include soapberry and soapnut, both names referring to the use of the crushed seeds to make soap.
	Sapodilla Sapodilla is a long-lived, evergreen tree native to the New World tropics. It is also known as Chickoo in South Asia. Sapodilla grows to 30-40 m tall. It is wind-resistant and the bark is rich in a white, gummy latex called chicle. The ornamental leaf are medium green and glossy.
	Saponaria Saponaria, also known as soapwort, is a genus of about 20 species of Perennial plant herbs in the Caryophyllaceae, native to southern Europe and southwest Asia. They grow to a height of 10-60 cm, with opposite leaf 1-6 cm long. The flowers are produced in tight clusters on the stem, 4-25 mm diameter, with five white, yellow, pink, or pale purple petals.
	Saponification Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester under base conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid. Saponification is commonly used to refer to the reaction of a metallic alkali with a fat or oil to form soap. Saponifiable substances are those that can be converted into soap.
	Sapotaceae Sapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. The family includes approximately 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera. Distribution is Tropics. Many species produce edible fruits, and/or have other economic uses.
	Sapphire Sapphire is the single-crystal form of aluminium oxide , a mineral known as corundum. It can be found naturally as gemstones or manufactured in large crystal boule for a variety of applications. The corundum group consists of pure aluminium oxide. Trace amounts of other elements such as iron and chromium give sapphires their blue, red, yellow, pink, purple, orange or greenish color.
	Sappho Sappho was an Ancient Greece lyric nine lyric poets, born in Eressos on the island of Lesbos Island. In history and poetry texts, she is also sometimes associated with Mytilene . She was born sometime between 630s BC and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC.
	Sapsucker The Sapsuckers form the genus Sphyrapicus within the woodpecker family Picidae. All are found in North America. As their name implies, sapsuckers feed primarily on the sap of trees, moving among different tree and shrub species on a seasonal basis. Insects, especially those attracted to the sweet sap exuding from sap holes, are often captured and fed to the young during the breeding season.
	Sapwood Sapwood is the outer layer of wood in a tree, next to the bark. See also wood#Heartwood and sapwood.
	Saqqara Saqqara is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, featuring the world's oldest standing step pyramid. It is located some 30 km south of modern-day Cairo and covers an area of around 7 km by 1.5 km. While Memphis, Egypt was the capital of History of Egypt, Saqqara served as its necropolis.
	Saquinavir Saquinavir is an antiretroviral drug used in HIV therapy. It falls in the protease inhibitor class. Two formulations have been marketed: *a hard-gel capsule formulation of the mesylate, with trade name Invirase®, which requires combination with ritonavir to increase the saquinavir bioavailability;
	Saraband Saraband is a Sweden telemovie by film director Ingmar Bergman. In July 2005 Saraband was released theatrically in the United States with subtitles in English language.
	Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt was a France stage actress.
	Sarah Siddons Sarah Siddons was a British actor, the best-known of the 18th century. She was born Sarah Kemble in Brecon, Brecknockshire, Wales, the eldest daughter of Roger Kemble, and Sarah/Sally Ward, an actor-manager whose travelling company included most members of his family.
	Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan, was considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century .
	Sarajevo Sarajevo is the capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an estimated population of 308,558 . It is also the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, and the de jure capital of the Republika Srpska entity, as well as the center of the Sarajevo Canton.
	Saratov Saratov is a major city in southern European Russia. It is the administrative center of Saratov Oblast and a major port on the Volga River, located at . Population: 873,055. In addition to ethnic Russians, the city also has many Tatar, Ukrainian and German residents.
	Sarawak Sarawak is one of the two Malaysia states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi kenyalang , it is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia; the second largest, Sabah, lies to the northeast. The administrative capital is Kuching which literally means cat .
	Sarcocephalus Sarcocephalus is a genus of two species of shrubs or trees in the family Rubiaceae, sometimes classified as Naucleaceae, native to tropical Africa. Sarcocephalus latifolius has edible fruits, known as African peach, Guinea peach, Sierra Leone-peach, country-fig.
	Sarcomere A sarcomere is the basic unit of a cross striated muscle's myofibril. Sarcomeres are multi-protein complexes composed of three different filament systems. * The thick filament system is composed of myosin protein. * The thin filaments are assembled by actin monomers. * The elastic filament system is composed of the giant protein titin.
	Sarcophagus A sarcophagus is a stone container for a coffin or body. The word comes from Greek language "sarx" meaning flesh, and "Phagos" meaning to eat, so sarkophagos, which means "eater of flesh". The 5th century BC Ancient Greece historian, Herodotus, noted that early sarcophagi were carved from a special kind of rock that consumed the flesh of the corpse inside.
	Sarcosine Sarcosine is the N-methyl derivative of glycine. It is a natural amino acid found in muscles and other body tissues. In the laboratory, it may be synthesized from chloroacetic acid and methylamine. Sarcosine is found naturally as an intermediate in the metabolism of choline to glycine.
	Sardine Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. The terms are not precise, and the usual meanings vary by region; for instance, to many people a "sardine" is a young European pilchard. FishBase, a comprehensive database of information about fish, lists at least six species called just "pilchard," over a dozen called just "sardine," and many more with the two basic names qualified by various adjectives.
	Sardinia Sardinia At the beginning of the nuragic age circa 1500 BC the island was first called Hyknusa by the Mycenaeans probably meaning island of the Hyksos, the people who had just been expelled by Ahmose I of Ancient Egypt circa 1540 BC. Sandalyon was its second name, probably due to its shape, recalling a footprint.
	Sardis Sardis, , modern Sart in the Manisa province of Turkey, was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, the seat of a proconsul under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine Empire times. As one of the Seven churches of Asia, it was addressed by the author of the Book of Revelation in terms which seem to imply that its population was notoriously soft and fainthearted.
	Sargasso Sea The Sargasso Sea is a region in the Atlantic Ocean. The sea is an elongated region in the middle of the North Atlantic, and is surrounded by ocean currents. On the west it is bounded by the Gulf Stream; on the north, it is bounded by the North Atlantic Current; on the east, it is bounded by the Canary Current; and on the south, it is bounded by the North Atlantic Equatorial Current.
	Sargassum Sargassum is a genus of generally planktonic macroalgae in the order Fucales.
	Sari A sari is the traditional garment worn by many women in the Indian subcontinent. The garment is known by different names in List of national languages of India; in Hindi, Gujarati and Marathi, it is known as sa?i; in Kannada language as seere; Telugu language as cheera and in Tamil language as podavai.
	Sarin Sarin, also known by its NATO designation of GB is an extremely toxic substance whose sole application is as a nerve agent. As a chemical weapons, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations according to UN Resolution 687, and its production and stockpiling was outlawed by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993.
	Sarong A sarong is a large sheet of fabric, often wrapped around the waist and worn as a skirt by men and women throughout much of south and southeast Asia excluding Vietnam, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric is often brightly coloured or printed with intricate patterns, often depicting animals or plants, checkered or geometric patterns, or resembling the results of Tie-dye.
	Sarpedon In Greek mythology, Sarpedon referred to at least three different people.
	Sarracenia Sarracenia is a genus comprising the eight species of North American pitcher plants. The genus belongs to the family Sarraceniaceae, which also contains the closely allied genera Darlingtonia and Heliamphora. Sarracenia are carnivorous plants indigenous to the eastern seaboard, Texas, the Great Lakes area and southeastern Canada, with most species occurring only in the south-east United States.
	Sarracenia flava Sarracenia flava, the Yellow pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. Like all the Sarraceniaceae, it is native to the New World. Its range extends from southern Alabama, through Florida and Georgia, to the coastal plains of southern Virginia and South Carolina.
	Sarracenia purpurea Sarracenia purpurea, the Purple pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant in the family Sarraceniaceae. Its range includes almost the entire eastern seaboard of the United States, the Great Lakes, and south eastern Canada, making it the most common and broadly distributed pitcher plant, as well as the only member of the genus that inhabits temperate climates.
	Sarraceniaceae Sarraceniaceae is the Pitcher plant family, belonging to order Ericales. The family comprises three genera, Sarracenia, Darlingtonia californica, and Heliamphora. The first two are native to North America while Heliamphora is native to South America.
	Sarsaparilla Sarsaparilla is a vine that bears roots with many useful properties. These vines have long prickly Plant stem and shiny leaf, and numerous reddish-brown roots up to 3 m long. Several species of Smilax are used, but the Jamaican S. regelii is the species preferred for commercial use.
	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is best known as the man who introduced the thinking of Western world idealist philosophers into Indian thought. He was an Oxford don who became the first Vice President and the second President of India. He was born at Tiruttani, 64 km to the northeast of Chennai in South India.
	Sash window A sash window is a style of window in which panes are separated by a narrow bar or sash. Although formally any window with this style of glazed is technically "a sash", the term is used almost exclusively to refer to windows where the glazed panels are opened by sliding vertically or, occasionally, horizontally, in a style known as a Yorkshire sash.
	Sashimi Sashimi is a Japanese cuisine primarily consisting of very fresh raw seafoods, thinly sliced into pieces about 2.5 cm wide by 4 cm long by 0.5 cm thick, and served with only a dipping sauce , and a simple garnish like perilla and shredded daikon radish.
	Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is the middle Provinces of Canada of Canada three prairie provinces. It has an area of 651,900 km and a population of 988,980 . Most of its population lives in the southern part of the province. The largest city is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with a metropolitan population of 235,800 , followed by the province's capital, Regina, Saskatchewan .
	Saskatoon Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Saskatoon is the most populous city in the province of Saskatchewan, and has been since the mid-1980s when it surpassed the provincial capital of Regina, Saskatchewan. Residents of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians and sometimes Saskatooners.
	Sassafras Sassafras is a genus of two species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia. Sassafras trees grow from 15-35 m tall and 70-150 cm diameter, with many slender branches, and smooth, orange-brown bark. The branching is sympodial.
	SAT The SAT Reasoning Test, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, is a type of standardized testing frequently used by colleges and university Education in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming students.
	Sat Sat is a letter of the Ge'ez abugida, descended from South Arabian alphabet It represents both a historical "s"(a voiceless alveolar fricative) and "?" (a voiceless dental fricative).
	Satan Satan is a term with its origins in the Abrahamic faiths which is traditionally applied to an angel, demon, or minor god in many belief systems. Satan plays various roles in the Tanakh, the Apocrypha and New Testament. In the Tanakh, Satan is an angel whom God uses to test man for various reasons usually dealing with his level of piety.
	Satanism Satanism is a religion based upon the philosophy of Anton LaVey as outlined in The Satanic Bible and other works. "Satan" is appropriated as a positive symbol of this worldview, an archetype or the ultimate symbol of the self and egotism. LaVey explains that Satan is only a symbol in an with Washington Post magazine.
	Satchel Paige Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an United States right-handed pitcher in the Negro League baseball and Major League Baseball who is considered to be among the greatest pitchers of all time.
	Satellite A satellite is any object that orbits another object . Satellites can be manmade or may be naturally occurring such as moons, comets, asteroids, planets, stars, and even galaxy. An example of a natural satellite is Earth's moon. All masses that are part of our solar system, including the Earth and Sun, are satellites of either a planet, the Sun, or the galactic center of the Milky Way.
	Satellite television Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. In many areas of the world satellite television services supplement older terrestrial signals, providing a wider range of channels and services, including subscription-only services.
	Satin Satin is a cloth that typically has a glossy surface and a dull back. A satin is a warp-dominated weaving technique that forms a minimum number of interlacings in a fabric. If a fabric is formed with a satin weave using filament fibers such as silk, nylon, or polyester, the corresponding fabric is termed a "satin." If the yarns used are short-staple yarns such as cotton, the fabric formed is considered a sateen.
	Satin Bowerbird The Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, is a typical bowerbird, found in eastern Australia from the subtropics in southern Queensland to the cold mountainous regions of NSW and Victoria. Like all bowerbirds, the Satin Bowerbird shows highly complex courtship behaviour.
	Satire Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. The humor of satire tends to be subtle, using irony and deadpan humor liberally.
	Satori Satori is a Zen Buddhist term for enlightenment. The word literally means "to understand". It is sometimes loosely used interchangeably with Kensho, but Kensho refers to the first perception of the Buddha-Nature or True-Nature, sometimes referred to as "awakening".
	Saturday Saturday is the seventh day of the week, between Friday and Sunday. It is the only day of the week to retain its Roman origin in English, named after the Roman mythology god of time Saturn , calling it dies Saturni, "Saturn's Day". Many of the other days of the week adopted names of Saxon people gods in Northern Europe, in Anglo-Saxon.