| ASSISTING | • assisting v. Present participle of assist. • assisting n. Assistance; help given. • assisting adj. (Archaic) Helpful; auxiliary (to). |
| ASSISTIVE | • assistive adj. Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability. • ASSISTIVE adj. providing a means of reducing a physical impairment. |
| DIASTASIS | • diastasis n. (Medicine) A separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture. • diastasis n. The property of being diastatic, i.e. having germinated. • DIASTASIS n. the separation of two parts of a bone without fracture, esp. of an epiphysis from a long bone. |
| EPISTASIS | • epistasis n. (Genetics) The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one. • EPISTASIS n. the suppression of a gene by another non-allelomorphic gene. |
| PASSIVIST | • passivist n. One who adopts a passive approach, or passivism. • PASSIVIST n. one who believes in passivism, the doctrine of being passive. |
| SAINTISMS | • SAINTISM n. the quality of a saint. |
| SANITISES | • sanitises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sanitise. • SANITISE v. to clean and sterilize, also SANITIZE, SANITATE. |
| SATIRISES | • satirises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of satirise. • SATIRISE v. to subject to satire, also SATIRIZE. |
| SATIRISTS | • satirists n. Plural of satirist. • SATIRIST n. one who satirizes, also SATIRISER, SATIRIZER. |
| SATISFIES | • satisfies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of satisfy. • SATISFY v. to provide fully for. |
| SILASTICS | • SILASTIC n. (trademark) a flexible silicone rubber, used in the production of artificial limbs. |
| SITARISTS | • sitarists n. Plural of sitarist. • SITARIST n. one who plays the sitar. |
| SYSSITIAS | • syssitias n. Plural of syssitia. • SYSSITIA n. (Greek) the ancient Spartan custom of eating the main meal together in public. |
| VISAGISTS | • visagists n. Plural of visagist. • VISAGIST n. an expert in facial makeup. |