| ASTRONAUT | • astronaut n. A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth’s atmosphere, or someone… • astronaut n. (Hong Kong) A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and their adopted home country. • ASTRONAUT n. a person engaged in space travel. |
| ASTRONOMY | • astronomy n. The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations… • astronomy n. (Obsolete) Astrology. • ASTRONOMY n. the study of the celestial bodies and the heavens in all scientific aspects. |
| CISTRONIC | • cistronic adj. Pertaining to a cistron. • CISTRONIC adj. relating to a cistron, a section of a chromosome which controls a single function. |
| KLYSTRONS | • klystrons n. Plural of klystron. • KLYSTRON n. a type of electron tube. |
| OESTRONES | • oestrones n. Plural of oestrone. • OESTRONE n. an estrogen, also ESTRIN, ESTRONE, OESTRIN. |
| PLASTRONS | • plastrons n. Plural of plastron. • PLASTRON n. a fencer's padded breast-shield; the underside of a turtle's shell, also PLASTRUM. |
| STRONGARM | • strongarm adj. Alternative spelling of strong-arm. • strongarm v. Alternative spelling of strong-arm. • strongarm n. Alternative spelling of strong-arm. |
| STRONGBOX | • strongbox n. A sturdy box with a lock for storing valuables. • STRONGBOX n. a box for holding valuables. |
| STRONGEST | • strongest adj. Superlative form of strong: most strong. • STRONG adj. having great strength. |
| STRONGISH | • strongish adj. Quite strong. • STRONGISH adj. somewhat strong. |
| STRONGMAN | • strongman n. Someone who performs feats of strength, sometimes in competitions or in a circus. • strongman n. A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant. • strong␣man n. Alternative form of strongman. |
| STRONGMEN | • strongmen n. Plural of strongman. • strong␣men n. Plural of strong man. • STRONGMAN n. a person who performs feats of strength, in a circus etc. |
| STRONGYLE | • strongyle n. A nematode worm of the family Strongylidae, often parasitic in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals… • strongyle n. A monoaxon with a rounded end. • STRONGYLE n. (Greek) a parasitic threadworm, also STRONGYL. |
| STRONGYLS | • strongyls n. Plural of strongyl. • STRONGYL n. (Greek) a parasitic threadworm, also STRONGYLE. |
| STRONTIAN | • strontian adj. (Mineralogy) Describing minerals containing strontium. • strontian n. (Mineralogy) A mineral containing strontium. • Strontian prop.n. A small village in Scotland that gives its name to the element strontium and the mineral strontianite… |
| STRONTIAS | • STRONTIA n. an oxide of the metal strontium, also STRONTIAN. |
| STRONTIUM | • strontium n. The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery… • strontium n. (Countable) A single atom of this element. • STRONTIUM n. a metallic element of the calcium group. |