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[エス()]
esu
noun, prefix

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[エス()]
esu

English Meaning(s) for S

noun
  1. S; s
  2. south
  3. sulfur
prefix
  1. nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
noun
  1. small
  2. second
  3. subject (grammar)
  4. sadist; sadistic
  5. sister; female partner in a homosexual relationship
  6. S rank (usu. top rank on a SABCDEF scale); S grade; best class (likely from スーパー or スペシャル)

Definition and Synonyms for S

Atomic Number 16 an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element
Synonyms: , サルファ, 硫黄
Atomic Number 16 best known in yellow crystals
Synonyms: , サルファ, 硫黄
Atomic Number 16 occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
Synonyms: , サルファ, 硫黄

Categories S is a member of

Chemical Element any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
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