Synonym of short s

(US) Endangered due to similarity of appearance to a species deemed threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

(US) Threatened due to similarity of appearance to a species deemed threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

In Italian, an /s/ followed by another consonant. When used immediately before a masculine noun beginning with an impure s, the definite article changes from il to lo in the singular and from i to gli in the plural, the indefinite article changes from un to uno, the partitive article changes from dei to degli, and some adjectives and pronouns also change form.

(euphemistic) The word shit, regarded as a vulgar or taboo word. / (euphemistic) The word slut, regarded as a vulgar or taboo word.

(physics, astronomy) the relatively slow nucleosynthesis process, in giant stars, in which neutron capture synthesises elements up to atomic mass number 210 (at which point alpha decay becomes a deterrent to further building).

He or she; singular of they, used as a gender-neutral form of the third person singular.

he or she

A subgenre of science fiction fanfiction where the Star Trek characters Kirk and Spock are shown in a homosexual relationship. Often attributive.

plural of A.U. (astronomical units)