sif

/ siːf /

adjective

1. slang,  disgusting; sickening; nasty

Word History and Origins

Origin of sif¹

C20: from syphilitic

Example Sentences

Staff will be asked to carry out cleaning work under their new contracts, and will be paid less, the SIF says.

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Daniel Garnham, general secretary of the SIF, said his team had been trying to "bring" Clearsprings "to the table for weeks now".

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"However, they are expensive and are distributed over limited sites across the globe. Satellite SIF can provide us spatially continuous data. However, fully utilizing satellite SIF for photosynthesis monitoring requires a mechanistic understanding of the relationship between the two."

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This comprehensive dataset provided in this study can be used to gain insights into the mechanistic relationship between far-red SIF and canopy-level photosynthesis.

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This relationship is critical for interpreting SIF readings accurately, whether they come from ground-based observations or satellite imagery.

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