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scandium.
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scale.
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scene.
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science.
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scientific.
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screw.
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scruple.
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sculpsit.
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Scotch.
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Scotland.
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Scots.
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Scottish.
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Printing. small capitals.
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supercalendered.
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Sanitary Corps.
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Security Council (of the U.N.).
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Signal Corps.
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South Carolina.
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Staff Corps.
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Supreme Court.
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Signal Corps
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South Carolina
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(in Canada) Star of Courage
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scene
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scilicet
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Etymology
Origin of sc.
From the Latin word scīlicet, contraction of scīre licet “it is permitted to know”
Example Sentences
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This effect was confirmed through ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, which revealed the migration pathways of protons near the Sc cation when transporting across the material.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
The MOF, one of four tested in a collaboration among scientists from Oregon State and Tiangong University in China, is based on scandium, chemical symbol Sc, and a carboxylate linker, TBAPy.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
In these Sc galaxies, luminous stars and emission nebulae are very prominent.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
For instance: ”Show Report for 06/08/2010: Act 1, Sc.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2010
As far as responsibility goes, no one really wants it—but all of us are responsible to the community we live in Sc its laws.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
He was referee when Lionel Messi won his first trophy for Inter Miami - a penalty shootout win over Nashville SC in the 2023 Leagues Cup final.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The cargo ship Sparta is under Treasury Department sanctions, as is its owner, SC South LLC, and its parent company, Oboronlogistics LLC, which says its primary business is logistics for the Russian Defense Ministry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Jacqueline Rifkin is an assistant professor of marketing at Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
Carter is in the UK as Gotham are preparing to face Brazilian side SC Corinthians in the semi-finals of the inaugural Women's Champions Cup at Brentford Stadium on 28 January.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
It is also desirable to fit a stop-cock SC, so that the pipes can be disconnected from the engine entirely, or the water-jacket emptied without running the whole of the water out of the tank.
From Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants by Runciman, Walter C.
In doing this, work alternately 2 sc. on the foundation and 2 sc. without the foundation.
From Harper's Young People, December 2, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
Compare Part II. sc. iii. line 26, vide post, p.
From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
Henry IV., v. sc. i.75.Death of Wallenstein, Act v.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John
Latin it was known as Columbina sc. herba, the dove’s plant.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
Shakespeare mentions this popular tradition in Hamlet, act i. sc. i.:—
From A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide by Behrend, Arthur C.
D., D. Sc., famed British chemist and oldest Fellow of the Royal Society, appeared in brown velvet jacket and bright magenta waistcoat with one mauve lapel, one blue.
From Time Magazine Archive
The word has a common origin with Isl. ballaðr, Fr. boulet, Sc. boule, in Doug.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
Sc. 2., was from the Spanish mucho malhecho.
From Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851 by Various
Sc. 2., where instead of "you witch, you hagge," it is misprinted "you witch, you ragge."
From Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
He had achieved the Ph. D. and the D. Sc. degrees in the widely separated fields of electronics and chemistry.
From The Great Gray Plague by Jones, Raymond F.
X 3 times, then 2 ch., miss 1, 1 s.t.c., then use the t.c., and finally the long t.c. for the widest parts, and gradually decreasing to s.c. at the end.
From The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. by Unknown
X all round. 21st: X 1 slip on s.c.,
From The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. by Unknown
With cotton No. 18 make 10 chain, 1 s.c., in 1st chain; then in round loop 3 d.c.,
From The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. by Unknown
I. is the intestine, coe. the coelom, s.c. the spinal cord; n.c. the notochord, surrounded by n.s., the notochordal sheath, ao. is the dorsal aorta.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
In close work, whether d.c. or s.c., they will not be perceived.
From The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. by Unknown
“When it comes to investing, the goal is always to achieve the best return with the least amount of risk,” said Forest Dutton, a certified financial planner in Lexington, S.C.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Should the family desire oceanfront recreation, they can head to their “exquisite” four-bedroom condo in Hilton Head, S.C., for golf and beach time.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
And in Myrtle Beach, S.C., officials instituted an “umbrellas-only rule” from Memorial Day through Labor Day citing safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
The final years of struggle were mostly in the South, with significant battles fought in Savannah, Ga., Charleston, S.C., and Yorktown, Va., among many others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Mrs. M. Putnam Gridley, who, until her retirement from the presidency of the Batesville, S.C.
From The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South by Mitchell, Broadus
Being a clemson fan and born and raised in the town where sc state is located I have to comment.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2016
They wanted enough change, sc that while remaining in the Navy the air service would be free from interference from non-flying officers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The air came up warmer a id sweeter every moment, sc sweet that it almost brought the tears to your eyes.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
Second Part of Henry VI., act iv., sc.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
In Massinger's "Maid of Honour," act i. sc.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
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