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Solanine
- - A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of common nightshade (Solanum nigrum), and of bittersweet, and from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having an acrid, burning taste; -- called also solonia, and solanina.
Solarise
- verb - become overexposed; "The film solarized"
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned"
- overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film"
- reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it
Solarium
- noun - a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
Solarize
- verb - become overexposed; "The film solarized"
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These herbs suffer when sunned"
- overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film"
- reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it
Solatium
- - Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for injured feelings.
Solecism
- noun - A grammatical mistake
- a socially awkward or tactless act
Solecist
- - One who commits a solecism.
Solicits
- verb - approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park"
- incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents"
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
- make a solicitation or petition for something desired; "She is too shy to solicit"
- make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
Solidify
- verb - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"
- make solid or more solid; cause to solidify