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Sorption
- noun - the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)
Soughing
- verb - characterized by soft sounds; "a murmurous brook"; "a soughing wind in the pines"; "a slow sad susurrous rustle like the wind fingering the pines"- R.P.Warren
- make a murmuring sound; "the water was purling"
Sounding
- verb - a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
- appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
- appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms; "left their clothes dirty looking"; "a most disagreeable looking character"; "angry-looking"; "liquid-looking"; "severe-looking policemen on noble horses"; "fine-sounding phrases"; "taken in by high-sounding talk"
- cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
- give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
- having volume or deepness; "sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal"; "the sounding cataract haunted me like a passion"- Wordsworth
- make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
- making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form; "harsh-sounding"
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
Soupfins
- noun - Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A)
Sourcing
- verb - get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"
- specify the origin of; "The writer carefully sourced her report"
Sourdine
- noun - a mute for a violin
- an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound
Sousliks
- noun - rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel
Southing
- - Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun.
Toadfish
- noun - bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
Toadying
- verb - try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"