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stenobath
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5prec. + Gr bathos, depth6 Biol. an organism that can live only in a narrow range of water depths: opposed to EURYBATH
sten#o[bath$ic
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tishovite
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5after S. Stishov, Soviet mineralogist who discovered it + 3ITE16 a very dense crystalline form of silica similar to coesite
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St[khanovism
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5after Aleksei Stakhanov, Soviet miner whose efforts inspired it (1935)6 in the Soviet Union, a system whereby teams of workers sought to increase their production by improving efficiency and, if successful, were rewarded with bonuses and privileges
Sta[kha4nov[ite# 73vjt#8
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strathspey
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5after Strathspey, valley of Spey River, N Scotland: see STRATH6
1 a Scottish dance resembling, but slower than, the reel
2 the music for this
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stratocracy
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pl. 3cies 5< Gr stratos (see STRATAGEM) + 3CRACY6 government by the military
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streusel
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5Ger, lit., something strewn < MHG str;usel < str;uwen, to strew < OHG strewen: see fol.6 a crumbly topping, as for coffeecake, made with flour, butter, sugar, and cinnamon
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