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A GERMAN SCIENCE READER. 



Sorgf alt, f . , care. 



sorgfaltig, adv., carefully. 



Sorte, f., kind. 



soweit, adv., so far. 



Spalt, m., cleft, fissure. 



Spaltbarkeit, f., cleavability. 



Spalte, f., crevice, crack, column (of 

 figures). 



spalten, to split, to cleave. 



Spaltungsflache, f., surface of 

 cleavage. 



Spannkraft, i., force of tension, elas- 

 ticity. 



Spannung, f., tension. 



sparlich, adj., sparsely. 



Speichel, m., saliva. 



spezifisch, adj., specific. 



Spiegel, m., mirror. 



spiegeln, to reflect. 



Spielsache, i., plaything. 



Spinner, m., moth. 



Spitze, i., point. 



spontan, adj., spontaneous. 



Sporenkapsel, f., spore capsule. 



Sprachrohr, n , speaking-tube. 



Sprechiibung, f., conversational ex- 

 ercise. 



sprengen, to spring, explode. 



Springfeder, f., spring balancf. 



sprode, adj., brittle. 



Sprung, m., crack, leap. 



Spur, f., trace, track. 



Staatsminister, m, Secretary of 

 State. 



Stadtbezirk, m., county, borough. 



Stadie, f., stage, station. 



Stadium, n., stage. 



JStahl, m., steel. 



Stange, f., rod. 



Stangenschwefel, m., stick-sulphur. 



Stanniol, n., tin-foil. 



Stanniolbelegung, f., coat of tin- 

 foil. 



Stanniolstreif, m., strip of tin-foil. 



Starke, f., starch. 



Starkemehl, n., powdered starch. 



start, adj., stiff, rigid. 



stattfinden, to take place. 



Staub, m., dust, pollen. 



Staubbehalter, m., anther. 



Steilheit, f., steepness. 



Stein, m., stone. 



Steinart, f., species of stone. 



Steinbruch, m., quarry. 



Steinkohle, f , coal. 



Steinmetz, m., stone-cutter. 



Stelle, i., place, spot. 



stellen, to place. 



Stellung, f ., position, attitude. 



Stengel, m., stalk. 



Stengelabschnitt, m., section of a 

 stem. 



sterben, to die. 



Stern, m., star. 



stet, adj., continuous. 



stets, adv., always. 



Stickstoff, m., nitrogen. 



Stickstoffverbindung, f., nitrogen 

 compound. 



Stier, m., bull. 



Stilles Meer, n., Pacific Ocean. 



Stirn, i., forehead. 



stockblind, adj., stock-blind. 



Stockwerk, n., story. 



Stoff, m., material, substance, mat- 

 ter. 



Stoffwechsel, m., transformation of 

 material, metabolism. 



stopfen, to stuff, to stop. 



Stoss, m., impulse, blow. 



