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Styphnolobium japonicum
Styphnolobium japonicum, the Japanese pagoda tree or huai (槐), formerly Sophora japonica, is a Chinese leguminous tree to 25 m, flowering only at 30-40 years, grown worldwide as a pollution-tolerant ornamental for timber, rutin-rich buds, and dyes.
Styra
Styra (τὰ Στύρα), ancient Dryopian city on the west coast of southern Euboea between Eretria and Carystus; Homeric, fought Persians, annexed by Eretria; known for dragon houses and cipollino marble.
Styracosaurus
Styracosaurus (spiked lizard), a centrosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (76–75 Ma) of Alberta and Montana, known for its large nasal horn and crown of frill spikes; type species S. albertensis, named by Lambe in 1913.
Styrax
Styrax (安息香属) is a genus of about 130 shrub and tree species in Styracaceae, native from the Americas to Europe and Asia, best known as the source of benzoin resin (Siam and Sumatra types) used in incense, flavoring, and medicine.
Styrbjörn the Strong
Styrbjörn the Strong (Styrbjörn Sterki), Swedish prince of the sagas, nephew of King Eric the Victorious, led the Jómsborg vikings against Sweden and died at the Battle of Fyrisvellir near Uppsala, c. 980.
Styrene
Styrene, also known as vinylbenzene or phenylethene, is a colorless organic liquid made by dehydrogenating ethylbenzene and used chiefly to make polystyrene plastics and synthetic rubber.
Styrene oxide
Styrene oxide, also called styrene-7,8-oxide, is the epoxide of styrene, a colorless liquid used as a chemical intermediate and formed in the body from styrene.
Styrene-butadiene
Styrene-butadiene, also known as styrene-butadiene rubber or SBR, is a copolymer of styrene and butadiene and the most widely used synthetic rubber, mainly in car tires.
Styrene-butadiene-styrene
Styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) is a thermoplastic elastomer of hard polystyrene end blocks around a soft polybutadiene midblock, commercialized by Shell in 1965 and used chiefly to modify asphalt for paving and roofing, plus footwear and adhesives.
Styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene
Styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) is a thermoplastic elastomer produced by hydrogenating SBS, giving superior heat, UV, and ozone stability; it serves as a PVC alternative in medical devices such as IV bags and tubing.
Styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene
Styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) is a hydrogenated triblock copolymer thermoplastic elastomer produced from SBS, with rubber-like behavior from about −60 to +120 °C, used in grips, adhesives, medical tubing, and oil gels.
Styria
Styria (Steiermark) is Austria's south-eastern federal province, second largest by area, capital Graz. Industrial economy (30% industry share), highest Austrian R&D quota (5.14%), 62% forest, OECD top region for safety.
Styrofoam
Styrofoam is a trademarked brand of extruded polystyrene foam insulation, invented at Dow Chemical in 1941 and now owned by DuPont for rigid building insulation board.
Styx (band)
Styx, American rock band formed in Chicago in 1972, also called a pomp rock and arena rock pioneer. Known for The Grand Illusion, Paradise Theater, "Babe", and "Mr. Roboto"; still touring with Shaw, JY Young, and Gowan.
Styx (Στύξ)
Styx (Στύξ, Styga) is the Greek Oceanid goddess and underworld river of divine oaths; eldest daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, mother of Nike, Kratos, Bia, Zelus, identified with the deadly Mavroneri waterfall at Nonacris in Arcadia.
Styx Dorsum
Styx Dorsum is a 90.67 km ridge (dorsum) on Mars at 30.81N, 151.86E, IAU-approved in 1985 from the classical albedo feature Styx, the underworld river, near Stygis Catena and Stygis Fossae.
Styx: Blades of Greed
Styx: Blades of Greed is a third-person stealth action-adventure game by Cyanide Studio, published by Nacon, released February 19, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Third Styx game, semi-open vertical maps, Unreal Engine 5, Quartz-centered plot.
SU Aurigae
SU Aurigae is a classical T Tauri star of spectral type G2 in the Taurus-Auriga star-forming region, surrounded by a protoplanetary disk with a long tail.
Su Bingtian (苏炳添)
Su Bingtian (苏炳添), Chinese sprinter born 1989, Asian 100 m record holder at 9.83 s (Tokyo 2021), first Asian-born sprinter under 10 s and first Chinese Olympic 100 m finalist; retired 2025, now a Jinan University dean.
SU Cassiopeiae
SU Cassiopeiae (SU Cas) is a classical Cepheid variable star in the constellation Cassiopeia, one of the nearest and best-measured short-period Cepheids, pulsating every 1.949 days at a distance of about 414 parsecs.
Su Dingfang
Su Dingfang (苏定方) was a Tang dynasty general who destroyed three states in succession, including the Western Turkic Khaganate and Baekje, capturing each ruler alive.
Su Excelencia
Su Excelencia (1966, released 1967) is a Mexican satirical comedy directed by Miguel M. Delgado starring Cantinflas as Lopitos, an embassy clerk of Los Cocos who becomes ambassador in Pepeslavia and holds the deciding vote between two Cold War blocs.
Su Fengji
Su Fengji (苏逢吉) was a chancellor of the Later Han dynasty during the Five Dynasties period, serving Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Yin; both histories condemn him as greedy and bloodthirsty.
Su From So
Su From So (ಸು ಫ್ರಮ್ ಸೊ), short for Sulochana from Someshwar, is a 2025 Kannada supernatural comedy-horror film directed by J. P. Thuminad and produced by Raj B Shetty.
Su Hua
Su Hua (宿华), born 1982, is a Chinese technology entrepreneur who co-founded Kuaishou, the Beijing short-video and live-streaming company, serving as its chief executive until 2021 and chairman until 2023.
Su Jian
Su Jian (苏建) was a Western Han general under Emperor Wu who served in Wei Qing's campaigns against the Xiongnu and was the father of Su Wu.
Su Kai (苏凯)
Su Kai (苏凯, Kevin Su) is a Chinese venture capital investor and Partner at HongShan, where he invests in the consumer sector; his deals include Pop Mart and Mingming Henmang.
Su Kasidesi
Su Kasidesi ("the Water Qasida") is a celebrated 32-couplet Ottoman Turkish ode by the 16th-century poet Fuzûlî praising the Prophet Muhammad, named for its repeated word su, water.
Su Manshu
Su Manshu (苏曼殊, 1884–1918) was a Chinese poet, novelist, translator, and Buddhist monk known for The Lone Wild Goose and translations of Byron and Hugo.
Su Mu Zhe: Blue Clouds
"Su Mu Zhe: Blue Clouds" (苏幕遮·怀旧), also titled "Parting Sorrow", is a 62-character ci lyric by Northern Song statesman Fan Zhongyan, a classic of autumn homesickness.