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Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke (सपने सुहाने लड़कपन के)
Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke (सपने सुहाने लड़कपन के), a Zee TV Hindi drama (2012–2015, 500+ episodes), follows cousin sisters Gunjan (Roopal Tyagi) and Rachna (Mahima Makwana); Marathi adaptation Saaran Kaahi Tichyaasathi.
Sapne Vs Everyone
Sapne Vs Everyone (सपने vs Everyone) is a TVF Hindi drama web series written and directed by Ambrish Verma, starring Verma and Paramvir Singh Cheema as rival dreamers Jimmy and Prashant; Season 1 premiered December 8, 2023 on YouTube, Season 2 on Prime Video May 1, 2026, with IMDb 9.2.
Saponaria officinalis
Saponaria officinalis, soapwort or bouncing bet, is a Caryophyllaceae perennial native to Europe and the Caucasus whose saponin-rich roots foam as natural soap, and whose seed protein saporin is studied as an anticancer agent.
Saponification
Saponification is the hydrolysis of an ester in basic solution, named for soapmaking, where fats heated with sodium or potassium hydroxide yield glycerol and fatty acid salts (soap).
Saponification value
The saponification value, also called the saponification number, is the milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize and saponify the fatty acids in one gram of fat or oil.
Saponin
Saponins are amphiphilic glycosides, found in many plants and some marine animals, in which sugar chains attach to a hydrophobic sapogenin, giving soaplike foaming, surfactant behavior, and vaccine adjuvant activity.
Saponin permeabilization
Saponin permeabilization is a cell biology technique that uses the plant glycoside saponin to open pores in cell membranes so antibodies can enter fixed cells for intracellular staining.
Saposin
Saposins A-D are small lysosomal glycoproteins cleaved from prosaposin (PSAP) that activate sphingolipid hydrolases, load lipid antigens onto CD1, and form Salipro lipid nanoparticles; deficiencies mimic Krabbe, Gaucher, and leukodystrophy.
Saposin, chordata
Saposin, chordata (InterPro IPR021165): chordate saposins A–D, lipid-binding lysosomal glycoproteins cut from prosaposin (PSAP), activating sphingolipid hydrolases; deficiencies cause Krabbe, metachromatic leukodystrophy, and Gaucher-like diseases.
Sapotaceae
Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family (Sapotaceae Juss., 1789), is a pantropical family of latex-bearing trees and shrubs in Ericales with about 65-75 genera and 1,300 species, including Pouteria, Chrysophyllum, and Manilkara, sources of chicle, gutta-percha, and tropical fruits.
Sappadasa
Sappadasa (सप्पदास) is an early Buddhist elder monk and arahant, son of King Suddhodana's chaplain at Kapilavatthu, whose six Theragāthā verses tell of liberation on the brink of suicide.
Sappe
Sappe (เซ็ปเป้) is a Thai beverage company founded in 1988, best known for Mogu Mogu, a fruit juice drink with nata de coco, and for the Sappe Beauti Drink line.
Sapper
A sapper is a combat engineer trained for bridge-building, minefield clearing, and demolitions under combat; the name comes from the French sappe, meaning a covered trench.
Sapper Leader Course
Sapper Leader Course: 28-day U.S. Army Engineer School leadership course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for combat engineers; graduates earn the Sapper Tab, authorized 2004; first class graduated June 1985.
Sapperton and Cirencester amphitheatre
Sapperton and Cirencester amphitheatre: the early 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre of Corinium Dobunnorum at Cirencester, Gloucestershire, seating about 8,000, one of Britain's largest, later fortified, a medieval warren, now a scheduled monument.
Sapperton Canal Tunnel
The Sapperton Canal Tunnel is a 3,490 m canal tunnel on the Thames & Severn Canal in Gloucestershire, England, opened in 1789 as the longest canal tunnel in the United Kingdom.
Sapphic stanza
The Sapphic stanza is a four-line lyric stanza named for the Greek poet Sappho, made up of three eleven-syllable lines and a short closing line of five.
Sapphira Cristál
Sapphira Cristál (O'Neill Nichol Haynes), American drag queen, classically trained opera singer, and composer; RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 runner-up and Miss Congeniality, six-octave range, debut album The Cristál Ball.
Sapphire
Sapphire is the gem variety of the mineral corundum, blue by convention but covering every color except red, which is ruby; Kashmir stones command the highest prices.
Sapphire (1959 film)
Sapphire (1959) is a British police procedural by Basil Dearden and Michael Relph, written by Janet Green, in which the Hampstead Heath murder of Sapphire Robbins, a light-skinned black woman passing as white, exposes London racism; it won the 1959 BAFTA for Best Film.
Sapphire (author)
Sapphire, pen name of Ramona Lofton (born 1950), American poet and novelist; her 1996 debut Push, about Harlem teenager Precious Jones, won the Stephen Crane Award and became the film Precious (2009).
Sapphire (song)
Sapphire is a 2025 Ed Sheeran single from the album Play, released 5 June 2025, blending English and Punjabi lyrics with Arijit Singh; it peaked at number 5 in the UK and number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sapphire & Steel
Sapphire & Steel (Sapphire and Steel), British ITV science fiction series (1979–1982) by P.J. Hammond starring Joanna Lumley and David McCallum as elemental time agents; six assignments, 34 episodes, cliffhanger ending, Big Finish audio revival.
Sapphire fiber
A sapphire fiber is an optical fiber whose light-carrying core is single-crystal sapphire rather than silica glass, used for high-temperature sensing in boilers, gas turbines, and nuclear reactors.
Sapphire Gaming Club
Sapphire Gaming Club (Сапфир Игрална Зала) is a casino at 49 Dr. Strashimir Dochkov St., Svilengrad, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria; rated 4.00/56 reviews, listed temporarily closed, near Imperial Casino and Janet Gaming Club.
Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II
Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II: 6 February 2017, 65 years since her 1952 accession; first British monarch to mark a sapphire jubilee, observed privately at Sandringham with a 41-gun salute, a David Bailey portrait, Canadian brooch gift, and Royal Mint coins.
Sapphire Rapids
Sapphire Rapids is the Intel code name for the 4th Generation Xeon Scalable server processors, launched in January 2023 with up to 60 cores, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, and built-in AI accelerators.
Sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amalie and Queen Hortense
The sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amalie and Queen Hortense is a sapphire-and-diamond parure made in Paris between 1800 and 1835, worn by Queens Hortense and Marie-Amélie and stolen from the Louvre in 2025.
Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Center
Sapphire Sky Wind Energy Center is a 250-megawatt wind farm in McLean County, Illinois, with 64 Vestas turbines, owned mostly by WEC Energy Group and selling power to Microsoft.
Sapphire Sport
Sapphire Sport was a venture capital firm focused on sports, media, and entertainment, launched in 2019 within Sapphire Ventures and rebranded as 359 Capital in 2025.