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Skarn

Skarn is a coarse-grained metamorphic rock rich in garnet, pyroxene, and other calc-silicate minerals, formed where magma intrudes and alters carbonate rocks such as limestone.

Skarv field

Skarv is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1998 and produced through an FPSO vessel by operator Aker BP since 2012.

Skarv Oil and Gas Field

Skarv is an oil and gas field in the northern Norwegian Sea, discovered in 1998, producing since 2013 and operated by Aker BP via a floating production vessel.

Skat, Germany's national card game: a three-player, 32-card trick-taking game with bidding, invented around 1810 in Altenburg from Schafkopf, L'Hombre, Solo, and Tarock; jacks are top trumps, declarer needs 61 of 120 card points.

Skate (2025 video game)

skate. (2025) is EA Full Circle's free-to-play, always-online multiplayer skateboarding sandbox set in San Vansterdam, released in Early Access September 16, 2025 on PC and consoles; first new Skate entry in 15 years, with seasons, San Van Bucks, and no offline mode.

Skate (fish)

Skates are flattened cartilaginous fishes (Rajiformes, 284 species) related to sharks and rays, with pointed snouts, thick tails, and egg cases (mermaid's purses) rather than live birth; they favor cold temperate and deep waters and support managed fisheries such as the NOAA Northeast skate complex.

Skate 3

Skate 3 (EA Black Box, May 11, 2010) is the third Skate series skateboarding game, set in Port Carverton with team-based career, Hall of Meat, Skate.Park editor, and Flick-It controls; predecessor to 2025's skate.

Skate America

Skate America is an annual international figure skating competition held in the United States as one stop of the ISU Grand Prix, traditionally the series' opening event.

Skate Canada International

Skate Canada International is an annual international figure skating competition held in Canada since 1973 and, since 1995, part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

Skate punk

Skate punk, also called skatepunk, is a fast, melodic punk rock subgenre from 1980s Southern California tied to skateboarding culture, defined by 180–220 BPM tempos, downstroked guitars, indie labels like Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords, and a 1990s breakout.

Skateboard

Skateboard: a wooden deck on two trucks and four wheels, originating in California from roller-skate wheels on boards; the basis of skateboarding, an Olympic sport since Tokyo 2020 with street and park events governed by World Skate.

Skateboarding

Skateboarding, or sidewalk surfing, is an action sport and transport mode on a wheeled board, born in mid-20th century California; key facts include urethane wheels, the ollie, X Games, and its Tokyo 2020 Olympic debut.

Skateboarding trick

Skateboarding trick: a maneuver flipping, spinning, or launching a skateboard, built on the ollie (Alan Gelfand, 1978) and kicktail; classified by stance, rotation, and flip, judged on difficulty, execution, variety, flow.

Skatepark

Skatepark: purpose-built facility with ramps, bowls, and obstacles for skateboarding, BMX, and scootering; over 3,000 public skateparks in the US, with design, safety, and community-use research.

Skathi (moon)

Skathi (Saturn XXVII, formerly spelled Skadi) is a small irregular moon of Saturn about 8 kilometers across, discovered on September 23, 2000, and named for the Norse giantess Skadi.

Oct 22, 2026

Skaz

Skaz (Russian: сказ, from skazat, "to tell") is a Russian literary device imitating the oral speech of a simple narrator, used by Gogol, Leskov, and Zoshchenko.

Sep 24, 2026

Skazanie of Avraamy Palitsyn

The Skazanie of Avraamy Palitsyn (Сказание Авраамия Палицына) is a Russian account of the Time of Troubles by the monk Avraamy Palitsyn, completed in 1620.

Skazka

Skazka (Yalta Zoo Skazka, Ялтинский зоопарк «Сказка») is a private zoo in Yalta, Crimea, founded 1995 by Oleg Zubkov; first private zoo in the CIS, largest in Crimea, with about 123 species on 2.5 ha and the Taigan lion safari as its branch.

Skazka Playground

Skazka Playground (Дитяче містечко «Казка») is a 2.5-hectare children's amusement park in central Mykolaiv, Ukraine, opened 19 May 1982, known for its Buian ship replica, wooden fortress, stone castle, and Lukomoria carousel.

SKB-571

SKB-571 (MK-2750) is a bispecific antibody-drug conjugate targeting EGFR and c-MET, developed by Sichuan Kelun-Biotech with Merck/MSD for solid tumors; Merck exercised its option in 2024 for $37.5 million upfront, and it is in Phase 1/2 trials in China.

SKB264-adjacent Kelun preclinical ADCs (none)

Seven preclinical antibody-drug conjugate candidates from Kelun-Biotech (科伦博泰), none of them SKB264 itself, licensed exclusively to Merck/MSD in December 2022 for a $175 million upfront and up to $9.3 billion in milestones.

SKB315 (Claudin 18.2 ADC)

SKB315 (MK-1200) is a CLDN18.2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate by Sichuan Kelun-Biotech, licensed globally to MSD in June 2022 for $35 million upfront plus up to $901 million milestones; phase 1 data show 37.5% ORR in gastric cancer.

SKB378 / HBM9378, anti-TSLP monoclonal antibody

HBM9378 (SKB378, WIN378) is a fully human IgG1 anti-TSLP monoclonal antibody co-developed by Harbour BioMed and Kelun-Biotech, with a 55–66 day half-life enabling twice-yearly dosing, now in Phase 2/3 asthma and COPD trials.

SKC (company)

SKC Co., Ltd. is a South Korean SK Group materials company founded in 1976, now focused on battery copper foil, silicon anodes, semiconductor materials, and glass substrates.

Sep 19, 2026

Skcript

Skcript is a self-funded software company based in Chennai, India, founded by Karthik Kamalakannan and Swaathi Kakarla, that builds enterprise AI applications and sells software as a service.

Skechers

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. is an American footwear company founded by Robert Greenberg in Manhattan Beach, California, in 1992, first selling logger boots. Known for comfort technology lines such as Slip-ins and Arch Fit, it reached $9 billion in 2024 revenue and was taken private by 3G Capital in September 2025.

Skedsmo

Skedsmo was a municipality in Akershus, Norway, northeast of Oslo with center Lillestrøm; formed 1962 by merging Skedsmo and Lillestrøm, dissolved 1 January 2020 into Lillestrøm municipality with Fet and Sørum; 55,652 inhabitants in 2019.

Skee-Ball

Skee-Ball, the classic alley-roller arcade game, invented by Joseph Fourestier Simpson of Vineland, New Jersey; U.S. Patent 905,941 granted December 8, 1908. Players roll nine balls up a ramp into scoring rings; now owned by Bay Tek Entertainment, made in Pulaski, Wisconsin.

Skee-Lo

Skee-Lo (Antoine Roundtree, born 1975, Chicago) is an American rapper whose 1995 single "I Wish" hit number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, went gold, and earned Grammy nominations before a label dispute ended his career.