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Stylina

Stylina (Stylina echinulata, Stylina insignis) is an extinct genus of plocoid stony corals (Scleractinia, Stylinidae) named by Lamarck in 1816, abundant in the Late Jurassic, worldwide but rare in the Western Hemisphere, with its type species fixed as S. insignis by ICZN Opinion 2478.

Stylistics

Stylistics, or literary linguistics, is the linguistic study of style in texts: how choices of expression create meaning and effect. Rooted in Russian Formalism and Jakobson, it spans cognitive, corpus, pedagogical, and forensic strands.

Stylite

A stylite, or pillar saint, is a Christian ascetic who lives permanently on top of a pillar, a practice begun by Simeon Stylites in Syria in 423.

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Stylo G

Stylo G is the stage name of Jason McDermott, a Jamaican-English dancehall MC based in London, known for the 2013 UK Top 20 hit "Soundbwoy".

Stylodictya

Stylodictya (Ehrenberg, 1847) is a genus of flat, disk-shaped polycystine radiolarians (Spumellaria, Stylodictyidae) with five or more solid radial marginal spines and no equatorial girdle; type species S. gracilis, Paleogene to extant.

Stylophora pistillata

Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1797), a branching Pocilloporidae stony coral of the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea, dominant on shallow wave-exposed reef fronts, a coral lab-rat model species, a species complex with cryptic taxa, and exceptionally heat-tolerant in the Gulf of Aqaba.

Stylosanthes

Stylosanthes (stylo) is a genus of about 49 tropical legume species in Fabaceae, tribe Dalbergieae, including S. guianensis, S. hamata, S. humilis, and S. scabra, widely grown as pasture, hay, and green-manure forage.

Stylosanthes guianensis

Stylosanthes guianensis (stylo, Brazilian lucerne) is a perennial tropical forage legume native to Mexico to South America, grown for ruminant feed and soil improvement; the anthracnose-tolerant accession CIAT 184 underpins cultivars such as Reyan in China.

Stylus

A stylus is a pen-shaped input device used to point, write, and draw on screens, ranging from simple conductive tips to powered pens reporting pressure and tilt.

Stymphalos

Stymphalos (Στύμφαλος) was an ancient Greek polis of northeastern Arcadia in the Peloponnese, on Lake Stymphalia, renowned as the home of the Stymphalian birds slain by Heracles.

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.