SCAVENGING Scav"eng*ing, p. pr. & vb. n. of Scavenge. Hence, n. (Internal- combustion Engines)
Defn: Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a long exhaust pipe.
SCAZON
Sca"zon, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. to limp.] (Lat. Pros.)
Defn: A choliamb.
SCELERAT Scel"er*at, n. Etym: [F. scéléra from L. sceleratus, p.p. of scelerare to pollute, from scelus, sceleris, a crime.]
Defn: A villian; a criminal. [Obs.] Cheyne.
SCELESTIC
Sce*les"tic, a. Etym: [L. scelestus, from scelus wickedness.]
Defn: Evil; wicked; atrocious. [Obs.] "Scelestic villainies."
Feltham.
SCELET
Scel"et, n. Etym: [See Skeleton.]
Defn: A mummy; a skeleton. [Obs.] olland.