Definition of SOS

1. Noun. An internationally recognized distress signal in radio code.

Generic synonyms: Distress Call, Distress Signal

Definition of SOS

1. Noun. The conventional Morse code call made by a ship in distress. ¹

2. Initialism. Secretary of State ¹

3. Initialism. special order sale ¹

4. Noun. (games) a children's game involving placing S's and O's on a grid, and collecting points by creating an "SOS" sequence, played with alternating turns by opponents. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of SOS

1. so [n] - See also: so

Medical Definition of SOS

1. Guanine nucleotide releasing factor (155 kD), the mammalian homologue of son of sevenless. The proline rich region of sos binds to the SH3 domain of GRB2. Has homology with CDC 25, the yeast GTP releasing factor for ras. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of SOS

sorting program
sortings
sortition
sortitions
sortment
sortments
sorts
sorts oneself out
sorts out
sortsa
sorus
sorwe
sorweful
sorwes
sory
sos
sos response (genetics)
sosatie
sosaties
sosedkoite
soss
sossed
sosses
sossing
sossings
sostenuti
sostenuto
sostenutos
sot
sotalol

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