Lexic.us

Definition of Sec

1. Adjective. (of champagne) moderately dry.

2. Noun. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.

3. Noun. Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.

4. Noun. An independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors.

Definition of Sec

1. Initialism. Securities and Exchange Commission ¹

2. Initialism. Southeastern Conference, a college athletic conference ¹

3. Noun. (colloquial) Second, (frac 60) of a minute. ¹

4. Noun. (colloquial) Second, an short indeterminate period of time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sec

1. secant [n -S] - See also: secant

Medical Definition of Sec

1. 1. Abbreviation for selenocycsteine. Insertion into selenoenzymes is accomplished by the specific tRNA(Sec). 2. E. Coli complex for translocation of proteins across the inner membrane, mutants SecA, SecY. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sec

Seattle Seattle Slew Sebago Lake Sebastian Sebastian Cabot Sebastian Vizcaino Sebastiana Sebastodes Sebastodes caurinus Sebastodes marinus

Sebastodes miniatus Sebastodes ruberrimus Sebastopol Sebileau Sec (current term) Sec. SecDef Secale cereale Secchi disk Secchi disks

Seceder Seceders Secernentasida Secernentia Sechuana Seckel dwarfism Seckel syndrome Seconal Second Advent

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