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S vs Drier - What's the difference?

s | drier |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun drier is

one who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.

As an adjective drier is

(dry).

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    drier

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dryer

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
    • The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.
  • (chiefly, British, Canadian) Any substance that accelerates drying.
  • (chiefly, British, Canadian) Catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (dry)

    • Anagrams

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