STED

Noun

STED (plural STEDs)

Acronym of stimulated emission depletion microscope.

Anagrams

• DEST, TEDs, Teds, dest, dest., estd, estd., teds

Etymology

Noun

sted (plural steds)

(largely obsolete) Alternative spelling of stead

Adverb

sted (not comparable)

short for instead of

Anagrams

• DEST, TEDs, Teds, dest, dest., estd, estd., teds

Verb

STed

simple past tense and past participle of ST

Anagrams

• DEST, TEDs, Teds, dest, dest., estd, estd., teds

Source: Wiktionary


Sted, n., Sted"fast, a., Sted"fast*ly, adv., etc.

Definition: See Stead, Steadfast, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




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