Spi
111spi|reme — «SPY reem», noun. the threadlike coils appearing in the nucleus of a cell at the beginning of the prophase of mitosis, which give rise to the chromosomes. ╂[< German Spirem < Greek speírēma, atos, variant of speírāma a coiling <… …
112spi|ri|cle — «SPY ruh kuhl», noun. Botany. one of the delicate coiled threads on the surface of certain seeds and fruits, which uncoil when wet. ╂[< New Latin spiricula, diminutive of Latin spīra spire; see etym. under spire2 (Cf. ↑spire)] …
113spi|rif|er|ous — «spy RIHF uhr uhs», adjective. 1. having a spire, as a univalve shell. 2. having spiral appendages, as a brachiopod. ╂[< Latin spīra (see etym. under spire2 (Cf. ↑spire)) + English ferous] …
114spi|ril|lum — «spy RIHL uhm», noun, plural ril|la « RIHL uh». 1. any bacteria of a group having long, rigid, spirally twisted forms and bearing a tuft of flagella. They comprise a genus of bacteria. 2. any one of various spirally twisted microorganisms. ╂[< …
115spi|ro|gram — «SPY ruh gram», noun. a graphic record of a person s lung capacity made by a spirometer. ╂[< Latin spīrāre breathe + English gram] …
116spi|ro|graph|ic — «SPY ruh GRAF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with a spirograph …
117spi|ro|graph — «SPY ruh graf, grahf», noun. an instrument for recording respiratory movements. ╂[< Latin spīrāre breathe + English graph] …
118spi|roid — «SPY royd», adjective. tending to be spiral in form; like a spiral: »a spiroid curve, a spiroid shell. ╂[< New Latin spiroides < Greek speiroeid coiled < speîra a coil + eîdos form] …
119spi|rom|e|ter — «spy ROM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument for measuring the capacity of the lungs, by the amount of air that can be breathed out after the lungs have been filled as full as possible. ╂[< Latin spīrāre breathe + English meter] …
120spi|ro|met|ric — «SPY ruh MEHT rihk», adjective. of or having to do with the spirometer or spirometry …
