Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z spinney A small copse or wood, especially one planted as a shelter for game birds. spinniken A workhouse. spinning The motion of something that spins. spinningly So as to spin. spinny Associated with spinning; moving with a spinning motion. Spino A surname. spinobrachial Relating to nerves that branch out from the spine spinobulbar Relating to, or connecting, the spinal cord and the medulla oblongata spinocellular Composed of spinose cells spinocerebellar Of, pertaining to, or affecting both the spinal cord and the cerebellum. spinocerebellum The vermis, together with parts of the hemispheres of the brain; it regulates body movement spinocerebral Synonym of cerebrospinal. spinocervical Relating to the spine and the neck spinochrome spinochrome A (2-acetyl-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione) spinocollic Relating to the spine and colliculus spinocortical Relating to, or connecting the spinal cord and the cerebral cortex spinoculate To prepare via spinoculation spinoculated inoculated by means of spinoculation spinoculation centrifugal inoculation (of cell cultures) spinodal Describing the transformation of a system of two or more components in a metastable phase into two stable phases. spinode A cusp. spinodeltoid Relating to the spine and deltoid muscle spinodendritic Relating to dendritic spines spinodiapophyseal Relating to the spine and a diapophysis spinogenesis The development of dendritic spines in neurons spinogenic Relating to spinogenesis spinogram A radiograph of the spine or spinal cord spinographic Relating to spinography. spinohypothalamic Relating to, or connecting the spinal cord and the hypothalamus. spinoid Resembling a spine spinoidal Resembling a spine; spinoid Spinola A surname from Italian or Portuguese. spinolaminar Relating to spinal lamina spinomedullary Relating to the spine and the medulla oblongata spinomuscular Relating to the spine and muscles. spinon One of three kinds of quasiparticle (the others being the holon and orbiton) that electrons in solids are able to split into during the process of spin–charge separation, when extremely tightly confined at temperatures close to absolute zero. spinoneural Relating to the spine and nerves. spinonic Of or relating to spinons. spinonym A type of ambigram in which a word is written using the same glyph repeated in different orientations. spinoparabrachial spinal and parabrachial spinopelvic Relating to the spine and the pelvis spinophilin A regulatory subunit of protein phosphatase-1 catalytic subunit, highly enriched in dendritic spines. spinopostzygapophyseal spinal and postzygapophyseal spinopostzygapophysial Relating to the spine and the postzygapophysis spinoprezygapophyseal spinal and prezygapophyseal spinoptics The optics of elliptically-polarized light spinor An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°. spinorama The action of spinning a full turn while skating with the puck, in order to protect it from opponents. spinoreticular Relating to the spine and the reticular formation. spinoreticulocerebellar Spinal and reticulocerebellar. spinoreticulothalamic Relating to the spine and the thalamic reticular nucleus spinorial Of or pertaining to a spinor. Spinosa A surname from Italian. spinosacral Relating to the spine and the sacrum spinosad Any of a class of insecticides whose active ingredient is derived from a naturally-occurring soil-dwelling bacterium, Saccharopolyspora spinosa. spinosaur Any theropod dinosaur of the genus †Spinosaurus. spinosaurid Any of the family †Spinosauridae of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs with long, crocodilian-like skulls. spinosaurine Any member of the subfamily †Spinosaurinae of theropod dinosaurs. spinosauroid Any dinosaur of the superfamily Spinosauroidea spinosaurus A large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail on its back. It is considered to be the largest theropod dinosaur. spinoscalid scalid spinose Having a spine, or spines spinosely In a spinose fashion. spinoseness The quality of being spinose. spinosity The state of having a spine spinospinal That originates and terminates in the spinal cord; propriospinal. spinosympathetic Relating to the spine and the sympathetic nervous system. spinosyn Any of a family of polyketide, tetracyclic macrolide pesticides of bacterial origin. spinotectal Relating to the spine and tectum. spinothalamic Relating to, or connecting the spinal cord and the thalamus. spinothalamically In a spinothalamic manner spinothalamocortical Relating to the spine, thalamus and cerebral cortex spinotrapezius The human trapezius. spinotrapezoid Relating to the spine and trapezoid muscle spinotrigeminal Relating to the spine and the trigeminal nerve spinous Having many spines. spinousness The quality of being spinous. spinout A skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion. Spinoza A surname Spinozan Of or pertaining to the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) or his writings. Spinozian Relating to, or characteristic of Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza Spinozism The philosophical doctrine of Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) and his followers. Spinozist An adherent of or a specialist in the study of the philosophical doctrines of Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677). Spinozistic Of, pertaining to, resembling, or representative of the philosophical doctrines of Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677). Spinozite A Spinozist spinplasmonics A field of nanotechnology combining spintronics and plasmonics. spinproof Resistant to going into a spin. spinquel A spin-off taking the form of a prequel. Spinrad A surname. spins vertigo spinson An agent in an agent-based model representing a person who holds one of two opposite opinions on a topic (for example, "for" or "against"). spinster A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions. spinsterdom The state of being a spinster. spinsterhood The condition of being a spinster. spinsterial Of, pertaining to, or befitting, a spinster spinsterian Of, pertaining to, or befitting, a spinster spinsterish Resembling or characteristic of a spinster. spinsterishly In a spinsterish manner. spinsterishness The state or quality of being spinsterish. spinsterism The state of a woman who is a spinster, i.e. unwed. spinsterlike Resembling or characteristic of a spinster. spinsterly of or relating to a spinster or spinsterhood spinstership The state of being a spinster. spinstress A woman who spins. spinstry The business of one who spins; spinning (of yarn) spinternet The Internet (and digital technologies) as used to influence public opinion while giving an impression of grassroots mobilisation. spintext A long-winded preacher. spinthariscope An early device for observing individual nuclear disintegrations. spinthariscopic Of or relating to the spinthariscope. spintherid Any polychaete worm of the family Spintheridae. spintherism photopsia spinto A soprano or tenor voice of a weight between lyric and dramatic, capable of handling large musical climaxes in opera at moderate intervals. spintrian Of or pertaining to sex or fornication (especially homosexual) between three or more people. spintronic Of or pertaining to spintronics. spintronics The storage and transfer of information using the spin state of electrons as well as their charge. spinturnicid Any mite in the family Spinturnicidae. spinulate Having spinules spinulation The formation of spinules spinule A minute spine or thorn. spinulescent Having small spines; somewhat thorny. spinuliferous Bearing small spines. spinuliform Resembling a spinule. spinulose Covered with small spines. spinulosely In a spinulose manner. spinulous Covered with small spines. spinup The process of a disk drive spinning up. spinward In a rotating reference frame, along the direction of spin. spinworthy Worthy of being spun (into thread). spiny Covered in spines or thorns. spinyhead Having a head that is spiny. spinystar A spherical cactus of Western North America, Escobaria vivipara spinytail Having a spiny tail. Spio One of the Nereids. spionid Any of the family Spionidae of polychaete worms. spionkopite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing copper and sulfur. spiperone A psychoactive drug structurally related to butyrophenone. spirable Capable of being breathed; respirable. spiracle A pore or opening used (especially by arthropods and some fish) for respiration. spiracular Of, pertaining to, of having spiracles spiraculiferous Bearing a spiracle. spiraculiform Resembling a spiracle. spiraculum A spiracle. spiradenoma A cutaneous condition typically characterized as a solitary, deep-seated dermal nodule on the ventral surface of the body. spiradoline A highly selective κ-opioid agonist with analgesic, diuretic and antitussive effects. spiral A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point. spiralbound Bound with coil binding. spiraler A person or thing that spirals. spiralglass Any of grass species of the genus Tuctoria. spirali Pasta in the form of twisted tubes. spiralian Any animal belonging to the superphylum Spiralia, known for their spiral cleavage pattern.