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 spiraliform spiral-shaped spiralin A mycoplasmal membrane lipoprotein spiralism The tendency of employees to move and live in different places in line with their successive promotions. spiralist An employee who moves and lives in different places in line with their successive promotions. spirality The condition of being spiral. spiralization the act of forming into a spiral spiralize To form into a spiral. spiralized Formed into spirals spiralizer A culinary device that turns food into a spiral shape, like pasta. spirallike Having the characteristics of a spiral or spiral galaxy spirallikeness The property of being spirallike. spiralling Movement in a spiral. spirally In a spiral fashion. spiralwise In a spiral shape or motion. spiramide A selective 5-HT2A, 5-HT1A, and D2 receptor antagonist. spiramycin A macrolide antibiotic used to treat toxoplasmosis. spiran Any of a class of bicyclic hydrocarbons in which a carbon atom has two single bonds in each of two rings; a form of spiro compound spirangle A shape like a triangle with lines working inwards like a spiral. spiranic Of or pertaining to spiro compounds. spirant A non-sibilant fricative. spirantal Relating to a spirant or fricative. spiranthy The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower. spirantic Relating to a spirant or fricative. spirantization The process of a consonant becoming a spirant (fricative) sound. spirantize To change (a consonant) to a spirant sound. spiraperturate Having an aperture that is spiral in shape. spirapril An ACE inhibitor antihypertensive drug used to treat hypertension. spiraprilat The active metabolite of spirapril. spiraster In sponges, a short curved axial rod-like spicule with thick spines. spirated spirally twisted spiration The act of breathing. spiravirus Any virus of the family Spiraviridae. spiraxid Any snail in the family Spiraxidae. spire The stalk or stem of a plant. spirea Any of the many flowering shrubs of the genus Spiraea, that have clusters of white or pink flowers. spired having a spire spireless Without a spire. spirelet A small or slender spire. spirelike Resembling a spire. spireme The tangled mass of strands of chromatin seen in the early stages of mitosis, originally believed to be a single continuous strand (or two in a diploid cell, etc.) spirendolol A beta-adrenergic blocking drug. spirene An unsaturated spiran containing at least one double bond in one of the rings spires A surname. spireward Toward a spire. spirewise In the form of a spire. Spirgel A surname spirgetine An adrenergic drug. spiric Like a torus. spiricle One of certain minute coiled threads in the coating of some seeds. spirifer Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side. spiriferid Synonym of spirifer. spiriferinid Any brachiopod of the family †Spiriferinidae. spiriferoid Synonym of spirifer. spiriferous Of or relating to spirifers. spiriform Of a spiral shape. spirillar Resembling or relating to a spirillum. spirillary Relating to Spirillum species. spirillinid Any foraminifera of the order Spirillinida. spirilloid Relating to, or characteristic of bacteria of the genus Spirillum. spirillosis infection by Spirillum bacteria spirilloxanthin The carotenoid (4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E,28E)-2,31-dimethoxy-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28-tridecaene present in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum spirillum Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella. spirit The soul of a person or other creature. spiritally By means of the breath. spiritdom The sphere, realm, or world of the spirit; spirituality; spirits collectively. spirited Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous. spiritedly In a spirited manner; with spirit; enthusiastically. spiritedness The property of being spirited, of having spirit. spiriten To endue, enliven, or raise the spirit of; liven. spiriter One who spirits away another, particularly one who steals children to be sold into forced labour in the New World. spiritess A female spirit. spiritful Full of spirit; spirited. spiritfully In a spiritful manner. spiritfulness The quality of being spiritful. spirithood The state, quality, or condition of a spirit. spiritic Relating to a person's spirit, or to the spiritual world. spiriting The action of a spirit or ghost. spiritish Resembling a spirit in character, quality, or appearance; spiritlike; spiritly. spiritism Spiritualism. spiritist Spiritualist. spiritistic Of or pertaining to, or associated, dealing, concerned, or connected with, spiritism (a.k.a. modern spiritualism); spiritualistic. spiritization The process or result of spiritizing. spiritize To imbue with a spirit or soul. spiritland Synonym of spiritual world. spiritless Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated. spiritlessly In a spiritless manner. spiritlessness The state or quality of being spiritless. spiritlike Resembling a spirit. spiritling A small, young, or inferior spirit; a ghostling. spiritly Of, relating to, or resembling a spirit; spiritual; spiritlike. spiritmonger A spiritualist or medium. Spirito A surname from Italian. spiritoso In a lively or spirited manner spiritous spirituous spiritousness Quality of being spiritous. spiritrompe Synonym of haustellum (“sucking organ”). spirits Distilled alcoholic beverages. spiritship The state or condition of being a spirit. spiritsome Characteristic of or possessing the qualities of a spirit; spiritlike. spiritual Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul. spiritualism A doctrine, opposing materialism, that claims transcendency of the divine being, the altogether spiritual character of reality and the value of inwardness of consciousness. spiritualist One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one whose employment is of a spiritual character; an ecclesiastic. spiritualistic Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of spiritualism. spiritualistically In a spiritualistic manner. spirituality The quality or state of being spiritual. spiritualization The act of spiritualizing. spiritualize To make spiritual; to invoke spirituality. spiritualizer Someone who spiritualizes. spiritually In a manner affecting, relating or pertaining to the spirit or the soul. spiritualness The quality or state of being spiritual or spiritual-minded; spirituality. spiritualty The state or fact of being spiritual; holiness, spirituality. spirituelle Showing great grace and delicacy. spirituosity The quality or state of being spirituous (of liquors). spirituoso Synonym of spiritoso. spirituous Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol. spirituously In a spirituous manner. spirituousness The state or condition of being spirituous. spiritus A breathing. spiritweed The perennial herb Eryngium foetidum. spiritwise In terms of the spirit, or spirits. Spiritwood A town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. spirity Full of spirit; spirited. Spirk The ship of characters Spock and James Kirk of the Star Trek franchise. spirket A space forward and aft between floor-timbers. spirketing The planking from the waterways up to the portsills. spiro A polycyclic compound or system that contains a single atom as the only common member of two rings. spiroacetal Any acetal in which the two ether groups are connected by a bridge spiroadamantane Any spiro compound derived from adamantane spiroakyroside A particular steroid glycoside. spiroamine A spiro compound that has a nitrogen atom adjacent to the spiro atom. spiroatom The connecting atom in a spiro compound. spiroazirine A spiro compound, one of whose rings is an azirine spirobacterium Any bacterium found in spiral filaments, such as the genus Vibrio. spirobolid Any millipede in the order Spirobolida. spiroceratid Any extinct cephalopod in the family Spiroceratidae. spirocercosis Any disease caused by nematodes of the genus Spirocerca spirochetal Of or pertaining to a spirochete or spirochetes. spirochete Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals. spirochetemia The (abnormal) presence of spirochetes in the blood spirochetemic Relating to spirochetemia spirochetic Relating to spirochetes. spirocheticidal Killing spirochetes. spirocheticide A substance that kills spirochetes. spirochetolysin An agent (substance) that performs spirochetolysis, that is, one that lyses spirochetes. spirochetolysis The lysis (lysing) of spirochetes (of which the principal clinical relevance has been in treating various infectious diseases, including syphilis and several tick-borne diseases). spirochetolytic Lysing spirochetes. spirochetosis infection by spirochetes spirochetostatic Inhibiting (curbing) spirochetal populations although not destroying them. spirochetotic Relating to spirochetosis. spirocheturia The presence of spirochetes in the urine.