English words: spermogenous to spherogenic
300 English words, part 148 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 11 have a page of their own.
English words spermogenous to spherogenic
- spermogenous adjective: Synonym of spermatogenous.
- spermogone noun: Alternative form of spermogonium.
- spermogonial adjective: Relating to the spermogonium.
- spermogonium noun: A conceptacle of certain lichens, containing spermatia.
- spermogram noun: Alternative form of spermiogram.
- spermology noun: The study of seeds.
- spermophagia noun: The ingestion of semen.
- spermophagy noun: Synonym of spermatophagy.
- spermophile noun /ˈspɜː(ɹ)məfaɪl/: A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel.
- spermophobia noun: The fear of semen.
- spermophore noun: rare spelling of spermatophore
- spermophorum noun: A seminal vesicle.
- spermophyte noun: Alternative form of spermatophyte.
- spermophytic adjective: Synonym of spermatophytic
- spermoplasm noun: The cytoplasm of spermatozoa
- spermosphere noun: A mass or ball of cells formed by the repeated division of a spermospore, each spermoblast of which is converted into a spermatozoid.
- spermospore noun: The male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the spermatozoids.
- spermostrychnine noun: The alkaloid 1-(16-methyl-15-oxa-1,11-diazahexacyclo[15.3.1.0^(4,12).0^(4,20).0^(5,10).0^(13,18)]henicosa-5,7,9-trien-11-yl)ethanone
- spermotoxin noun: Alternative form of spermatotoxin.
- -spermous adjective, suffix /ˈspɜːməs/: Of, relating to, or resembling sperm.
- spermule noun: A spermatozoon.
- spermy adjective /spɜːmi/: Resembling or characteristic of sperm.
- Sperner family noun: A family F of subsets of a finite set E in which none of the sets contains another; or, equivalently, an antichain in the inclusion lattice over the power...
- Sperner system noun: Synonym of Sperner family.
- Spero proper noun: A surname.
- speromagnet noun: Any speromagnetic material
- speromagnetic adjective: Describing a material in which the spins are aligned in fixed but random alignments due to the local magnetic anisotropy.
- speromagnetism noun: The quality of being speromagnetic.
- speronara noun: A small, usually single-masted, sailing boat, used especially for transport between Sicily and Malta, remaining in use along the coast of Sicily until the...
- speronaro noun: A kind of Sicilian open boat.
- sperrit noun: Pronunciation spelling of spirit.
- Sperry proper noun: A surname.
- sperrylite noun: An isometric-diploidal tin white mineral containing arsenic and platinum.
- sperse verb /spɜː(ɹ)s/: To disperse.
- spertiniite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, and oxygen.
- spes phthisica noun: An irrational optimism or euphoria said to occur in tuberculosis patients.
- spesh adjective /spɛʃ/: special
- speshul adjective: special
- spesmilo noun /spɛsˈmiːləʊ/: An obsolete unit of Esperanto international currency (symbol ⟨₷⟩ or ⟨Sm⟩) with the value of one thousand spesoj.
- speso noun: An obsolete unit of Esperanto international currency.
- spesolimab noun: A monoclonal antibody used to treat psoriasis and similar conditions
- spessartine noun: A type of garnet, a neosilicate of manganese and aluminium with the chemical formula Mn₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃.
- spet noun, verb /spɛt/: spittle
- spetch noun: A piece of skin used in making glue.
- spetchel noun /speˈt͡ʃl/: A levee or dike made from stones laid in horizontal rows with a bed of thin turf between each of them.
- spetchell noun: An artificial chalk hill, typically formed through the dumping of chalk-rich industrial waste, which creates a sort of artificial limestone grassland.
- spetches noun: The cuttings, shavings and other refuse of animal hides, used to make glue.
- Speth proper noun: A surname from German.
- Spetses proper noun: An island in the Argosaronic
- Spetsnaz noun: Special forces in Russia and other post-Soviet states.
- spettle noun: Spittle.
- spetum noun: A medieval long spear with two sharp tapering blades projecting forward at roughly around 45 degrees with the blunt side facing the opponent.
- Spetznaz noun: Alternative form of Spetsnaz.
- speuchan noun: Alternative form of spleuchan.
- spew noun, verb /spjuː/: To eject forcibly and in a stream.
- spew alert noun: Synonym of drink alert.
- spew up verb: to vomit
- spewage noun: The act of spewing, or material that is spewed out.
- spewer noun: A person or thing that spews.
- spewiness noun: The state of being spewy.
- spewing noun, verb: Material spewed or vomited.
- spewn adjective, verb: That has been spewed
- spewsome adjective: Characterised or marked by spewing; (by extension) unpleasant enough to make one retch; loathsome, nauseating, disgusting; ugly.
- spewy adjective /ˈspjuː(w)i/: Feeling like vomiting; nauseous.
- spex noun /spɛks/: Dated form of specs (“spectacles”).
- spey verb: Alternative form of spay.
- Speyer proper noun: An independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- speyk verb /spɛɪk/: Pronunciation spelling of speak
- Speyside proper noun: An area along the River Spey in Highland council area, Scotland.
- Spezia proper noun: The Gulf of La Spezia in Italy.
- Spezian adjective: Of or relating to La Spezia in Italy.
- spezzato noun: An outfit that combines a suit jacket of one color or style and pants of another.
- SPF adjective, noun: Initialism of sun protection factor.
- SPG noun: Initialism of self-propelled gun.
- SPGH noun: Alternative form of SPGH: Initialism of self-propelled gun howitzer (“self-propelled howitzer artillery”)
- SPH noun: Initialism of smoothed-particle hydrodynamics.
- sphacel noun /ˈsfæsəl/: Gangrene.
- sphacelate adjective, verb: To affect with gangrene, cause to gangrene, mortify.
- sphacelation noun: The process of becoming or making gangrenous; mortification.
- sphacelic acid noun: A toxic substance derived from ergot.
- sphacelismus noun: sphacelation; necrosis
- sphacelotoxin noun: Synonym of sphacelic acid.
- sphacelus noun: A gangrenous part.
- sphaera recta noun /ˈsfiːɹə ˈɹɛktə/: An idealised conception of the celestial sphere in which the celestial equator is perpendicular to the local horizon and the Sun reaches the zenith at its...
- sphaeraphis noun: A spherical aggregation of raphides in a plant cell
- sphaerexochine noun: Any trilobite of the genus Sphaerexochus.
- sphaeriaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Sphaeriaceae.
- sphaeridial adjective: Relating to the sphaeridium.
- sphaeridium noun: Synonym of capitulum.
- sphaeriid noun /ˈsfɪəɹiɪd/: Any in the family Sphaeriidae of clams.
- sphaerioid adjective: Synonym of sphaeriaceous.
- sphaeristerium noun: A large open space connected with the Ancient Roman thermae, for exercise with balls after the bather had been anointed.
- sphaerite noun: Alternative form of spherite.
- sphaeritid noun: Any beetle in the family Sphaeritidae.
- sphaerobertrandite noun: A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing beryllium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
- sphaerobismoite noun: A tetragonal mineral containing bismuth and oxygen.
- sphaerocerid noun: Any the family Sphaeroceridae of flies.
- sphaerocerine noun: Any fly of the subfamily Sphaerocerinae
- sphaeroclonal adjective: Relating to sphaeroclones
- sphaeroclonar adjective: Relating to sphaeroclones
- sphaeroclone noun: A type of megasclere spicule in some poriferans
- sphaerocobaltite noun: Alternative form of spherocobaltite.
- sphaerocone noun: Alternative spelling of spherocone.
- sphaeroconic adjective: Alternative spelling of spheroconic.
- sphaerocrystal noun: Alternative form of spherocrystal.
- sphaerocyst noun: A rounded cell, found in clusters within the trama of some mushrooms.
- sphaerodactylid noun: Any lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae.
- sphaeromatid noun: Any isopod in the family Sphaeromatidae.
- sphaeronectid noun: Any siphonophore of the family Sphaeronectidae
- sphaeropedunculate adjective: Shaped like a sphere on a stalk (peduncle).
- sphaerophorin noun: An organic compound found in some lichens.
- sphaerophysine noun: Alternative form of spherophysine.
- sphaeroplast noun: Alternative form of spheroplast.
- sphaeroplasted adjective: Alternative form of spheroplasted.
- sphaeropsidaceous adjective: Belonging to the Sphaeropsidaceae, a family of fungi.
- sphaeropsocid noun: Any barklouse in the family Sphaeropsocidae.
- sphaerosiderite noun: Alternative form of spherosiderite.
- sphaerospore noun: One of the non-sexual spores found in red algae; a tetraspore.
- sphaerotheriid noun: Any millipede in the family Sphaerotheriidae.
- sphagesaurid noun: Any mesoeucrocodylian of the family Sphagesauridae
- sphagnaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Sphagnaceae.
- sphagnicole adjective: Synonym of sphagnicolous.
- sphagnicolous adjective: Growing in moss of the genus Sphagnum.
- sphagnid noun: Any sphagnum moss in the subclass Sphagnidae.
- sphagno- prefix: Relating to sphagnum moss.
- sphagnological adjective: Relating to sphagnology.
- sphagnologist noun: One who studies sphagnology.
- sphagnology noun: The study of sphagnum mosses.
- sphagnophilic adjective: Synonym of sphagnophilous.
- sphagnophilous adjective: Living in association with sphagnum moss.
- sphagnorubin noun: A reddish-violet pigment found in the cell walls of several mosses of the genus Sphagnum.
- sphagnous adjective: Pertaining to, or consisting of, sphagnum.
- sphagnum noun /ˈsfæɡnəm/: Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
- sphairistic adjective: Of, like, or pertaining to tennis; tending to play tennis, especially lawn tennis, with crebrity.
- sphairistike noun: An early racquet sport that evolved into tennis.
- sphalerite noun /ˈsfæl.əˌɹaɪt/: A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor...
- sphaleron noun: The particle-like solution to an electroweak field equation.
- sphaleronic adjective: Of or pertaining to sphalerons.
- sphargid noun: Any turtle in the family Sphargidae, a synonym for the Dermochelyidae.
- SPHE noun: Initialism of social, personal and health education.
- sphecid adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Sphecidae family of wasps.
- sphecoid adjective: Of or pertaining to wasps formerly classified in the superfamily Sphecoidea (corresponding to all wasps in Apoidea), now sometimes treated as the series...
- spheksophobia noun: Fear of wasps.
- sphen- prefix: Alternative form of spheno- (“wedge”).
- sphenacodont noun: Any extinct synapsid of the clade Sphenacodontia
- sphenacodontian noun: Any synapsid of the clade Sphenacodontia.
- sphenacodontid noun: Any synapsid in the family Sphenacodontidae.
- sphendone noun: An Ancient Greek headband worn by women.
- sphene noun /sfiːn/: titanite
- sphenethmoid adjective, noun: Of or relating to the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions of the skull.
- sphenethmoidal adjective /ˌsfi.nɛθˈmɔɪ.dəl/: Alternative form of sphenoethmoidal.
- sphenic adjective: Shaped like a wedge.
- sphenic number noun: A positive integer that is the product of three distinct prime factors.
- spheniscan noun: Any banded penguin of genus Spheniscus
- spheniscid noun: Any member of the Spheniscidae; a penguin.
- spheniscidite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic brown mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.
- sphenisciform noun: Any penguin of the order Sphenisciformes
- spheno- prefix /sfiː.nə(ʊ)/: Wedge, wedge-shaped.
- sphenobasioccipital adjective: sphenoid and basioccipital
- sphenobasion noun: The midline point on the spheno-occipital synchondrosis.
- sphenoccipital adjective: Alternative form of sphenooccipital.
- sphenocephalic adjective: Relating to sphenocephaly
- sphenocephaly noun: A wedge-shaped deformation of the cranium
- sphenochasm noun: A wedge-shaped strike-slip basin.
- sphenocorona noun: A polyhedron, one of the Johnson solids, whose faces are composed of 12 equilateral triangles and 2 squares.
- sphenodon noun: The tuatara.
- sphenodont noun: Any member of the order Sphenodontida
- sphenodontian noun: Any lizard-like reptile in the rhynchocephalian suborder Sphenodontia, whose only living representatives are the tuataras.
- sphenodontid noun: Any member of the order Sphenodontida or of the Sphenodontidae, the only family in the order with living species (tuataras in the genus Sphenodon).
- sphenodontine noun: Any tuatara (reptile resembling lizards) of the family Sphenodontidae
- sphenoethmoid adjective: Alternative form of sphenethmoid.
- sphenoethmoid recess noun: Synonym of sphenoethmoidal recess.
- sphenoethmoidal adjective /ˌsfi.noʊ.ɛθˈmɔɪ.dəl/: Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the ethmoid bone.
- sphenoethmoidal recess noun: A small space between the sphenoid bone and the superior nasal concha into which the sphenoid sinus opens.
- sphenofrontal adjective: Relating to the sphenoid bone and frontal bone.
- sphenogram noun: A cuneiform character/symbol.
- sphenographic adjective: archaic Of or pertaining to sphenography.
- sphenography noun: The art of writing or deciphering cuneiform characters.
- sphenoid adjective, noun /ˈsfiː.nɔɪd/: Having a wedge shape.
- sphenoid bone noun: A compound bone at the base of the skull behind the eyes in humans and various other animals.
- sphenoid sinus noun: A paranasal sinus contained within the body of the sphenoid bone.
- sphenoidal adjective: Synonym of sphenoid.
- sphenoidal sinus noun: Alternative form of sphenoid sinus.
- sphenoidectomy noun: The opening of the sphenoid sinus; the removal of the sphenoid bone
- sphenoidotomy noun: The creation of an opening in the wall of the sphenoid sinus
- sphenolith noun: A wedge-shaped mass of igneous rock that intrudes into surrounding layers.
- sphenomalar adjective: Relating to the sphenoid and malar bones.
- sphenomandibular adjective: Relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen that limits distension of the mandible in an inferior direction.
- sphenomaxillary adjective: Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
- sphenomaxillary fossa noun: Synonym of pterygopalatine fossa.
- sphenomegacorona noun: A polyhedron, one of the Johnson solids, whose faces are composed of 16 triangles and 2 squares.
- sphenomorphine noun: Any lizard of the subfamily Sphenomorphinae
- sphenone noun: The quinone 3,6,7-trimethoxyphenanthrene-1,4-dione present in the herb Sphenomeris blflora
- sphenooccipital adjective: Relating to the sphenoid and occipital bones
- sphenoorbital adjective: Relating to the sphenoid bone and the orbit (of the eye)
- sphenopalatine adjective, noun /ˌsfi.noʊˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/: Relating to, or connecting, the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.
- sphenopalatine artery noun: The primary artery of the nasal cavity.
- sphenopalatine foramen noun: A foramen formed by articulation of a deep notch between the sphenoidal and orbital parts of the vertical plate of the palatine bone with the sphenoid bone.
- sphenopalatine fossa noun: Synonym of pterygopalatine fossa.
- sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia noun: Headache resulting from a cold stimulus.
- sphenoparietal adjective: Relating to the sphenoid and parietal bones.
- sphenopetroclival adjective: sphenoid and petroclival
- sphenopetrosal adjective: Sphenoid and petrosal.
- sphenophyllaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Sphenophyllaceae.
- sphenophyte noun: Any of an ancient type of simple vascular plants of which only the horsetails remain which have hollow stems that produce spores
- sphenopid noun: Any zoanthid in the family Sphenopidae.
- sphenopiezm noun: The squeezing together of rock layers in a wedge-shaped formation.
- sphenopsid noun: Any horsetail of the former order Sphenopsida, now Equisetopsida
- sphenopterid noun: Any seed fern of the family †Sphenopteridae.
- sphenopteroid adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the genus Sphenopteridae.
- sphenorbital adjective: Alternative form of sphenoorbital.
- sphenosalpingostaphylinus noun: Synonym of tensor veli palatini.
- sphenosquamosal adjective: Sphenoid and squamosal.
- sphenosuchian noun: Any crocodylomorph of the Sphenosuchia.
- sphenosuchid noun: Any extinct crocodylomorph in the family Sphenosuchidae.
- sphenotemporal adjective: Relating to the sphenoid and the temporal bones
- sphenotic adjective, noun: Of or relating to a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone.
- sphenoturbinal adjective: sphenoidal and turbinated or whorled
- sphenovomerine adjective: Relating to the sphenoid bone and the vomer.
- sphenozygomatic adjective: Relating to, or connecting the sphenoid bone and the zygomatic bone
- spheradiance noun: The actinic flux per unit sphere
- spheral adjective: spherical
- spherality noun: The property of being spheral.
- spherand noun: A complex cryptand, having an almost spherical structure, that is able to form complexes by enveloping metal cations.
- spheration noun: The process of becoming spherical.
- sphere noun, suffix, verb /sfɪə/: A surface in three dimensions consisting of all points equidistant from a center. .
- sphere of influence noun: A spatial region over which a state has a level of cultural, economic, military or political exclusivity.
- sphere of knowledge noun: A unified body or collection of knowledge regarding a specific subject.
- sphere packing noun: The arranging of non-overlapping spheres in space
- sphere-yeast noun: A growth form of Mucor that resembles yeast.
- sphereing noun: The practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun.
- sphereless adjective: Without a sphere or spheres; planetless.
- spherelike adjective: Resembling a sphere.
- spheric adjective, noun: Spherical.
- spherical adjective /ˈsfɛɹɪkəl/: Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
- spherical aberration noun /ˈsfɪɹ.ɪk.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩/: A type of lens aberration which causes blurriness, particularly away from the centre of the lens.
- spherical angle noun: A particular dihedral angle, the angle between two intersecting arcs on a sphere, measured by the angle between the planes containing the arcs.
- spherical cap noun: A portion of the surface of a sphere cut off by a plane.
- spherical chicken noun: Synonym of spherical cow.
- spherical cone noun: A cone with a spherical base.
- spherical coordinates noun: A coordinate system, for three-dimensional space, using latitude, longitude and radius (i.e. distance from the center) as the coordinates.
- spherical cow noun: A highly simplified scientific model of a complex real-life phenomenon.
- spherical curve noun: Any curve that lies on the surface of a sphere.
- spherical excess noun: The amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds 180°. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
- spherical geometry noun: The geometry of the 2-dimensional surface of a sphere;
- spherical harmonics noun: The solutions to Laplace's equation using spherical coordinates
- spherical linear interpolation noun: Interpolation by transformation into quaternions, followed by lerp, followed by the reverse transformation.
- spherical lune noun: A portion of the surface of a sphere cut off by two vertical planes through the centre of the sphere.
- spherical mirror noun: A curved mirror with a reflecting surface that forms part of a sphere (as opposed to, for example, a paraboloid)
- spherical nucleic acid noun: A spheroidal compound composed of a central spherical scaffold upon which nucleic acid strands are attached, like hair on a ball.
- spherical polygon noun: A figure formed on a sphere by arcs of great circles.
- spherical polyhedron noun: A tessellation of a sphere in which the surface is entirely made of spherical polygons.
- spherical triangle noun: A triangle, described on the surface of the sphere, whose each side is an arc of some great circle.
- spherical trigonometry noun: A branch of trigonometry pertaining to spherical triangles.
- spherical wedge noun: A volume of a sphere lying between two vertical planes through the centre of the sphere.
- sphericality noun: Sphericity.
- sphericalization noun: Conversion to a spherical form
- spherically adverb: In the manner of a sphere or globe.
- sphericalness noun: The quality or state of being spherical.
- sphericist noun: One who believes that the Earth is a sphere.
- sphericity noun: The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
- sphericle noun: A small sphere.
- spherico- prefix: spherical
- sphericocylindrical adjective: Of a lens: having a hemispherical end and a cylindrical end.
- sphericon noun /ˈsfɛɹ.ɪ.kɒn/: A solid constructed by slicing a bicone with 90-degree apices through a plane containing both of them, rotating one half by 90 degrees, and reconnecting...
- spherics noun: The geometry and trigonometry of the surface of a sphere.
- sphericule noun: A little sphere.
- spheridium noun: Alternative spelling of sphaeridium
- spherification noun: The process of forming something into a sphere or spheres.
- spheriform adjective: spherical in shape
- spherify verb: To make spherical.
- sphering noun: The practice of humans traveling in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, usually for fun.
- spherisation noun: Alternative spelling of spherization.
- spherise verb: Alternative form of spherize.
- spherite noun: Any of a group of spherical mineral concretions commonly found in many invertebrates.
- spheritic adjective: Relating to, or having the form of, a spherite.
- spherium noun: A model of a form of atom composed of two electrons restricted to the surface of a sphere.
- spherization noun: The process of spherizing.
- spherize verb: To cause to appear as if on the surface of a sphere.
- sphero- prefix: sphere; spherical
- spherobacteria noun: spherical bacteria, such as those in the genus Micrococcus.
- spherobertrandite noun: Alternative form of sphaerobertrandite.
- spheroblast noun: A wood-ball on the beech and other trees, from a dormant eye, disconnected from its vascular bundles.
- spherochromatism noun: chromatic aberration
- spherocobaltite noun: Cobalt(II) carbonate, a red trigonal mineral used in pottery glazes.
- spherocone noun: An organism or fossil with a spheroconic shell, or the shell itself.
- spheroconic adjective, noun: A non-plane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere centred at the cone's vertex.
- spheroconical adjective: Alternative form of spheroconic.
- spherocrystal noun: Synonym of spherite.
- spherocrystalline adjective: Relating to, or having the form of, a spherocrystal.
- spherocylinder noun: A solid, made up of two hemispheres connected by a cylinder.
- spherocylindrical adjective: Having one spheric and one cylindric surface.
- spherocyst noun: Alternative form of sphaerocyst.
- spherocyte noun /ˈsfɛɹəsaɪt/: A red blood cell that is spherical rather than biconcave, as occurs in spherocytosis
- spherocytic adjective: Relating to spherocytes.
- spherocytosis noun: A medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having the normal biconvex shape, and are therefore more prone to...
- spheroechinocyte noun: An echinocyte in the form of a crenated sphere
- spheroform noun: A three-dimensional, convex form that has a constant thickness
- spherogenesis noun: The formation of spherical stem cells
- spherogenic adjective: That leads to the formation of spherocytes
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.