Webster's Dictionary 1913

8290

Spirling

Spirl″ing (?), n. Sparling.

8291

Spirobacteria

‖Spi′ro‐bac‐te″ri‐a (?), n. pl.; sing. Spirobacterium (�). [NL. See 4th Spire, and Bacterium.] (Biol.) See the Note under Microbacteria.

8292

Spirochæta

{ ‖Spi′ro‐chæ″ta (?), ‖Spi′ro‐chæ″te (?), } n. [L. spira a coil + Gr. ��� hair.] (Biol.) A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but distinguished by its motility. One sp...

8293

Spirograph

Spi″ro‐graph (?), n. [L. spirare to breathe + -graph.] (Physiol.) An instrument for recording the respiratory movements, as the sphygmograph does those of the pulse.

8294

Spirometer

Spi‐rom″e‐ter (?), n. [L. spirare to breathe + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs, or the volume of air which can be expelled from the chest af...

8295

Spirometry

Spi‐rom″e‐try (?), n. The act or process of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer.

8296

Spiroscope

Spi″ro‐scope (?), n. [L. spirare to breathe + -scope.] (Physiol.) A wet meter used to determine the breathing capacity of the lungs.

8297

Spiroylic

{ Spi‐royl″ic (?), Spi‐royl″ous (?), } a. [NL. Spir� meadowsweet (a source of salicylal) + -yl + -ic, -ous.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance now called salicy...

8298

Spirt

Spirt (?), v. & n. Same as Spurt.

8299

Spirtle

Spir″tle (?), v. t. To spirt in a scattering manner.

8300

Spirula

‖Spir″u‐la (?), n. [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.] (Zoöl.) A genus of cephalopods having a multilocular, internal, siphunculated shell in the form of a flat spiral, the coils of...

8301

Spirulate

Spir″u‐late (?), n.(Zoöl.) Having the color spots, or structural parts, arranged spirally.

8302

Spiry

Spir″y (?), a. [From Spire a winding line.] Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake. Dryden.

8303

Spiry (2)

Spir″y, a. [FR. Spire a steeple.] Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. “Spiry towns.” Thomson.

8304

Spiss

Spiss (?), a. [L. spissus.] Thick; crowded; compact; dense.This spiss and... copious, yet concise, treatise. Brerewood.

8305

Spissated

Spis″sa‐ted (?), a. Rendered dense or compact, as by evaporation; inspissated; thickened.The spissated juice of the poppy. Bp. Warburton.

8306

Spissitude

Spis″si‐tude (?), n. [L. spissitudo.] The quality or state of being spissated; as, the spissitude of coagulated blood, or of any coagulum. Arbuthnot.

8307

Spit

Spit (?), n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed. √170.] 1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron...

8308

Spit (2)

Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Spitting.] [From Spit, n.; cf. Speet.] 1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, ...

8309

Spit (3)

Spit, v. i. To attend to a spit; to use a spit.She's spitting in the kitchen. Old Play.

8310

Spit (4)

Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n.Spitting.] [AS. spittan; akin to G. spützen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp�ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense...

8311

Spit (5)

Spit, n. The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.

8312

Spit (6)

Spit, v. i. 1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.It had been spitting with rain. Dickens.To spit onorupon, to insult grossly; to ...

8313

Spit ball

Spit ball. (Baseball) A pitched ball in throwing which the pitcher grips the ball between two, or three, fingers on one side (which is made slippery, as by saliva) and the thumb...

8314

Spit curl

Spit″ curl′ (?). A little lock of hair, plastered in a spiral form on the temple or forehead with spittle, or other adhesive substance.

8315

Spit-venom

Spit″–ven″om (?), n. Poison spittle; poison ejected from the mouth. Hooker.

8316

Spital

Spit″al (?), n. [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also spittle.] A hospital. Shak.