| SPHACELATING | • sphacelating v. Present participle of sphacelate. • SPHACELATE v. to cause or affect with gangrene or mortification. |
| SPHACELATION | • sphacelation n. (Medicine) The process of becoming or making gangrenous; mortification. • SPHACELATION n. gangrene. |
| SPHAIRISTIKE | • sphairistike n. (Sports, archaic) An early racquet sport that evolved into tennis. • SPHAIRISTIKE n. (Greek) a ball game that developed into lawn tennis. |
| SPHERICALITY | • sphericality n. Sphericity. • SPHERICALITY n. the state of being spherical, also SPHERICALNESS. |
| SPHERICITIES | • sphericities n. Plural of sphericity. • SPHERICITY n. a descriptive term to describe how close a particle's shape is to a sphere. |
| SPHEROIDALLY | • spheroidally adv. In a spheroidal manner. • SPHEROIDAL adv. having the form of a spheroid. |
| SPHEROIDISED | • SPHEROIDISE v. to develop spherulitic or granular structure in, also SPHEROIDIZE. |
| SPHEROIDISES | • SPHEROIDISE v. to develop spherulitic or granular structure in, also SPHEROIDIZE. |
| SPHEROIDIZED | • spheroidized v. Simple past tense and past participle of spheroidize. • SPHEROIDIZE v. to develop spherulitic or granular structure in, also SPHEROIDISE. |
| SPHEROIDIZES | • spheroidizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spheroidize. • SPHEROIDIZE v. to develop spherulitic or granular structure in, also SPHEROIDISE. |
| SPHEROMETERS | • spherometers n. Plural of spherometer. • SPHEROMETER n. an instrument for measuring curvature. |
| SPHEROPLASTS | • spheroplasts n. Plural of spheroplast. • SPHEROPLAST n. a bacterium or yeast cell that is modified, as by enzymatic action, so that there is partial loss of the cell wall and increased osmotic sensitivity. |
| SPHINCTERIAL | • sphincterial adj. Sphincteral. • SPHINCTERIAL adj. relating to the sphincter, also SPHINCTERAL, SPHINCTERIC. |
| SPHINGOSINES | • sphingosines n. Plural of sphingosine. • SPHINGOSINE n. an unsaturated amino alcohol found esp. in nervous tissue and cell membranes. |
| SPHRAGISTICS | • sphragistics n. The study of seals, especially those attached to documents. • SPHRAGISTICS n. the study of seals and signets. |
| SPHYGMOGRAMS | • sphygmograms n. Plural of sphygmogram. • SPHYGMOGRAM n. a sphygmograph record. |
| SPHYGMOGRAPH | • sphygmograph n. A mechanical device used to measure blood pressure and pulse. • SPHYGMOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the pulse. |
| SPHYGMOMETER | • sphygmometer n. A sphygmomanometer. • SPHYGMOMETER n. an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure. |
| SPHYGMOPHONE | • sphygmophone n. (Physiology) An electrical instrument for determining by ear the rhythm of the pulse of a person at a distance. • SPHYGMOPHONE n. an instrument for hearing the pulse. |
| SPHYGMOSCOPE | • sphygmoscope n. A sphygmograph. • SPHYGMOSCOPE n. an instrument for making arterial pulsations visible. |