Spiro- Definition

spīrō, spīrə
prefix
Respiration.
Spirometer.
American Heritage
affix
Respiration.
Spirograph.
Webster's New World
Spiral or coil.
Spirochete.
Webster's New World
noun
Only in spiro compound.
Wiktionary

Origin of Spiro-

  • From Latin spīrāre to breathe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Spiro- Sentence Examples

  • The work of well-known forgers such as Fournier and Spiro are well represented in the collection in addition to items from less well-known forgers.

  • It has been shown that, in cells of Spiro gyra placed under special conditions, amitotic division can be induced, and that normal mitosis is resumed when they are placed again under normal conditions.

  • Among these are Le Diwdn de Ndbiqa Dhobyani; Le Livre de Sibawaihi (2 vols., Paris, 1881-1889); Chrestomathie elementaire de l'arabe litteral (in collaboration with Spiro, 1885; 2nd ed., 1892); Ousdma ibn Mounkidh, un emir syrien (1889); Ousdma ibn Mounkidh, preface du livre du bdton (with trans., 1887); Al-Fdkhri (1895); Oumdra du Gemen (1897), a catalogue of Arabic MSS.

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