<B>spendthrift, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a person who spends wastefully or extravagantly; prodigal. <BR> <I>Ex. Fie, what a spendthrift is he of his tongue (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> wastefully extravagant; wasteful. <BR> <I>Ex. spendthrift ways.</I> (SYN) improvident, thriftless. </DL>
<A NAME="spenglerian">
<B>Spenglerian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the philosophy of Oswald Spengler (1880-1936) who interpreted the history of mankind as a series of cultures completing identical cycles, the last of eight cultures being Western civilization. <DD><I>noun </I> a student or follower of Spengler's philosophy. </DL>
<A NAME="spense">
<B>spense, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic or Dialect.) spence. </DL>
<A NAME="spenserian">
<B>Spenserian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of, having to do with, or characteristic of the English poet Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599) or his work. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a poet of the school of Spenser. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=Spenserian stanza.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>a poem in the meter of the Spenserian stanza. </DL>
<A NAME="spenseriansonnet">
<B>Spenserian sonnet,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a sonnet in which the fourteen lines follow this special rhyme pattern. <BR> <I>Ex. ababbcbccdcdee.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="spenserianstanza">
<B>Spenserian stanza,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the stanza used by Spenser in <I>The Faerie Queene,</I> consisting of eight iambic pentameter lines and a final alexandrine, with three rhymes arranged thus. <BR> <I>Ex. ababbcbcc.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="spent">
<B>spent, </B>verb, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>verb </I> the past tense and past participle of <B>spend.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. Saturday was spent in playing. How have you spent your time today?</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>used up. <DD><B> 2. </B>worn out; tired. <BR> <I>Ex. a spent swimmer, a spent horse.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="speos">
<B>speos, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaeology.) a temple or tomb excavated in solid rock. </DL>
<A NAME="sperling">
<B>sperling, </B>noun. <B>=sparling.</B></DL>
<A NAME="sperm">
<B>sperm</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>sperm</B> or <B>sperms.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the fluid of a male that fertilizes the eggs of the female; semen. <DD><B> 2. </B>one of the sperm cells in the semen; spermatozoon. </DL>
<B>spermaceti, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a pale or whitish, waxy substance obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale and used in making fine candles, ointments, and cosmetics. </DL>
<A NAME="spermaduct">
<B>spermaduct, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an organ conveying sperm; a spermatic duct. </DL>
<A NAME="spermagonium">
<B>spermagonium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nia.</B> <B>=spermogonium.</B></DL>
<A NAME="spermary">
<B>spermary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the organ or gland in which spermatozoa are generated in male animals; testis. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatheca">
<B>spermatheca, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a receptacle in the oviduct of many female invertebrates, for receiving and holding spermatozoa. </DL>
<A NAME="spermathecal">
<B>spermathecal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a spermatheca. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatic">
<B>spermatic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with sperm; seminal; generative. <DD><B> 2. </B>containing, conveying, or producing sperm or seed; seminiferous. <DD><B> 3. </B>of or having to do with a sperm-producing gland. </DL>
<A NAME="spermaticcord">
<B>spermatic cord,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the cord by which the testicle is suspended within the scrotum, enclosing the vas deferens, the blood vessels and nerves of the testicle, and extending to the groin. </DL>
<A NAME="spermaticfluid">
<B>spermatic fluid,</B> <B>=semen.</B></DL>
<A NAME="spermatid">
<B>spermatid, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cell that develops into a spermatozoon. It results from the meiotic division of a secondary spermatocyte. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatium">
<B>spermatium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the nonmotile male gamete that fuses with the carpogonium of the red algae. <DD><B> 2. </B>one of the tiny, cylindrical or rod-shaped bodies in certain lichens and fungi that are produced like spores in spermogonia. The spermatia are conjectured to be the male fertilizing organs. </DL>
<A NAME="spermato">
<B>spermato-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) seed; sperm. <BR> <I>Ex. Spermatocyte = a germ cell that produces spermatozoa. Spermatophyte = a plant that produces seeds.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="spermatocidal">
<B>spermatocidal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with spermatocides. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatocide">
<B>spermatocide, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a substance that kills spermatozoa. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatocyte">
<B>spermatocyte, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a germ cell that gives rise to spermatozoids or to spermatozoa. A primary spermatocyte divides by meiosis to form two secondary spermatocytes which, in turn, undergo meiosis to form spermatids which are converted into spermatozoa. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatogenesis">
<B>spermatogenesis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the formation and development of spermatozoa. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatogenetic">
<B>spermatogenetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with spermatogenesis. </DL>
<B>spermatogonial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a spermatogonium or spermatogonia. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatogonium">
<B>spermatogonium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a primitive germ cell that divides and gives rise to spermatocytes. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=spermogonium.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="spermatoid">
<B>spermatoid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like sperm. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatophoral">
<B>spermatophoral, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a spermatophore. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatophore">
<B>spermatophore, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a capsule or case containing many spermatozoa, produced by the male of many insects, mollusks, annelids, and some vertebrate animals. </DL>
<B>spermatophyte, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a large group of plants that produce seeds. The spermatophytes are the most highly developed plants and form the largest division of the plant kingdom. They are divided into two groups, the angiosperms and the gymnosperms. Also, <B>spermophyte.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="spermatophytic">
<B>spermatophytic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a spermatophyte. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatorrhea">
<B>spermatorrhea</B> or <B>spermatorrhoea, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an involuntary and frequent discharge of semen without orgasm. </DL>
<A NAME="spermatozoal">
<B>spermatozoal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with spermatozoa. <DD><B> 2. </B>like a spermatozoon. </DL>
<B>spermatozoid, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) one of the tiny motile male gametes produced in an antheridium by which the female organs are fertilized; antherozoid. </DL>
<B>spermatozoon, </B>noun, pl. <B>-zoa.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a male reproductive cell; sperm cell. A typical spermatozoon has a head, neck, and long, threadlike tail. </DL>
<A NAME="spermcell">
<B>sperm cell,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the reproductive cell produced by a male animal; male germ cell. A sperm cell unites with an egg cell to fertilize it. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=spermatozoid.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="spermic">
<B>spermic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with sperm or seed. </DL>
<B>spermidine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline basic substance found in semen and in some animal tissues. <BR> <I>Ex. Substances in sperm which have been reported to kill bacteria are spermine and spermidine, both of which are nitrogenous bases (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="spermine">
<B>spermine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline basic substance found in semen, sputum, yeast, and other substances. </DL>
<A NAME="spermiogenesis">
<B>spermiogenesis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the production of sperm or spermatozoa. </DL>
<A NAME="spermogonium">
<B>spermogonium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of the cup-shaped cavities or receptacles in which the spermatia of certain lichens and fungi are produced; spermatogonium. Also, <B>spermagonium.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="spermoil">
<B>sperm oil,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a light-yellow oil from the head of the sperm whale, used for lubricating delicate mechanisms. </DL>
<A NAME="spermophile">
<B>spermophile, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various squirrellike burrowing rodents, including the ground squirrels and certain related forms that do much damage to crops. </DL>
<B>spermous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like sperm; spermatic. </DL>
<A NAME="spermwhale">
<B>sperm whale,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large, toothed whale with a square head; cachalot. The sperm whale has a large cavity in its head filled with sperm oil and spermaceti. It sometimes forms ambergris in its alimentary canal. </DL>
<A NAME="sperrylite">
<B>sperrylite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a mineral, an arsenide of platinum, occurring in minute, silvery white, isometric crystals. It is the only compound of platinum known to occur in nature. </DL>
<A NAME="spessartite">
<B>spessartite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a variety of garnet that is red or yellowish-red in color. <DD><B> 2. </B>a basic intrusive igneous rock. </DL>
<A NAME="spetch">
<B>spetch, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the waste pieces or parings of hide or leather, used for making such material as glue. </DL>
