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spirt
spirulina
spiry
spit (1)
spit (2)
spit and polish
spit curl
spit up
spitball
spitchcock
spite
spiteful
Spitfire
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spitting cobra
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spiro- (2)
spiro-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. spiral, coil
spirochete
2. molecule with two rings having one shared atom
spironolactone
[< Latin spira (see spire2]
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