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spiro-

spiro- prefix: spiral, helix.

Prefix

spiro-

  1. spiral, helix
  2. respiration
  3. spiro compound

Origin of spiro-

From Latin spīra + English -o-.

Words formed from spiro-

  • spiroaromatic
  • spiroaromaticity

Questions about spiro-

What does spiro- mean?
Spiro- means spiral, helix.
What part of speech is spiro-?
Spiro- is a prefix.

Words near spiro- in the dictionary

  1. spirling
  2. spirlings
  3. spiro
  4. spiro compound
  5. spiro compounds
  6. spiro-
  7. spiro-annulated
  8. spiroacetal
  9. spiroacetals
  10. spiroadamantane
  11. spiroadamantanes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: spiro- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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