spiroid


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spi·roid

 (spī′roid′)
adj.
Resembling a spiral.
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spiroid

(ˈspaɪrɔɪd)
adj
resembling a spiral or displaying a spiral form
[C19: from New Latin spīroīdēs, from Greek speiroeidēs, from speira a coil]
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