Defn: Of or pertaining to a spherulite; characterized by the presence of spherulites.
SPHERY
Spher"y, a.
1. Round; spherical; starlike. [R.] "Hermia's sphery eyne." Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to the spheres. [R.] She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime. Milton.
SPHEX
Sphex, n.Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus Sphex and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of Sand wasp, under Sand. Sphex fly (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of small dipterous flies of the genus Conops and allied genera. The form of the body is similar to that of a sphex.
SPHIGMOMETER
Sphig*mom"e*ter, n.
Defn: See Sphygmometer.
SPHINCTER
Sphinc"ter, n. Etym: [NL., fr. (Anat.)
Defn: A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder.