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specific heat (in thermodynamics)
Spectator (of England)
spectral class (in astronomy)
spectroheliograph (mechanical device)
spectrophotometer (instrument)
spectroscope (instrument)
spectrum (in optics)
speculation (in business)
speech defect (condition)
speed (in physics)
speedometer (instrument)
Speedway (city, Indiana)
speleology (branch of geography, geology)
Spencer (city, Iowa)
Spencer Gulf (body of water, Australia)
sperm (in biology)
sperm oil (material)
sperm whale (mammal, cetacean)
spermaceti (material)
Spey (river, Scotland)
Speyer (city, Germany)
Spezia, La (city, Italy)
sphagnum (plant)
sphalerite (mineral)
sphere (in geometry)
sphere of influence (in government)
sphinx (mythology, art, ancient Egypt/ancient Greece)
Spica (star)
spider (arachnid)
spiderwort (plant, herb)
spikenard (plant)
spinach (plant, vegetable)
spinal column (in anatomy)
spinal cord (in anatomy)
spinal puncture (technique)
spinel (in chemistry)
spinet (instrument)
spinning (in textile)
spiraea (plant)
spire (part of structure)
spiritism (in philosophy)
spiritual (music, United States)
Spithead (body of water, England)
Spitsbergen (island, Norway/the Arctic Ocean)