spirant
noun
spi·rant ˈspī-rənt 
: a consonant (such as \\f\\, \\s\\, \\sh\\) uttered with friction of the breath against some part of the oral passage : fricative
spirant adjective
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin spirant-, spirans, present participle of spirare to breathe
First Known Use
1862, in the meaning defined above
- persiflages
- persiflate
- persifleur
- persifleurs
- persilicic
- persillade
- persimmon
- persimmons
- Persis
- persist
- persist (beyond)
- persist beyond
- persisted
- persisted (beyond)
- persisted beyond
- persistence
- persistences
- persistencies
- persistency
- persistent
- persistent vegetative state
- persistently
- persister
- persisters
- persisting