| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| phacochere | noun | The wart hog. |
| phaeospore | noun | A brownish zoospore, characteristic of an order (Phaeosporeae) of dark green or olive-colored algae. |
| phagedenic | adjective | Alt. of PhagedenicAL |
| phakoscope | noun | An instrument for studying the mechanism of accommodation. |
| phalangeal | adjective | Alt. of Phalangal |
| phalangial | adjective | Alt. of Phalangian |
| phalangian | adjective | Phalangeal. |
| phalangist | noun | Any arboreal marsupial of the genus Phalangista. The vulpine phalangist (P. vulpina) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail. |
| phalangite | noun | A soldier belonging to a phalanx. |
| phallicism | noun | See Phallism. |
| phantasmal | adjective | Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a phantasm; spectral; illusive. |
| phantastic | adjective | Alt. of Phantastical |
| pharisaism | noun | The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect., Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. |
| pharmacist | noun | One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist. |
| pharyngeal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx., A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches. |
| phascolome | noun | A marsupial of the genus Phascolomys; a wombat. |
| pheasantry | noun | A place for keeping and rearing pheasants. |
| phelloderm | noun | A layer of green parenchimatous cells formed on the inner side of the phellogen. |
| phenicious | adjective | Of a red color with a slight mixture of gray. |
| phenogamia | noun pl. | Same as Phaenogamia. |
| phenogamic | adjective | Alt. of Phenogamous |
| phenomenal | adjective | Relating to, or of the nature of, a phenomenon; hence, extraordinary; wonderful; as, a phenomenal memory. |
| phenomenon | noun | An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena of imagination or memory., That which strikes one as strange, unusual, or unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person, thing, or occurrence; as, a musical phenomenon. |
| philatelic | adjective | Of or pertaining to philately. |
| philippian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia., A native or an inhabitant of Philippi. |
| philippium | noun | A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite. |
| philippize | verb i. | To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon., To write or speak in the style of a philippic. |
| philistine | noun | A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast region of southern Palestine., A bailiff., A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests., Of or pertaining to the Philistines., Uncultured; commonplace. |
| philologer | noun | A philologist. |
| philologic | adjective | Of or pertaining to philology. |
| philologue | noun | A philologist. |
| philomathy | noun | The love of learning or letters. |
| philosophe | noun | A philosophaster; a philosopher. |
| philosophy | noun | Literally, the love of, including the search after, wisdom; in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and laws., A particular philosophical system or theory; the hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained., Practical wisdom; calmness of temper and judgment; equanimity; fortitude; stoicism; as, to meet misfortune with philosophy., Reasoning; argumentation., The course of sciences read in the schools., A treatise on philosophy. |
| philtering | present participle & vb. noun | of Philter |
| phlebogram | noun | A tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein, or of the venous pulse. |
| phlebolite | noun | Alt. of Phlebolith |
| phlebolith | noun | A small calcareous concretion formed in a vein; a vein stone. |
| phlebology | noun | A branch of anatomy which treats of the veins. |
| phlebotomy | noun | The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting. |
| phlegmasia | noun | An inflammation; more particularly, an inflammation of the internal organs. |
| phlegmatic | adjective | Watery., Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic constitution., Generating or causing phlegm., Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull; sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person. |
| phlogistic | adjective | Of or pertaining to phlogiston, or to belief in its existence., Inflammatory; belonging to inflammations and fevers. |
| phlogiston | noun | The hypothetical principle of fire, or inflammability, regarded by Stahl as a chemical element. |
| phlogopite | noun | A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze-red or copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is characteristic of crystalline limestone or dolomite and serpentine. See Mica. |
| phloramine | noun | A basic amido derivative of phloroglucin, having an astringent taste. |
| phoenician | adjective | Of or pertaining to Phoenica., A native or inhabitant of Phoenica. |
| phonograph | noun | A character or symbol used to represent a sound, esp. one used in phonography., An instrument for the mechanical registration and reproduction of audible sounds, as articulate speech, etc. It consists of a rotating cylinder or disk covered with some material easily indented, as tinfoil, wax, paraffin, etc., above which is a thin plate carrying a stylus. As the plate vibrates under the influence of a sound, the stylus makes minute indentations or undulations in the soft material, and these, when the cylinder or disk is again turned, set the plate in vibration, and reproduce the sound. |
| phonologer | noun | A phonologist. |
| phonologic | adjective | Alt. of Phonological |
| phonometer | noun | An instrument for measuring sounds, as to their intensity, or the frequency of the vibrations. |
| phonomotor | noun | An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations of a sounding body. |
| phonoscope | noun | An instrument for observing or exhibiting the motions or properties of sounding bodies; especially, an apparatus invented by Konig for testing the quality of musical strings., An instrument for producing luminous figures by the vibrations of sounding bodies. |
| phonotypic | adjective | Alt. of Phonotypical |
| phoronomia | noun | See Phoronomics. |
| phosgenite | noun | A rare mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of a white, yellow, or grayish color and adamantine luster. It is a chlorocarbonate of lead. |
| phosphatic | adjective | Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus, phosphoric acid, or phosphates; as, phosphatic nodules. |
| phosphinic | adjective | Pertaining to, or designating, certain acids analogous to the phosphonic acids, but containing two hydrocarbon radicals, and derived from the secondary phosphines by oxidation. |
| phosphonic | adjective | Pertaining to, or designating, certain derivatives of phosphorous acid containing a hydrocarbon radical, and analogous to the sulphonic acid. |
| phosphoric | adjective | Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, from us; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as contrasted with the phosphorous compounds., Phosphorescent. |
| phosphorus | noun | The morning star; Phosphor., A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically, must be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, — whence its name. It always occurs compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on the tips of friction matches, and for many other purposes. The molecule contains four atoms. Symbol P. Atomic weight 31.0., Hence, any substance which shines in the dark like phosphorus, as certain phosphorescent bodies. |
| phosphoryl | noun | The radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. |
| phosphuret | noun | A phosphide. |
| photodrome | noun | An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction. |
| photogenic | adjective | Of or pertaining to photogeny; producing or generating light. |
| photograph | noun | A picture or likeness obtained by photography., To take a picture or likeness of by means of photography; as, to photograph a view; to photograph a group., To practice photography; to take photographs. |
| photologic | adjective | Alt. of Photological |
| photometer | noun | An instrument for measuring the intensity of light, or, more especially, for comparing the relative intensities of different lights, or their relative illuminating power. |
| photometry | noun | That branch of science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light. |
| photophone | noun | An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of rays of light. |
| photophony | noun | The art or practice of using the photophone. |
| photoscope | noun | Anything employed for the observation of light or luminous effects. |
| phototonus | noun | A motile condition in plants resulting from exposure to light. |
| phototypic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a phototype or phototypy. |
| phraseless | adjective | Indescribable. |
| phrenology | noun | The science of the special functions of the several parts of the brain, or of the supposed connection between the various faculties of the mind and particular organs in the brain., In popular usage, the physiological hypothesis of Gall, that the mental faculties, and traits of character, are shown on the surface of the head or skull; craniology. |
| phryganeid | noun | Any insect belonging to the Phryganeides. |
| phthisical | adjective | Of or pertaining to phthisis; affected with phthisis; wasting; consumptive. |
| phthisicky | adjective | Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing. |
| phycomater | noun | A gelatin in which the algae spores have been supposed to vegetate. |
| phylactery | noun | Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or disease., A small square box, made either of parchment or of black calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and 11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time of prayer., Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics of the dead were inclosed. |
| phyllocyst | noun | The cavity of a hydrophyllium. |
| phyllodium | noun | A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias. |
| phyllopoda | noun pl. | An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species, most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in swimming. Called also Branchiopoda. |
| phyllosoma | noun | The larva of the spiny lobsters (Palinurus and allied genera). Its body is remarkably thin, flat, and transparent; the legs are very long. Called also glass-crab, and glass-shrimp. |
| phyllotaxy | noun | Alt. of Phyllotaxis |
| phylloxera | noun | A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe., The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described. |
| physemaria | noun pl. | A group of simple marine organisms, usually classed as the lowest of the sponges. They have inflated hollow bodies. |
| physicking | present participle & vb. noun | of Physic, p. pr. & vb. n. fr. Physic, v. t. |
| physically | adverb | In a physical manner; according to the laws of nature or physics; by physical force; not morally., According to the rules of medicine. |
| physiocrat | noun | One of the followers of Quesnay of France, who, in the 18th century, founded a system of political economy based upon the supremacy of natural order. |
| physiogeny | noun | The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny. See Morphogeny. |
| physiogony | noun | The birth of nature. |
| physiology | noun | The science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life., A treatise on physiology. |
| physoclist | noun | One of the Physoclisti. |
| physograde | noun | Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float, as the Physalia. |
| physostomi | noun pl. | An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others. |
| phytochimy | noun | Phytochemistry. |
| phytolacca | noun | A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed. |
| phytomeron | noun | An organic element of a flowering plant; a phyton. |
| phytophaga | noun pl. | A division of Hymenoptera; the sawflies. |
| phytophagy | noun | The eating of plants. |