| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| phacelli | plural | of Phacellus |
| phaethon | noun | The son of Helios (Phoebus), that is, the son of light, or of the sun. He is fabled to have obtained permission to drive the chariot of the sun, in doing which his want of skill would have set the world on fire, had he not been struck with a thunderbolt by Jupiter, and hurled headlong into the river Po., A genus of oceanic birds including the tropic birds. |
| phalaena | noun | A linnaean genus which included the moths in general. |
| phallism | noun | The worship of the generative principle in nature, symbolized by the phallus. |
| phantasm | noun | An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream., A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion. |
| phantasy | noun | See Fantasy, and Fancy. |
| pharisee | noun | One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews. |
| pharmacy | noun | The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist., A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary’s shop. |
| phatagin | noun | The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); — called also ipi. |
| pheasant | noun | Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidae, found chiefly in Asia., The ruffed grouse. |
| phenetol | noun | The ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, C6H5.O.C2H5. |
| phenixes | plural | of Phenix |
| phenylic | adjective | Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, phenyl. |
| phialing | present participle & vb. noun | of Phial |
| philabeg | noun | See Filibeg. |
| philauty | noun | Self-love; selfishness. |
| philibeg | noun | See Filibeg. |
| philomel | noun | Same as Philomela, the nightingale. |
| philomot | adjective | Of the color of a dead leaf. |
| phimosis | noun | A condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis. |
| phlegmon | noun | Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue. |
| phlorone | noun | A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant odor, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine; — called also xyloquinone. |
| phocenic | adjective | Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; — said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid. |
| phocenin | noun | See Delphin. |
| pholades | plural | of Pholas |
| phonetic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use., Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; — opposed to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation. |
| phorminx | noun | A kind of lyre used by the Greeks. |
| phormium | noun | A genus of liliaceous plants, consisting of one species (Phormium tenax). See Flax-plant. |
| phoronis | noun | A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around the mouth. It is usually classed with the gephyreans. Its larva (Actinotrocha) undergoes a peculiar metamorphosis. |
| phosgene | adjective | Producing, or produced by, the action of light; — formerly used specifically to designate a gas now called carbonyl chloride. See Carbonyl. |
| phospham | noun | An inert amorphous white powder, PN2H, obtained by passing ammonia over heated phosphorus. |
| phosphor | noun | Phosphorus., The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; Lucifer. |
| photogen | noun | A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene. It is obtained by distilling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc. |
| photopsy | noun | Same as Photopsia. |
| phrasing | present participle & vb. noun | of Phrase, Method of expression; association of words., The act or method of grouping the notes so as to form distinct musical phrases. |
| phreatic | adjective | Subterranean; — applied to sources supplying wells. |
| phrenics | noun | That branch of science which relates to the mind; mental philosophy. |
| phrenism | noun | See Vital force, under Vital. |
| phrentic | noun & adjective | See Phrenetic. |
| phrygian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Phrygia., A Montanist. |
| phthalic | adjective | Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid obtained by the oxidation of naphthalene and allied substances. |
| phthalin | noun | A colorless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation; hence, any one of the series of which phthalin proper is the type. |
| phthalyl | noun | The hypothetical radical of phthalic acid. |
| phthisic | noun | Same as Phthisis. |
| phthisis | noun | A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term was formerly applied to many wasting diseases, but is now usually restricted to pulmonary phthisis, or consumption. See Consumption. |
| phylarch | noun | The chief of a phyle, or tribe. |
| phyllite | noun | A mineral related to ottrelite., Clay slate; argillaceous schist. |
| phyllode | noun | Same as Phyllodium. |
| phyllody | noun | A retrograde metamorphosis of the floral organs to the condition of leaves. |
| phylloid | adjective | Resembling a leaf. |
| phyllome | noun | A foliar part of a plant; any organ homologous with a leaf, or produced by metamorphosis of a leaf. |
| phyllous | adjective | Homologous with a leaf; as, the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils are phyllous organs. |
| physalia | noun | A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war. |
| physeter | noun | The genus that includes the sperm whale., A filtering machine operated by air pressure. |
| physiced | imp. & past participle | of Physic |
| physical | adjective | Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also, of or relating to natural or material things, or to the bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral, spiritual, or imaginary; material; natural; as, armies and navies are the physical force of a nation; the body is the physical part of man., Of or pertaining to physics, or natural philosophy; treating of, or relating to, the causes and connections of natural phenomena; as, physical science; physical laws., Perceptible through a bodily or material organization; cognizable by the senses; external; as, the physical, opposed to chemical, characters of a mineral., Of or pertaining to physic, or the art of medicine; medicinal; curative; healing; also, cathartic; purgative. |
| physico- | A combining form, denoting relation to, or dependence upon, natural causes, or the science of physics. | |
| physique | noun | The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person. |
| physnomy | noun | Physiogmony. |
| physopod | noun | One of the Physopoda; a thrips. |
| phytomer | noun | Alt. of Phytomeron |
| phytozoa | plural | of Phytozoon |