| PHENACITE | • phenacite n. (Mineralogy) A clear glassy mineral, a silicate of glucina, occurring in rhombohedral crystals and sometimes… • PHENACITE n. a mineral, beryllium silicate, sometimes deceptively like quartz, also PHENAKITE. |
| PHENAKISM | • phenakism n. (Dated) deception; trickery. • PHENAKISM n. deceit. |
| PHENAKITE | • phenakite n. (Mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon. • PHENAKITE n. a mineral, beryllium silicate, sometimes deceptively like quartz, also PHENACITE. |
| PHENAZINE | • phenazine n. (Organic chemistry) any of a class of aromatic tricyclic heterocycles used to make dyestuffs. • PHENAZINE n. a crystalline compound that is the basis of many azine dyes, also PHENAZIN. |
| PHENAZINS | • PHENAZIN n. a crystalline compound that is the basis of many azine dyes, also PHENAZINE. |
| PHENETICS | • phenetics n. (Systematics) A form of numerical systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon the total or… • PHENETICS n. a system of classification of organisms based on observable similarities irrespective of whether or not the organisms are related. |
| PHENETOLE | • phenetole n. (Organic chemistry) ethyl phenyl ether. • PHENETOLE n. the ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, also PHENETOL. |
| PHENETOLS | • phenetols n. Plural of phenetol. • PHENETOL n. the ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, also PHENETOLE. |
| PHENGITES | • phengites n. Plural of phengite. • PHENGITE n. a transparent stone used in ancient times for windows, probably selenite. |
| PHENOBARB | • phenobarb n. (Informal, uncountable) The drug phenobarbital or phenobarbitone. • phenobarb n. (Informal, countable) A tablet of the drug. • PHENOBARB n. (short for) phenobarbitol. |
| PHENOCOPY | • phenocopy n. (Genetics) A variation in an organism that resembles a genetic one, but has an environmental rather… • phenocopy v. (Genetics) To copy a genetic variation through environmental manipulation. • PHENOCOPY n. a copy of a genetic abnormality that is produced by the environment and cannot be inherited. |
| PHENOGAMS | • phenogams n. Plural of phenogam. • PHENOGAM n. (Greek) any plant of the class Phaenogamia, flowering plants, also PHAENOGAM. |
| PHENOLATE | • phenolate n. (Chemistry) phenoxide. • PHENOLATE n. a compound of phenol analogous to a salt, also PHENATE. • PHENOLATE v. to subject to the action of a phenolate. |
| PHENOLICS | • phenolics n. Plural of phenolic. • PHENOLIC n. a synthetic resin. |
| PHENOLOGY | • phenology n. (Biology) The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena. • PHENOLOGY n. the study of organisms as affected by climate, also PHAENOLOGY. |
| PHENOMENA | • phenomena n. Plural of phenomenon. • PHENOMENA n. anything directly apprehended by the senses or one of them. |
| PHENOTYPE | • phenotype n. (Genetics, evolutionary theory) The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination… • phenotype n. (Genetics, evolutionary theory) Any observable characteristic of an organism, such as its morphological… • phenotype v. To evaluate or classify based on phenotype. |
| PHENOXIDE | • phenoxide n. (Chemistry) any metallic salt of a phenol. • PHENOXIDE n. a salt of a phenol, esp. in its capacity as a weak acid. |
| PHENYLENE | • phenylene n. (Chemistry) Any of three isomeric divalent aromatic radicals derived from benzene by removing two hydrogen… • PHENYLENE n. a compound derived from benzene. |
| PHENYTOIN | • phenytoin n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound related to hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy. • PHENYTOIN n. a crystalline anticonvulsant compound. |