| BISPHENOL | • bisphenol n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH2(C6H4OH)… • BISPHENOL n. a hydrocarbon used in the manufacture of plastics and resins. |
| CHENOPODS | • chenopods n. Plural of chenopod. • CHENOPOD n. any flowering plant of the family Chenopodiaceae, the goosefoots. |
| LICHENOID | • lichenoid adj. Resembling lichen. • LICHENOID adj. of or like lichen. |
| LICHENOSE | • lichenose adj. Lichenous. • LICHENOSE adj. of, pertaining to, or resembling, lichens; abounding in lichens, also LICHENOUS. |
| LICHENOUS | • lichenous adj. Covered in lichen. • lichenous adj. Composed of lichen. • lichenous adj. Resembling lichen. |
| PANTHENOL | • panthenol n. (Organic chemistry) The alcohol analogue of pantothenic acid, which is quickly oxidized to pantothenate in organisms. • PANTHENOL n. a vitamin of the B-complex affecting the growth of hair. |
| 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. |
| SAPHENOUS | • saphenous adj. (Anatomy) Relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein. • SAPHENOUS adj. relating to the saphena, one of the two principal superficial veins of the leg. |
| SPHENODON | • sphenodon n. The tuatara. • Sphenodon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphenodontidae – the three species of tuatara. • SPHENODON n. a member of the Sphenodont group of lizards, to which the tuatara belongs. |
| SPHENOIDS | • sphenoids n. Plural of sphenoid. • SPHENOID n. a wedge-shaped bone. |