| BIOSPHERE | • biosphere n. The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life. • biosphere n. The totality of living organisms and their environment. • BIOSPHERE n. the plant and animal life on the earth. |
| COSPHERED | • COSPHERED adj. (archaic) being in the same sphere. |
| ECOSPHERE | • ecosphere n. The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe… • ecosphere n. The biosphere. • ECOSPHERE n. the biosphere. |
| EXOSPHERE | • exosphere n. The uppermost layer of a planet’s atmosphere. • exosphere n. An extremely thin atmosphere, as on Saturn’s moon Dione. • EXOSPHERE n. the outermost layer of the earth's atmosphere. |
| GEOSPHERE | • geosphere n. The solid body of the Earth. • GEOSPHERE n. the solid part of the earth, as opposed to atmosphere and hydrosphere. |
| NOOSPHERE | • noosphere n. The sphere of human reason, thought, and consciousness, seen as a theoretical evolutionary stage. • noösphere n. Alternative spelling of noosphere. • NOOSPHERE n. the sum of human knowledge, thought and culture. |
| OOSPHERES | • oospheres n. Plural of oosphere. • oöspheres n. Plural of oösphere. • OOSPHERE n. an unfertilized egg within an oogonium. |
| PHOSPHATE | • phosphate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid. • phosphate n. (Agriculture) Any fertiliser containing phosphate compounds. • phosphate n. Guano (containing high levels of phosphates and harvested for the fertiliser industry). |
| PHOSPHENE | • phosphene n. A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical)… • PHOSPHENE n. a visual sensation produced by mechanical stimulation of the retina, as by pressure on the eyeball. |
| PHOSPHIDE | • phosphide n. (Chemistry) Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state -3. • PHOSPHIDE n. a binary compound of phosphorus, also PHOSPHID. |
| PHOSPHIDS | • phosphids n. Plural of phosphid. • PHOSPHID n. a binary compound of phosphorus, also PHOSPHIDE. |
| PHOSPHINE | • phosphine n. (Inorganic chemistry, uncountable) A toxic gas, chemical formula PH3. • phosphine n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR3 (where at least one… • phosphine n. (Dyeing) Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt. |
| PHOSPHINS | • phosphins n. Plural of phosphin. • PHOSPHIN n. a colorless gas analogous to ammonia, and having a disagreeable odor resembling that of garlic, also PHOSPHINE. |
| PHOSPHITE | • phosphite n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of phosphorous acid. • phosphite n. (Chemistry) the anion PO33-, or the trivalent radical PO3. • PHOSPHITE n. a salt of phosphorous acid. |
| PHOSPHORE | • phosphore n. Archaic form of phosphor. • PHOSPHORE n. phosphorus; a phosphorescent or fluorescent substance generally, also PHOSPHOR. |
| PHOSPHORI | • phosphori n. Plural of phosphorus. • PHOSPHORUS n. a chemical element. |
| PHOSPHORS | • phosphors n. Plural of phosphor. • PHOSPHOR n. phosphorus; a phosphorescent or fluorescent substance generally, also PHOSPHORE. |