| ALPHYLS | • ALPHYL n. a univalent radical. |
| APHYLLY | • APHYLLY n. absence of leaves. |
| ASPHYXY | • asphyxy n. (Medicine, obsolete) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia. • asphyxy v. Rare form of asphyxiate. • ASPHYXY v. to suffer defective aeration of the blood caused by failure of the oxygen supply, also ASPHYXIA. |
| ATROPHY | • atrophy n. (Pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. • atrophy v. (Intransitive) To wither or waste away. • atrophy v. (Transitive) To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken. |
| GRUMPHY | • grumphy n. Alternative form of grumphie (“a sow”). • GRUMPHY n. (Scots) a pig, also GRUMPHIE. |
| OOPHYTE | • oophyte n. (Obsolete, biology) gametophyte. • oöphyte n. Alternative spelling of oophyte. • OOPHYTE n. a stage of development in certain plants. |
| PHYLLID | • phyllid n. A leaf-like structure in bryophytes. • PHYLLID n. the leaf of a liverwort or moss. |
| PHYLLOS | • phyllos n. Plural of phyllo. • PHYLLO n. (Greek) a kind of very thin pastry dough, also FILLO, FILO. |
| PHYSEDS | • PHYSED n. (short for) physical education. |
| PHYSICS | • physics n. The branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy. • physics n. The physical aspects of a phenomenon or a system, especially those studied scientifically. • physics n. Plural of physic. |
| PHYSIOS | • physios n. Plural of physio. • PHYSIO n. (short for) physiotherapy. |
| PHYTANE | • phytane n. (Organic chemistry) A diterpenoid alkane with one more carbon than pristane. • PHYTANE n. a hydrocarbon found in some fossilised plant remains. |
| PHYTINS | • PHYTIN n. a substance from plants used as an energy supplement. |
| PHYTOID | • phytoid adj. Resembling a plant, plantlike. • PHYTOID adj. resembling a plant. |
| PHYTOLS | • phytols n. Plural of phytol. • PHYTOL n. a chemical alcohol that comes from plants and is used to synthesize vitamins E and K. |
| PHYTONS | • phytons n. Plural of phyton. • PHYTON n. (Greek) the smallest part of a plant that when cut off may grow into a new plant. |
| ZEPHYRS | • zephyrs n. Plural of zephyr. • ZEPHYR n. (Greek) a gentle breeze. |