| BENZOPHENONES | • benzophenones n. Plural of benzophenone. • BENZOPHENONE n. a colorless crystalline ketone used esp. as a perfume fixative and in sunscreens. |
| BUTYROPHENONE | • butyrophenone n. (Pharmacology) Any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment… • BUTYROPHENONE n. any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (as haloperidol) used esp. in the treatment of schizophrenia. |
| DINITROPHENOL | • dinitrophenol n. (Organic chemistry) Any of six isomeric aromatic compounds C6H3OH(NO2)2 formed by the nitration of phenol;… • DINITROPHENOL n. any of six isomeric crystalline compounds some of whose derivatives are pesticides. |
| EPIPHENOMENAL | • epiphenomenal adj. Being of secondary consequence to a causal chain of processes, but playing no causal role in the process of interest. • epiphenomenal adj. (Philosophy, psychology) Of or pertaining to a mental process that occurs only as an incidental effect… • EPIPHENOMENAL adj. of or relating to an epiphenomenon. |
| EPIPHENOMENON | • epiphenomenon n. An activity, process, or state that is the result of another; a by-product, a consequence. • epiphenomenon n. (Philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological… • epiphenomenon n. (Pathology) A symptom that develops during the course of a disease that is not connected to the disease. |
| METHYLPHENOLS | • METHYLPHENOL n. a type of aromatic organic compound, aka cresol. |
| PARASPHENOIDS | • parasphenoids n. Plural of parasphenoid. • PARASPHENOID n. a bone of the skull, part of the cranial floor. |
| PHENOBARBITAL | • phenobarbital n. (Pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used chiefly to treat epilepsy. • PHENOBARBITAL n. a crystalline barbiturate used as a hypnotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant. |
| PHENOMENALISE | • phenomenalise v. Alternative form of phenomenalize. • PHENOMENALISE v. to represent as a phenomenon, also PHENOMENALIZE. |
| PHENOMENALISM | • phenomenalism n. (Philosophy) The doctrine that physical objects exist only as perceptual phenomena or sensory stimuli. • PHENOMENALISM n. the doctrine that knowledge can only comprehend phenomena, also PHENOMENISM. |
| PHENOMENALIST | • phenomenalist n. One who subscribes to the philosophy of phenomenalism. • PHENOMENALIST n. an adherent of the philosophical doctrine of phenomenalism, that knowledge can only comprehend phenomena. |
| PHENOMENALITY | • phenomenality n. The state or property of being phenomenal. • PHENOMENALITY n. the state of being phenomenal. |
| PHENOMENALIZE | • phenomenalize v. (Transitive) To represent as a phenomenon. • PHENOMENALIZE v. to represent as a phenomenon, also PHENOMENALISE. |
| PHENOMENISING | • phenomenising v. Present participle of phenomenise. • PHENOMENISE v. to bring into the world of experience, also PHENOMENIZE. |
| PHENOMENIZING | • phenomenizing v. Present participle of phenomenize. • PHENOMENIZE v. to bring into the world of experience, also PHENOMENISE. |
| PHENOMENOLOGY | • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. • phenomenology n. (Philosophy) A movement based on this, originated about 1905 by Edmund Husserl. • phenomenology n. (Medicine, philosophy of medical sciences) An approach to clinical practice which places undue reliance… |
| PHENOTHIAZINE | • phenothiazine n. (Organic chemistry) A polycyclic heterocycle consisting of two benzene rings fused to one of thiazine;… • phenothiazine n. (Medicine) Any of a family of pharmaceuticals, derived from this compound, used to treat schizophrenia etc. • PHENOTHIAZINE n. a crystalline compound used as an anthelmintic and insecticide esp. in veterinary practice. |