Phlegmonous
Phlegmonousa.inflammatory, very hot, burning
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A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1806.
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Phleme
Phlemen.a farrier's instrument to bleed with
Phlogistian
Phlogistiann.a believer in phlogiston
Phlogistic
Phlogistica.inflaming, pertaining to phlogiston
Phlogisticate
Phlogisticatev.t.to combine phlogiston with
Phlogistication
Phlogisticationn.the act of combining with phlogiston
Phlogiston
Phlogiston, [g as j]n.an element supposed by some to be the principle of inflammability or matter of fire and heat
Phocian
Phociann.a native of Phocia in Greece;a.pertaining to Phocis
Phonics
Phonicsn.the science of sounds, acoustics
Phonocamptic
Phonocamptica.able to change or alter sound
Phosphate
Phosphaten.a salt formed by phosphoric acid, and a base of earth, alkali or metal
Phosphite
Phosphiten.a salt formed by phosphorous acid and a salifiable base
Phospholite
Phospholiten.an earth united with phosphoric
Phosphor
Phosphorn.the morning star
Phosphorate
Phosphorate, or Phosphorizev.t.to combine with phosphorus
Phosphorated
Phosphorateda.combined with phosphorus
Phosphoresce
Phosphorescev.i.to emit light without heat, as phosphorus
Phosphorescence
Phosphorescencen.a luminousness like that of phosphorus
Phosphorescent
Phosphorescenta.shining, luminous like phosphorus
Phosphoret
Phosphoretn.a combination of phosphorus with another substance without oxygene
Phosphoric
Phosphorica.denoting an acid formed by a saturated combination of phosphorus and oxygene
Phosphorite
Phosphoriten.a species of phospholite
Phosphorous
Phosphorousa.denoting an acid, formed by a combination of phospherus and oxygene
Phosphorus
Phosphorus, or Phosphorn.a simple combustible substance of clear transparent yellowish color exhibiting a faint light in the dark
Phrase
Phrasen.a mode of speech, a style;v.t.to style, to term
Phraseless
Phraselessa.not to be described
Phraseology
Phraseologyn.a mode of speec, diction, style