PHARMACOLITE
PHAR'MACOLITE, noun Arseniate of lime, snow white or milk white, inclining to reddish or yellowish white. It occurs in small reniform, botryoidal and globular masses, and has a ...
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PHARMACOLOGIST
PHARMACOL'OGIST, noun [Gr.] One that writes on drugs, or the composition and preparation of medicines.
PHARMACOLOGY
PHARMACOL'OGY, noun [supra.] The science or knowledge of drugs, or the art of preparing medicines.1. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.
PHARMACOPAEIA
PHARMACOPAE'IAPHARMACOP'OLIST, noun [Gr. to sell.]One that sells medicines; an apothecary.
PHARMACOPOLIST
PHARMACOP'OLIST, n. [Gr. to sell.]One that sells medicines; an apothecary.
PHARMACOPY
PHAR'MACOPY, noun [Gr. to make.] A dispensatory; a book or treatise describing the preparations of the several kinds of medicines, with their uses and manner of application.
PHARMACY
PHAR'MACY, noun [Gr. a medicament, whether salutary or poisonous.]The art or practice of preparing, preserving and compounding substances, whether vegetable, mineral or animal, ...
PHAROS
PHA'ROS, noun [Gr. This word is generally supposed to be taken from the name of a small isle, near Alexandria, in Egypt. But qu. is not the word from the root of fire, or from t...
PHARYNGOTOMY
PHARYNGOT'OMY, noun [Gr. the muscular and glandular bag that leads to the esophagus, and to cut.]The operation of making an incision into the pharynx to remove a tumor or any th...
PHASE
PHASEPHAS'EL, noun [Gr.] The French bean or kidney bean.
PHASIS
PHA'SIS, nounplural phases. [Gr. to shine.]1. In a general sense, an appearance; that which is exhibited to the eye; appropriately, any appearance or quantity of illumination of...
PHASM
PHASMPHAS'MA, noun [Gr. supra.] Appearance; fancied apparition; phantom.[Little used.]
PHASMA
PHAS'MA, n. [Gr. supra.] Appearance; fancied apparition; phantom.[Little used.]
PHASSACHATE
PHAS'SACHATE, noun The lead colored agate. [See Agate.]
PHEASANT
PHEASANT, noun phez'ant. [Latin phasianus.] A fowl of the genus Phasianus, of beautiful plumage, and its flesh delicate food.
PHEER
PHEER, noun A companion. [See Peer.]
PHEESE
PHEESE, verb transitive To comb. [See Fease.]
PHENGITE
PHEN'GITE, noun [Gr. to shine.] A beautiful species of alabaster, superior in brightness to most species of marbles.
PHENICOPTER
PHEN'ICOPTER, noun [Gr. red winged; red, and wing.]A fowl of the genus Phaenicopterus, the flamingo, inhabiting the warm latitudes of both continents.
PHENIX
PHE'NIX, noun [Latin phoenix, the palm or date tree, and a fowl.]1. The fowl which is said to exist single, and to rise again from its own ashes.2. A person of singular distinct...
PHENOGAMIAN
PHENOGAM'IAN, adjective [Gr.] In botany, having the essential organs of fructification visible.
PHENOMENOLOGY
PHENOMENOL'OGY, noun [phenomenon and Gr. discourse.]A description or history of phenomena.
PHENOMENON
PHENOM'ENON, nounplural phenomena. [Gr. to appear.]In a general sense, an appearance; any thing visible; whatever is presented to the eye by observation or experiment, or whatev...
PHEON
PHE'ON, noun In heraldry, the barbed iron head of a dart.
PHIAL
PHI'AL, noun [Latin phiala.]1. A glass vessel or bottle; in common usage, a small glass vessel used for holding liquors, and particularly liquid medicines. It is often written a...
PHILADELPHIAN
PHILADELPH'IAN, adjective [Gr.] Pertaining to Philadelphia, or to Ptolemy Philadelphus.PHILADELPH'IAN, noun One of the family of love.
PHILANTHROPIC
PHILANTHROP'ICPHILANTHROP'ICAL, adjective [See Philanthropy.] Possessing general benevolence; entertaining good will towards all men; loving mankind.1. Directed to the general g...