PHONOLOGY
PHONOL'OGY, noun [Gr. sound, voice, and discourse.] A treatise on sounds, or the science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including its...
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PHOSGENE
PHOS'GENE, adjective [Gr. light, and to generate.] Generating light. phosgene gas is generated by the action of light on chlorin and carbonic oxyd gas.
PHOSPHATE
PHOS'PHATE, noun [See Phosphor and Phosphorus.]1. A salt formed by a combination of phosphoric acid with a base of earth, alkali or metal.2. A mineral found in Estremadura, etc.
PHOSPHITE
PHOS'PHITE, noun A salt formed by a combination of phosphorous acid with a salifiable base.
PHOSPHOLITE
PHOS'PHOLITE, noun [phosphor and Gr. a stone.]An earth united with phosphoric acid.
PHOSPHOR
PHOS'PHOR, noun [Gr. light, to shine, and to bring. See Phosphorus.]The morning star or Lucifer; Venus, when it precedes the sun and shines in the morning. In this sense, it is ...
PHOSPHORATE
PHOS'PHORATE, verb transitive To combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
PHOSPHORATED
PHOS'PHORATED, participle passive Combined or impregnated with phosphorus.
PHOSPHORATING
PHOS'PHORATING, participle present tense Combining with phosphorus.
PHOSPHORESCE
PHOSPHORESCE, verb intransitive phosphoress'. [See Phosphorus.]To shine, as phosphorus, by exhibiting a faint light without sensible heat.Arenaceous limestone phosphoresces in t...
PHOSPHORESCENCE
PHOSPHORES'CENCE, noun A faint light or luminousness of a body, unaccompanied with sensible heat. It is exhibited by certain animals, as well as by vegetable and mineral substan...
PHOSPHORESCENT
PHOSPHORES'CENT, adjective Shining with a faint light; luminous without sensible heat.
PHOSPHORESCING
PHOSPHORES'CING, participle present tense Exhibiting light without sensible heat.
PHOSPHORIC
PHOS'PHORIC, adjective Pertaining to or obtained from phosphorus. The phosphoric acid is formed by a saturated combination of phosphorus and oxygen.
PHOSPHORITE
PHOS'PHORITE, noun A species of calcarious earth; a subspecies of apatite.
PHOSPHORITIC
PHOSPHORIT'IC, adjective Pertaining to phosphorite, or of the nature of phosphorite.
PHOSPHOROUS
PHOS'PHOROUS, adjective The phosphorous acid is formed by a combination of phosphorus with oxygen.
PHOSPHORUS
PHOS'PHORUSPHOS'PHOR, noun [Latin from the Greek. See Phosphor.]1. The morning star.2.phosphorus in chimistry, a combustible substance, hitherto undecomposed. It is of a yellowi...
PHOSPHURET
PHOS'PHURET, noun A combination of phosphorus not oxygenated, with a base; as phosphyret of iron or copper.
PHOSPHURETED
PHOS'PHURETED, adjective Combined with a phosphuret.
PHOTIZITE
PHO'TIZITE, noun A mineral, an oxyd of manganese.
PHOTOLOGIC
PHOTOLOG'ICPHOTOLOG'ICAL, adjective [See Photology.] Pertaining to photology, or the doctrine of light.
PHOTOLOGICAL
PHOTOLOG'ICAL, a. [See Photology.] Pertaining to photology, or the doctrine of light.
PHOTOLOGY
PHOTOL'OGY, noun [Gr. light, and discourse.] The doctrine or science of light, explaining its nature and phenomena.
PHOTOMETER
PHOTOM'ETER, noun [Gr. light, and measure.]An instrument for measuring the relative intensities of light.
PHOTOMETRIC
PHOTOMET'RICPHOTOMET'RICAL, adjective Pertaining to or made by a photometer.
PHOTOMETRICAL
PHOTOMET'RICAL, a. Pertaining to or made by a photometer.