Webster's Dictionary 1913

3484

Phatagin

Phat″a‐gin (?), n.(Zoöl.) The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); — called also ipi.

3485

Pheasant

Pheas″ant (?), n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. � (sc. �) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. � a river in Colchis or Pontus.] 1. (Zoöl.) A...

3486

Pheasantry

Pheas″ant‐ry (?), n. [Cf. F. faisanderie.] A place for keeping and rearing pheasants. Gwilt.

3487

Phebe

Phe″be (fē″bē̍), n.(Zoöl.) See Phœbe.

3488

Pheer

Pheer (fēr), n. See 1st Fere. Spenser.

3489

Pheese

Pheese (fēz), v. t. To comb; also, to beat; to worry. See Feaze, v.

3490

Pheese (2)

Pheese, n. Fretful excitement. See Feaze, n.

3491

Phelloderm

Phel″lo‐derm (?), n. [Gr. � cork + -derm.] (Bot.) A layer of green parenchymatous cells formed on the inner side of the phellogen.

3492

Phellogen

Phel″lo‐gen (?), n. [Gr. � cork + -gen.] (Bot.) The tissue of young cells which produces cork cells.

3493

Phelloplastics

Phel′lo‐plas″tics (?), n. Art of modeling in cork.

3494

Phenacetin

{ Phe‐nac″e‐tin, Phe‐nac″e‐tine } (?), n. [Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.) A white, crystalline compound, C10H13O2N, used in medicine principally as an antipyretic.

3495

Phenacite

Phen″a‐cite (?), n.(Min.) A glassy colorless mineral occurring in rhombohedral crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of glucina, and receives its name from its dec...

3496

Phenakistoscope

Phen′a‐kis″to‐scope (?), n. [Gr. � a deceiver + -scope.] A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appe...

3497

Phenalgin

Phe‐nal″gin (?), n. [Phenyl + analgetic + -in.] (Pharm.) An ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an analgesic and antipyretic. It resembles phenacetin in its the...

3498

Phenanthrene

Phe‐nan″threne (?), n. [Phenyl + antracene.] (Chem.) A complex hydrocarbon, C14H10, found in coal tar, and obtained as a white crystalline substance with a bluish fluorescence.

3499

Phenanthridine

Phe‐nan″thri‐dine (?), n. [Phenanthrene + pyridine.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous hydrocarbon base, C13H9N, analogous to phenanthrene and quinoline.

3500

Phenanthroline

Phe‐nan″thro‐line (?), n. [Phenanthrene + quinoline.] (Chem.) Either of two metameric nitrogenous hydrocarbon bases, C12H8N2, analogous to phenanthridine, but more highly nitrog...

3501

Phene

Phene (?), n.(Chem.) Benzene.

3502

Phenetol

Phe″ne‐tol (?), n. [Phenyl + ethyl + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) The ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, C6H5.O.C2H5.

3503

Phenic

Phe″nic (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, phenyl or phenol.Phenic acid(Chem.), a phenol.

3504

Phenician

Phe‐ni″cian (?), a. & n. See Phœnician.

3505

Phenicine

Phen″i‐cine (?), n. [Gr. φοι̑νιξ purple red: cf. F. phénicine.] (Chem.) (a) A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of indigo is diluted with water. (b) A colorin...

3506

Phenicious

Phe‐ni″cious (?), a. [L. phoeniceus, Gr. φοινίκεοσ, from � purple red.] Of a red color with a slight mixture of gray. Dana.

3507

Phenicopter

Phen′i‐cop″ter (?), n. [L. phoenicopterus, Gr. φοινικόπτεροσ, i.e., red-feathered; φοι̑νιξ, φοίνικοσ, purple red + πτερόν feather: cf. F. phénicoptère.] (Zoöl.) A flamingo.

3508

Phenix

Phe″nix (?), n.; pl.Phenixes (#). [L. phoenix, Gr. φοι̑νιξ.] [Written also phœnix.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to r...

3509

Phenocryst

Phe″no‐cryst (?), n.(Geol.) One of the prominent embedded crystals of a porphyry.

3510

Phenogamia

‖Phen′o‐ga″mi‐a (?), n. pl.(Bot.) Same as Phænogamia.