Webster's Dictionary 1913

3916

Phthongal

Phthon″gal (?), a. Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized; — said of all the vowels and the semivowels, also of the vocal or sonant consonants g, d, b, l, r, v, z, etc.

3917

Phthongal (2)

Phthon″gal, n. A vocalized element or letter.

3918

Phthongometer

Phthon‐gom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � voice + -meter.] An instrument for measuring vocal sounds. Whewell.

3919

Phthor

Phthor (?), n. [F. phthore, Gr. � to destroy.] (Old Chem.) Fluorine. [Written also phthor.]

3920

Phycite

Phy″cite (?), n.(Chem.) See Erythrite, 1.

3921

Phycochrome

Phy″co‐chrome (?), n.(Bot.) A bluish green coloring matter of certain algæ.

3922

Phycocyanin

{ Phy′co‐cy″a‐nin (?), Phy′co‐cy″a‐nine (?), } n. [Gr. � seaweed + E. cyanin.] A blue coloring matter found in certain algæ.

3923

Phycoerythrin

{ Phy′co‐e‐ryth″rin (?), Phy′co‐e‐ryth″rine (?), } n. [Gr. � seaweed + E. erythrin, -ine.] A red coloring matter found in algæ of the subclass Florideæ.

3924

Phycography

Phy‐cog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � seaweed + -graphy.] A description of seaweeds.

3925

Phycology

Phy‐col″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � seaweed + -logy.] The science of algæ, or seaweeds; algology.

3926

Phycomater

‖Phy′co‐ma″ter (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � seaweed + L. mater mother.] (Bot.) A gelatin in which the algæ spores have been supposed to vegetate.

3927

Phycomycetes

‖Phy′co‐my‐ce″tes (?), n. pl. [NL.; Gr. � seaweed + mycetes.] (Bot.) A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi, the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body rang...

3928

Phycophæine

Phy′co‐phæ″ine (?), n. A brown coloring matter found in certain algæ.

3929

Phycoxanthin

{ Phy′co‐xan″thin (?), Phy′co‐xan″thine (?), } n. A yellowish coloring matter found in certain algæ.

3930

Phylacter

Phy‐lac″ter (?), n. A phylactery. Sandys.

3931

Phylactered

Phy‐lac″tered (?), a. Wearing a phylactery.

3932

Phylacteric

{ Phyl′ac‐ter″ic (?), Phyl′ac‐ter″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to phylacteries.

3933

Phylactery

Phy‐lac″ter‐y (?), n.; pl.Phylacteries (#). [OE. filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylactère, L. phylacterium, Gr. �, fr. � a watcher, guard, � to watch, guard. Cf. Philato...

3934

Phylactocarp

Phy‐lac″to‐carp (?), n.(Zoöl.) A branch of a plumularian hydroid specially modified in structure for the protection of the gonothecæ.

3935

Phylactolæma

{ ‖Phy‐lac′to‐læ″ma (?), ‖Phy‐lac′to‐læ″ma‐ta (?), } n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the ...

3936

Phylactolæmatous

Phy‐lac′to‐læ″ma‐tous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Phylactolæma.

3937

Phylactolema

{ ‖Phy‐lac′to‐le″ma (?), ‖Phy‐lac′to‐le″ma‐ta (?), } n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Phylactolæma.

3938

Phylarch

Phy″larch (?), n. [L. phylarchus, Gr. �. See Phyle, and -arch.] (Gr. Antiq.) The chief of a phyle, or tribe.

3939

Phylarchy

Phy″larch‐y (?), n. The office of a phylarch; government of a class or tribe.

3940

Phyle

‖Phy″le (?), n.; pl.Phylæ (#). A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a tribe.

3941

Phyllite

Phyl″lite (?), n. [See Phylo-.] (Min.) (a) A mineral related to ottrelite. (b) Clay slate; argillaceous schist.

3942

Phyllo-

Phyl″lo– (?). A combining form from Gr. � a leaf; as, phyllopod, phyllotaxy.