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- English Word Phlorol Definition A liquid metameric with xylenol, belonging to the class of phenols, and obtained by distilling certain salts of phloretic acid.
- English Word Phlorone Definition A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant odor, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine; -- called also xyloquinone.
- English Word Phlox Definition A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers.
- English Word Phlyctenular Definition Characterized by the presence of small pustules, or whitish elevations resembling pustules; as, phlyctenular ophthalmia.
- English Word Phoca Definition A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and allied species. See Seal.
- English Word Phocacean Definition Any species of Phoca; a seal.
- English Word Phocal Definition Pertaining to seals.
- English Word Phocenic Definition Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be identical with valeric acid.
- English Word Phocenin Definition See Delphin.
- English Word Phocine Definition Of or pertaining to the seal tribe; phocal.
- English Word Phocodont Definition One of the Phocodontia.
- English Word Phocodontia Definition A group of extinct carnivorous whales. Their teeth had compressed and serrated crowns. It includes Squalodon and allied genera.
- English Word Phoebe Definition The pewee, or pewit.
- English Word Phoebus Definition Apollo; the sun god.
- English Word Phoebus Definition The sun.
- English Word Phoenician Definition Of or pertaining to Phoenica.
- English Word Phoenician Definition A native or inhabitant of Phoenica.
- English Word Phoenicious Definition See Phenicious.
- English Word Phoenicopterus Definition A genus of birds which includes the flamingoes.
- English Word Phoenix Definition Same as Phenix.