Chapter 1140

Ph\'91"o*spore (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ dusky + E. spore .] (Bot.) A brownish zo\'94spore, characteristic of an order ( Ph\'91ospore\'91 ) of dark green or olive-colored alg\'91. -- Ph\'91`o*spor"ic (#) , a.

Pha\'89thon <Xpage=1074>

Pha"\'89*thon (?) , n. [L., Pha\'89thon (in sense 1), fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, <?/, to shine. See Phantom .] 1. (Class. Myth.) The son of Helios (Ph\'d2bus), that is, the son of light, or of the sun. He is fabled to have obtained permission to drive the chariot of the sun, in doing which his want of skill would have set the world on fire, had he not been struck with a thunderbolt by Jupiter, and hurled headlong into the river Po.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of oceanic birds including the tropic birds.

Pha\'89ton <Xpage=1074>

Pha"\'89*ton (?) , n. [F. pha\'82ton a kind of carriage, fr. Pha\'82thon Pha\'89thon, the son of Helios. See Pha\'89thon .] 1. A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or having no side pieces, in front of the seat. It is drawn by one or two horses.

2. See Pha\'89thon .

3. (Zo\'94l.) A handsome American butterfly ( Euphydryas, &or; Melit\'91a, Pha\'89ton ). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- called also Baltimore .

Phagedena <Xpage=1074>

Phag`e*de"na (?) , n. [L. phagedaena , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to eat.] (Med.) (a) A canine appetite; bulimia. [Obs.] (b) Spreading, obstinate ulceration.

Phagedenic, PhagedenicAL <Xpage=1074>

Phag`e*den"ic (?) , Phag`e*den"ic*AL (?) , a. [L. phagedaenicus , Gr. <?/: cf. F. phag\'82d\'82nique .] (Med.) Of, like, or pertaining to, phagedena; used in the treatment of phagedena; as, a phagedenic ulcer or medicine . -- n. A phagedenic medicine.

Phagedenous <Xpage=1074>

Phag`e*de"nous (?) , a. (Med.) Phagedenic.

Phagocyte <Xpage=1074>

Phag"o*cyte (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ to eat + <?/ a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.

Phainopepla <Xpage=1074>

Pha*i`no*pep"la (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ shining + <?/ robe.] (Zo\'94l.) A small crested passerine bird ( Pha\'8bnopepla nitens ), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher .

Phakoscope <Xpage=1074>

Phak"o*scope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a lentil, or lenticular body + -scope .] (Physiol.) An instrument for studying the mechanism of accommodation.

Phal\'91na <Xpage=1074>

Pha*l\'91"na (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a kind od moth.] (Zo\'94l.) A linn\'91an genus which included the moths in general.

Phal\'91nid <Xpage=1074>

Pha*l\'91"nid (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a kind od moth.] (Zo\'94l.) Any moth of the family Phal\'91nid\'91 , of which the cankerworms are examples; a geometrid.

Phalangeal, Phalangal <Xpage=1074>

Pha*lan"ge*al (?) , Pha*lan"gal (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the phalanges. See Phalanx , 2.

Phalanger <Xpage=1074>

Pha*lan"ger (?) , n. [Cf. F. phalanger . See Phalanx .] (Zo\'94l.) Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista , Cuscus , Petaurus , and other genera of the family Phalangistid\'91 . They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger , under Flying .

Phalanges <Xpage=1074>

Pha*lan"ges (?) , n. , pl . of Phalanx .

Phalangial, Phalangian <Xpage=1074>

Pha*lan"gi*al (?) , Pha*lan"gi*an (?) , a. (Anat.) Phalangeal.

Phalangid <Xpage=1074>

Pha*lan"gid (?) , n. ; pl. Phalangides (<?/) . (Zo\'94l.) One of the Phalangoidea.

Phalangious <Xpage=1074>

Pha*lan"gi*ous (?) , a. [L. phalangium a kind of venomous spider, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a spider. Cf. Phalanx .] (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to Phalangoidea.

Phalangist <Xpage=1074>

Pha*lan"gist (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any arboreal marsupial of the genus Phalangista . The vulpine phalangist ( P. vulpina ) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail.

<-- Spanish history -- member of the Phalange -->

Phalangister, Phalangistine <Xpage=1074>

Phal`an*gis"ter (?) , Phal`an*gis"tine (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Same as Phalangist .

Phalangite <Xpage=1074>

Phal"an*gite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. phalangite .] A soldier belonging to a phalanx. [Obs.]

Phalangoidea <Xpage=1074>

Phal`an*goi"de*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see Phalangious ) + Gr. <?/ form.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman ( Phalangium ) and many similar kinds. They have long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded, segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by trache\'91. Called also Phalangides , Phalangidea , Phalangiida , and Opilionea .

Phalanst\'82re <Xpage=1074>

Pha`lan`st\'82re" (?) , n. [F.] A phalanstery.

Phalansterian <Xpage=1074>

Phal`an*ste"ri*an (?) , a. [F. phalanst\'82rien , a. & n.] Of or pertaining to phalansterianism.

Phalansterian <Xpage=1074>

Phal`an*ste"ri*an , n. One who favors the system of phalansteries proposed by Fourier.

Phalansterism, Phalansterianism <Xpage=1074>

Pha*lan"ster*ism (?) , Phal`an*ste"ri*an*ism (?) , n. A system of phalansteries proposed by Fourier; Fourierism.

Phalanstery <Xpage=1074>

Phal"an*ster*y (?) , n. ; pl. -ies (#) . [F. phalanst\'8are , fr. Gr. <?/ a phalanx + <?/ firm, solid.] 1. An association or community organized on the plan of Fourier. See Fourierism .

2. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community.

Phalanx <Xpage=1074>

Pha"lanx (?) , n. ; pl. Phalanxes (#) , L. Phalanges (#) . [L., from Gr. <?/.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep. There were several different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. "In cubic phalanx firm advanced."

Milton.

The Grecian phalanx , moveless as a tower. Pope.

2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any combination of people distinguished for firmness and solidity of a union.

At present they formed a united phalanx . Macaulay.

The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed, All huddling into phalanx , stood and gazed. Cowper.

3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.

4. (Anat.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot, beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.

5. [ pl . Phalanges .] (Bot.) A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers.

Phalarope <Xpage=1074>

Phal"a*rope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ having a patch of white + <?/, <?/, a foot: cf. F. phalarope .] (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds ( Grall\'91 ), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose .

Phallic <Xpage=1074>

Phal"lic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/.] Of or pertaining to the phallus, or to phallism.

Phallicism <Xpage=1074>

Phal"li*cism (?) , n. See Phallism .

Phallism <Xpage=1074>

Phal"lism (?) , n. The worship of the generative principle in nature, symbolized by the phallus.

Phallus <Xpage=1074>

Phal"lus (?) , n. ; pl. Phalli (<?/) . [L., a phallus (in sense 1), Gr. <?/.] 1. The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.

2. (Anat.) The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived.

3. (Bot.) A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.

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Phane <Xpage=1075>

Phane (?) , n. See Fane . [Obs.]

Joye.

Phanerite <Xpage=1075>

Phan"er*ite (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ visible, from <?/ to bring to light.] Evident; visible.

Phanerite series (Geol.) , the uppermost part of the earth's crust, consisting of deposits produced by causes in obvious operation.

Phanerocarp\'91 <Xpage=1075>

Phan`er*o*car"p\'91 (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/ evident + <?/ fruit (but taken to mean, ovary).] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Acraspeda .

Phanerocodonic <Xpage=1075>

Phan`er*o*co*don"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ evident + <?/ a bell.] (Zo\'94l.) Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; -- said of certain jellyfishes.

Phanerocrystalline <Xpage=1075>

Phan`er*o*crys"tal*line (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ visible + E. crystalline .] (Geol.) Distinctly crystalline; -- used of rocks. Opposed to cryptocrystalline .

Phanerodactyla <Xpage=1075>

Phan`er*o*dac"ty*la (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ evident + <?/ finger.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Saurur\'91 .

Phanerogamia <Xpage=1075>

Phan`er*o*ga"mi*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ visible (fr. <?/ to bring to light) + <?/ marriage.] (Bot.) That one of the two primary divisions of the vegetable kingdom which contains the phanerogamic, or flowering, plants.

Phanerogamian <Xpage=1075>

Phan`er*o*ga"mi*an (?) , a. (Bot.) Phanerogamous.

Phanerogamic, Phanerogamous <Xpage=1075>

Phan`er*o*gam"ic (?) , Phan`er*og"a*mous (?) , a. Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and pistils; -- said of plants.

Phaneroglossal <Xpage=1075>

Phan`er*o*glos"sal (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ evident + <?/ tongue.] (Zo\'94l.) Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain reptiles and insects.

Phantascope <Xpage=1075>

Phan"ta*scope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ image + -scope .] An optical instrument or toy, resembling the phenakistoscope, and illustrating the same principle; -- called also phantasmascope .

Phantasm <Xpage=1075>

Phan"tasm (?) , n. [L. phantasma . See Phantom , and cf. Fantasm .] [Spelt also fantasm .] 1. An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream.

They be but phantasms or apparitions. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion.

Cudworth.

Figures or little features, of which the description had produced in you no phantasm or expectation. Jer. Taylor.

Phantasma <Xpage=1075>

Phan"tas"ma (?) , n. [L.] A phantasm.

Phantasmagoria <Xpage=1075>

Phan*tas`ma*go"ri*a (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ a phantasm + <?/ an assembly, fr. <?/ to gather: cf. F. phantasmagorie .] 1. An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the glass is opaque black. The screen is between the spectators and the instrument, and the figures are often made to appear as in motion, or to merge into one another.

2. The apparatus by which such an effect is produced.

3. Fig.: A medley of figures; illusive images. "This mental phantasmagoria ."

Sir W. Scott.

Phantasmagorial <Xpage=1075>

Phan*tas`ma*go"ri*al (?) , a. Of, relating to, or resembling phantasmagoria; phantasmagoric.

Phantasmagoric <Xpage=1075>

Phan*tas`ma*gor"ic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to phantasmagoria; phantasmagorial.

Hawthorne.

Phantasmagory <Xpage=1075>

Phan*tas"ma*go*ry (?) , n. See Phantasmagoria .

Phantasmal <Xpage=1075>

Phan*tas"mal (?) , a. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a phantasm; spectral; illusive.

Phantasmascope <Xpage=1075>

Phan*tas"ma*scope (?) , n. See Phantascope .

Phantasmatical <Xpage=1075>

Phan`tas*mat"ic*al (?) , a. [L. phantasmaticus .] Phantasmal.

Dr. H. More.

Phantasmatography <Xpage=1075>

Phan*tas`ma*tog"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, phantasm + -graphy .] A description of celestial phenomena, as rainbows, etc.

Phantastic, Phantastical <Xpage=1075>

Phan*tas"tic (?) , Phan*tas"tic*al (?) , a. See Fantastic .

Phantasy <Xpage=1075>

Phan"ta*sy (?) , n. See Fantasy , and Fancy .

Phantom <Xpage=1075>

Phan"tom (?) , n. [OE. fantome , fantosme , fantesme , OF. fant\'93me , fr. L. phantasma , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to show. See Fancy , and cf. Pha\'89ton , Phantasm , Phase .] That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.

Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise. Pope.

She was a phantom of delight. Wordsworth.

Phantom ship . See Flying Dutchman , under Flying . -- Phantom tumor (Med.) , a swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an an\'91sthetic.

Phantomatic <Xpage=1075>

Phan`tom*at"ic , a. Phantasmal. [R.]

Coleridge.

Pharaoh <Xpage=1075>

Pha"raoh (?) , n. [Heb. par\'d3h ; of Egyptian origin: cf. L. pharao , Gr. <?/. Cf. Faro .] 1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.

2. See Faro .

Pharaoh's chicken (Zo\'94l.) , the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color. -- Pharaoh's rat (Zo\'94l.) , the common ichneumon.

Pharaon <Xpage=1075>

Pha"ra*on (?) , n. See Pharaoh , 2.

Pharaonic <Xpage=1075>

Phar`a*on"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. pharaonique .] Of or pertaining to the Pharaohs, or kings of ancient Egypt.

Phare <Xpage=1075>

Phare (?) , n. [See Pharos .] 1. A beacon tower; a lighthouse. [Obs.]

2. Hence, a harbor.

Howell.

Pharisaic, Pharisaical <Xpage=1075>

Phar`i*sa"ic (?) , Phar`i*sa"ic*al (?) , a. [L. Pharisaicus , Gr. <?/: cf. F. pharisa\'8bque . See Pharisee .] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. "The Pharisaic sect among the Jews."

Cudworth.

2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. "Excess of outward and pharisaical holiness. " Bacon . " Pharisaical ostentation." Macaulay .

-- Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly , adv. -- Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness , n.

Pharisaism <Xpage=1075>

Phar`i*sa"ism (?) , n. [Cf. F. pharisaisme .] 1. The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect.

Sharp.

2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. "A piece of pharisaism ."

Hammond.

Pharisean <Xpage=1075>

Phar`i*se"an (?) , a. [L. Pharisaeus , Gr. <?/.] Following the practice of Pharisees; Pharisaic. [Obs.] " Pharisean disciples."

Milton.

Pharisee <Xpage=1075>

Phar"i*see (?) , n. [L. Pharisaeus , Gr. <?/, from Heb. p\'berash to separate.] One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.

Phariseeism <Xpage=1075>

Phar"i*see*ism (?) , n. See Pharisaism .

Pharmacuetic, Pharmacuetical <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*cue"tic (?) , Phar`ma*cue"tic*al (?) , a. [L. pharmaceuticus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/: cf. F. pharmaceutique . See Pharmacy .] Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations . -- Phar`ma*cue"tic*al*ly , adv.

Pharmaceutical chemistry , that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances.

Pharmacuetics <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*cue"tics (?) , n. The science of preparing medicines.

Pharmacuetist <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*cue"tist (?) , n. One skilled in pharmacy; a druggist. See the Note under Apothecary .

Pharmacist <Xpage=1075>

Phar"ma*cist (?) , n. One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist.

Pharmacodynamics <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*co*dy*nam"ics (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ medicine + E. dynamics .] That branch of pharmacology which considers the mode of action, and the effects, of medicines.

Dunglison.

Pharmacognosis <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*cog*no"sis (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a drug + <?/ a knowing.] That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared medicines or simples; -- called also pharmacography , and pharmacomathy .

Pharmacognosy <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*cog"no*sy (?) , n. Pharmacognosis. <-- now also used to designate the study of the distribution of and methods for finding medically useful agents in natural sources, primarily plants. -->

Pharmacography <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*cog"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a drug + -graphy .] See Pharmacognosis .

Pharmacolite <Xpage=1075>

Phar*mac"o*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ drug, poisonous drug + -lite : cf. F. pharmacolithe .] (Min.) A hydrous arsenate of lime, usually occurring in silky fibers of a white or grayish color.

Pharmacologist <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*col"o*gist (?) , n. [Cf. F. pharmacologiste .] One skilled in pharmacology.

Pharmacology <Xpage=1075>

Phar`ma*col"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ drug + -logy : cf. F. pharmacologie .] 1. Knowledge of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines.