Alisphenoid :: Alisphenoid (a.) Alt. of Alisphenoida.

Alisphenoid :: Alisphenoid (n.) The alisphenoid bone.

Alisphenoidal :: Alisphenoidal (a.) Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal..

Basisphenoid :: Basisphenoid (a.) Alt. of Basisphenoida.

Basisphenoid :: Basisphenoid (n.) The basisphenoid bone.

Basisphenoidal :: Basisphenoidal (a.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult..

Camphene :: Camphene (n.) One of a series of substances C10H16, resembling camphor, regarded as modified terpenes..

Colophene :: Colophene (n.) A colorless, oily liquid, formerly obtained by distillation of colophony. It is regarded as a polymeric form of terebenthene. Called also diterebene..

Coryphene :: Coryphene (n.) A fish of the genus Coryphaena. See Dolphin. (2.

Diphenyl :: Diphenyl (n.) A white crystalline substance, C6H5.C6H5, obtained by leading benzene through a heated iron tube. It consists of two benzene or phenyl radicals united..

Hyphen :: Hyphen (n.) A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words..

Hyphen :: Hyphen (v. t.) To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or the parts of a word..

Hyphenated :: Hyphenated (a.) United by hyphens; hyphened; as, a hyphenated or hyphened word..

Hyphened :: Hyphened (imp. & p. p.) of Hyphe.

Hyphening :: Hyphening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hyphe.

Indophenol :: Indophenol (n.) Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper has not yet been isolated..

Orbitosphenoid :: Orbitosphenoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone..

Orbitosphenoid :: Orbitosphenoid (n.) The orbitosphenoid bone, which is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid. It generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the adult..

Orbitosphenoidal :: Orbitosphenoidal (a.) Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid.

Ouphen :: Ouphen (a.) Elfish.

Oxyphenic :: Oxyphenic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called oxyphenic acid, and now oxyphenol and pyrocatechin. See Pyrocatechin..

Oxyphenol :: Oxyphenol (n.) A phenol, /////, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also oxyphenic acid, and now pyrocatechin..

Parasphenoid :: Parasphenoid (a.) Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many animals.

Parasphenoid :: Parasphenoid (n.) The parasphenoid bone.

Phenacite :: Phenacite (n.) 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 deceptive similarity to quartz..

Phenakistoscope :: Phenakistoscope (n.) A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen..

Phenanthrene :: Phenanthrene (n.) A complex hydrocarbon, C14H10, found in coal tar, and obtained as a white crystalline substance with a bluish fluorescence..

Phenanthridine :: Phenanthridine (n.) A nitrogenous hydrocarbon base, C13H9N, analogous to phenanthrene and quinoline..

Phenanthroline :: Phenanthroline (n.) Either of two metameric nitrogenous hydrocarbon bases, C12H8N2, analogous to phenanthridine, but more highly nitrogenized..

Phene :: Phene (n.) Benzene.

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