English words: phlegmagogic to phoneography

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English words phlegmagogic to phoneography

phlegmagogic adjective: Expelling phlegm.
phlegmagogue noun: Any medicine supposed to expel phlegm (the humor).
phlegmasia noun /flɛɡˈmeɪzi.ə/: An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.
phlegmasia alba dolens noun: A spectrum of diseases related to deep vein thrombosis, commonly seen during pregnancy and causing a white appearance of the legs.
phlegmasia cerulea dolens noun: An uncommon severe form of deep vein thrombosis resulting from extensive thrombotic occlusion (blockage by a blood clot) of the major and collateral veins...
phlegmatic adjective, noun /flɛɡˈmætɪk/: Not easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
phlegmatical adjective: phlegmatic
phlegmatically adverb: In a manner that is sluggish, without enthusiasm.
phlegmaticness noun: The quality of being phlegmatic; phlegm.
phlegmatism noun: A phlegmatic attitude or approach.
phlegmatist noun: A person with a phlegmatic attitude or approach.
phlegmatization noun: The act or process of phlegmatizing.
phlegmatize verb: To render an explosive less sensitive to causes of explosion by adding phlegmatizers.
phlegmatized adjective, verb: desensitized
phlegmatizer noun: A material added to an explosive to make it less susceptible to detonation and thus more stable and safer to handle and transport.
phlegmatous adjective: Synonym of phlegmatic (“generating, causing, or full of phlegm”).
phlegmily adverb: In a phlegmy way.
phlegminess noun: The quality of being phlegmy.
phlegmish adjective /ˈflɛmɪʃ/: Laden with phlegm, as a cough.
phlegmless adjective: Without phlegm.
phlegmon noun: A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.
phlegmonic adjective: Synonym of phlegmonous.
phlegmonoid adjective: Resembling a phlegmon.
phlegmonous adjective: Of, pertaining to, or containing phlegmon.
phlegmy adjective /ˈflɛ.mi/: Charged with phlegm.
phleichrome noun: The perylenequinone derivative 4,9-dihydroxy-6,7-bis(2-hydroxypropyl)-1,5,8,12-tetramethoxyperylene-3,10-dione
phleixanthophyll noun: A particular carotenoid.
phleomycin noun: An antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces verticillatus.
phleomycine noun: Alternative form of phleomycin.
phliantid noun: Any amphipod in the family Phliantidae.
phlobaphen noun: Alternative form of phlobaphene
phlobaphene noun: Any of various reddish-brown phenolic substances found in the bark of oak, etc.
phlobatannin noun: Any tannin related to or composed of phlobaphenes
phloem noun /ˈfləʊ.əm/: A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.
phloematic adjective: Relating to phloem or to its mobility
phloemic adjective: Relating to the phloem.
phloemlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a phloem.
phloeophagous adjective: That feeds on phloem
phloeophagy noun: The act or custom of feeding on bark.
phloeoterma noun: The innermost layer of primary cortex.
phloephagous adjective: That feeds on phloem
phlog noun: A weblog updated by means of text messages from a mobile phone, rather than by computer.
phlogging noun: The publication of a phlog, or weblog updated by mobile phone.
phlogistian adjective, noun: A believer in the existence of phlogiston.
phlogistic adjective: Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
phlogistical adjective: Alternative form of phlogistic.
phlogistically adverb: In a phlogistic way.
phlogisticate verb: To combine phlogiston with (something).
phlogisticated adjective, verb: Containing phlogiston.
phlogisticated air noun: nitrogen gas
phlogistication noun: The act or process of combining with phlogiston.
phlogiston noun /flə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɪstɒn/: The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent of combustible bodies and to be given up by them in burning.
phlogiston theory noun: An obsolete scientific theory of combustion.
phlogistonic adjective: Of or pertaining to phlogiston or the theory of phlogiston.
phlogistonism noun: The phlogiston theory.
phlogistonist noun: An early chemist who studied the presumed material phlogiston.
phlogogenous adjective: Causing inflammation.
phlogopite noun /ˈflɒɡəpaɪt/: A mica mineral with the chemical formula KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(F,OH)₂, a basic potassium magnesium aluminosilicate, used as an insulator
phlogopitic adjective: Relating to or composed of phlogopite.
phlogopitization noun: Conversion into phlogopite.
phlogosed adjective: Affected by phlogosis.
phlogosis noun: inflammation of external parts of the body; erysipelatous inflammation
phlogotic adjective: Of or pertaining to phlogosis.
phloladid noun: Any member of the Pholadidae family of bivalves.
phlomis noun: Any of the genus Phlomis of herbaceous plants
phlomisoside noun: Any of a group of glycosides present in plants of genus Phlomis.
phloramine noun: A basic amido derivative of phloroglucinol.
phlorethol noun: A phloroglucinol oligomer with C-O-C linkages, a kind of phlorotannin.
phloretic acid noun: An organic acid obtained by the decomposition of phloretin.
phloretin noun: The phloroglucin ester of paraoxyhydratropic acid, found in the leaves of apple trees.
phloretine noun: Alternative form of phloretin.
phlorhizin noun: Alternative form of phlorizin.
phloridzin noun: Alternative form of phlorizin.
phloridzine noun: Alternative form of phlorizin.
phlorin noun: A glycoside of phloroglucinol
phlorizin noun: A glucoside of phloretin, phloretin-2'-β-D-glucopyranoside, found in unripe apples.
phlorizine noun: Alternative form of phlorizin.
phlorizinization noun: The process of phlorizinizing.
phlorizinize verb: To treat with phlorizin.
phloroglucin noun: phloroglucinol
phloroglucinol noun: A poisonous trihydroxy phenol, 1,3,5-trihydroxybenzene, C₆H₃(OH)₃, used as a bone decalcifying agent.
phloroglucinolysis noun: The cleavage of a compound by reaction with phloroglucinol
phlorol noun: A phenol that is metameric with xylenol, obtained by distillation of certain salts of phloretic acid.
phlorone noun: Synonym of xyloquinone
phlorotannin noun: A form of tannin, found in brown algae, that is composed of oligomers of phloroglucinol
phlox noun /flɒks/: Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
phlox worm noun: The larva of an American moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga), destructive to phloxes.
phloxine noun: A red dye used in the hematoxylin-phloxine-saffron stain ("HPS stain"), commonly employed in performing an eosinophil count by hemocytometer.
phloxlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a phlox.
pHluorin noun: A pH-sensitive GFP-based protein
phlyax adjective: Of or relating to a burlesque dramatic form that developed in the ancient Greek colonies of Magna Graecia in the 4th century BC, mixing figures from the...
phlyctæna noun: Alternative form of phlyctena.
phlyctaena noun: Alternative form of phlyctena.
phlyctaenar adjective: Alternative form of phlyctenar.
phlyctaeniid noun: Any placoderm in the family Phlyctaeniidae.
phlyctaenoid adjective: Alternative form of phlyctenoid.
phlyctaenous adjective: Alternative form of phlyctenous.
phlycten noun: A phlyctenule.
phlyctena noun /flɪkˈtiːnə/: A small vesicle.
phlyctenar adjective: Of relating to a phlyctena.
phlyctenoid adjective: Resembling a phlyctena.
phlyctenous adjective: Of relating to a phlyctena.
phlyctenular adjective: Characterized by the presence of small pustules, or whitish elevations resembling pustules.
phlyctenule noun: A characteristic nodular affection occurring as an allergic response of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium to some endogenous allergens to which they...
phlyctidium noun: A kind of large blister.
phlyctis noun: Synonym of phlyctidium.
phlyzacium noun: A large round, red pustule that is succeeded by a hard dark scab.
pHmetry noun: Alternative form of pH-metry.
PHN noun: Initialism of post-herpetic neuralgia.
Phnom Laang bent-toed gecko noun: A gecko of species Cyrtodactylus laangensis, found in Cambodia.
pho interjection, noun /fəʊ/: Alternative spelling of pho (“Vietnamese soup”).
pho-men noun: A dish combining the flavors of pho and ramen.
phobalysin noun: A photobacterial lysin
phobanthropy noun: A morbid dread of humankind.
phobe noun, suffix /-foʊb/: Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.
phobia noun, suffix /-ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/: Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.
-phobiac adjective, noun, suffix /-ˈfəʊbɪæk/: Relating to a phobia; phobic.
phobian adjective, noun /ˈfoʊbiən/: Pertaining to Phobos.
phobiaphobia noun: The fear of fear itself.
phobic adjective, noun, suffix /-ˈfəʊbɪk/: Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing.
phobic avoidant adjective: Exhibiting one of the four subtypes of avoidant personality disorder as defined by the American psychiatrist Theodore Millon. Includes features of dependent...
phobically adverb: In a phobic manner.
phobism noun: A phobia.
phobist noun: A person who has a phobia.
phobo- prefix: fear
phobocracy noun /fɪˈbɒk.ɹə.si/: A system under which society is governed by fear; or a society of this kind.
phobocratic adjective /ˌfəwbəˈkɹatɪk/: Of or relating to phobocracy.
phobogenic adjective: That causes fear, or a phobia
phobophobia noun: The fear of fear; the fear of developing a phobia.
phoborhodopsin noun: A photoreceptor pigment used for negative phototaxis in halobacteria
Phobos proper noun /ˈfoʊbəs/: A son of Ares (Mars). Also the Greek god of fear.
Phobosian adjective, noun: Pertaining to Phobos.
phobosophy noun /fɒˈbɒsəfɪ/: The fear of abstract knowledge or philosophical thinking; anti-philosophy.
phobotactic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to phobotaxis.
phobotaxis noun: The movement of an organism either towards or away from an aversive stimulus.
phoby cat noun: The skunk.
phoca noun /ˈfəʊkə/: A seal.
phocacean noun: Any species of Phoca; seal.
Phocaean adjective, noun /fəʊˈsiːən/: Of or pertaining to Phocaea or its inhabitants.
phocal adjective: Pertaining to seals
Phocean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Phocaean.
phocenate noun: Any salt or ester of phocenic acid.
phocenic acid noun: valeric acid
phocenin noun: delphine
Phocian adjective, noun /ˈfəʊʃən/: Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Phocis.
phocicide noun: The killing of a seal.
phocid noun: Synonym of true seal.
phocine adjective, noun /ˈfəʊsʌɪn/: Pertaining to true seals (also known as earless seals, as opposed to eared seals such as sea lions); seallike.
Phocis proper noun: A regional unit of the administrative region of Central Greece, in modern Greece. Capital and largest city: Amphissa. It is located north northeast of the...
phocoenid noun: Any member of the Phocoenidae.
phocoid noun: Any seal of the superfamily Phocoidea
phocomelia noun /ˌfəʊkəˈmiːlɪə/: A congenital disorder of the limbs, the affected person being born with abnormally short or missing bones and flipper-like hands or feet.
phocomelic adjective: Having or relating to phocomelia.
phocomelous adjective: Having or relating to phocomelia.
phocomelus noun: Phocomelia.
phoebe noun /ˈfiːbi/: Any of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
Phoebean adjective /fiːˈbiːən/: Of or relating to the Titan Phoebe in Greek mythology.
phoebodont noun: Any extinct cartilaginous fish of the family Phoebodontidae
phoebodontid noun: Any elasmobranch of the family †Phoebodontidae.
phoebodontiform noun: Any extinct cartilaginous fish of the order Phoebodontiformes
Phoebus proper noun /ˈfiː.bəs/: An epithet and synonym for Helios; Phoebus Helios.
Phoebus Apollo noun: Parnassius phoebus, a species of swallowtail butterfly.
phoeniceous adjective: Scarlet; bright red.
Phoenicia proper noun /fəˈnɪʃɪə/: The land of city states of the Phoenicians which around 1000 BC was situated on the coast of present day Syria and Lebanon, and included the cities of Tyre...
Phoenician adjective, noun /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/: Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
Phoenicianist noun: A proponent of Phoenicianism.
Phoenicianness noun: The quality or characteristic of being Phoenician.
Phoenicid noun: A meteor making up part of a minor meteor shower whose radiant is in the constellation Phoenix, active from 29 November to 9 December.
phoenicize verb: To make or become Phoenician.
phoenicochroite noun: A form of lead chromate with striking orange-red crystals.
phoenicococcid noun: Any scale insect in the family Phoenicococcidae.
phoenicoid adjective: Belonging or relating to a group of fungi that fruit in response to heat.
phoeniconone noun: A particular carotenoid.
phoenicopter noun: Alternative form of phenicopter.
phoenicopterid noun: Any member of the Phoenicopteridae; a flamingo.
phoenicopterone noun: A particular carotenoid.
phoenicoxanthin noun: A particular carotenoid.
phoenix noun, verb /ˈfiːnɪks/: A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited...
phoenix palm noun: Any of various palms of the genus Phoenix, including the date palm.
phoenixism noun: The fraudulent practice of terminating a business as bankrupt while secretly using its assets to set up another business.
phoenixity noun: The quality of being like a phoenix, especially that of recovering from destruction, or possession of an otherworldly beauty.
phoenixlike adjective: Resembling a phoenix, especially in being (figuratively) reborn after destruction.
Phoenixville proper noun: A community in the town of Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut.
phogrin noun: A protein present on insulin-secretory granules of pancreatic beta cells
Phokian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Phocian.
phokomelia noun: Alternative form of phocomelia.
phokomelic adjective: Alternative form of phocomelic.
pholad noun: Any species of the genus Pholas of marine bivalve mollusks.
pholadid noun: Any member of the family Pholadidae of certain clam-like molluscs.
pholadite noun: A fossil pholad.
pholadomyid noun: Any clam in the family Pholadomyidae.
pholas noun: Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas.
pholcid noun: Any member of the family Pholcidae of cellar spiders.
pholcodine noun: An opioid antitussive, C₂₃H₃₀N₂O₄.
pholedrine noun: para-hydroxymethamphetamine, a drug that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system.
pholerite noun: Synonym of kaolinite.
pholid noun: Any fish in the family Pholidae.
pholidichthyid noun: Any fish in the family Pholidichthyidae.
pholidophorid noun: Any extinct fish in the family Pholidophoridae.
pholidosaurid noun: Any crocodylomorph reptile in the family †Pholidosauridae.
pholidosis noun: The pattern made by the scales of a reptile
pholidotan noun: Alternative form of pholidote.
pholidote noun: A member of the Pholidota; a pangolin.
pholidotic adjective: Relating to pholidosis
pholourie noun: A Caribbean snack of fried, spiced dough balls made of dhal, served with chutney.
Phom proper noun: A Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India
phomamide noun: A piperazinedione present in the fungus Phoma lingam
phomazarin noun: An aza-anthraquinone pigment isolated from the fungus Pyrenochaeta
phomopsin noun: Any of a group of antimitotic mycotoxins present in fungi of the genus Phomopsis.
phomosis noun: A fungal plant disease caused by Phomopsis.
phon noun, prefix: A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured.
phonable adjective: Contactable by telephone.
phonaestheme noun: Alternative spelling of phonestheme.
phonaesthemic adjective: Alternative form of phonesthemic.
phonaesthesia noun: Any correspondence between the sound of a word and its meaning; examples include onomatopoeia and the use of phonesthemes.
phonaesthetic adjective /ˌfəʊnɪsˈθɛtɪk/: Exhibiting phonaesthesia (correspondence between sound and meaning of a word).
phonaesthetically adverb: In a phonaesthetic manner.
phonaesthetics noun: The study of phonaesthesia.
phonagnosia noun: An inability to recognise voices
phonal adjective: Of, relating to, or produced by, the voice.
phonascetics noun: treatment for restoring or improving the voice
phonate adjective, verb /fəʊˈneɪt/: To make sounds with one's voice.
phonation noun: The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.
phonational adjective: Relating to phonation.
phonatome noun: The cyclic movement of the forewing of insects (especially the cricket) during stridulation
phonatory adjective: Relating to phonation.
phonautogram noun: A recording made with a phonautograph.
phonautograph noun /fənɔːtəɡɹɑːf/: A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form.
phonautographic adjective: Relating to the phonautograph.
phonautographically adverb: By means of the phonautograph.
phone noun, suffix, verb /ˈfəʊ̯n/: A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
phone ahead verb: To make a phone call at a destination before arriving there to let people there know one is coming and to make suitable arrangements.
phone bank noun, verb: A collection of telephones within an organization such as a call center.
phone book noun: Alternative form of phonebook.
phone booth noun: A telephone booth.
phone box noun: A telephone box
phone call noun: Clipping of telephone call.
phone card noun: Synonym of telephone card.
phone case noun: A protective covering designed to fit around a mobile phone.
phone-free adjective: Synonym of phoneless.
phone hacking noun: The act of intercepting and listening in on telephone calls or voicemail messages without the consent of the parties who are speaking.
phone home verb: To make a telephone call to one's home.
phone in noun, verb: A show requiring members of the public to telephone the studio.
phone-in show noun: Synonym of call-in show.
phone jack noun: A telephone jack.
phone jail noun: A small cage in which a mobile phone may be locked away for short periods of time.
phone line noun: Clipped compound of telephone line.
'phone number noun: Clipping of telephone number.
phone-out noun: An event in which a person is telephoned from the studio for an interview.
phone sex noun: An erotic or sexual telephone conversation between two or more people.
phone survey noun: An opinion poll or survey conducted through the use of calling people on their telephones to gather information relating to the public.
phone tag noun: A situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as...
phone tree noun: An interactive hierarchical menu of choices on an automated telephone system, navigated by the caller typically by entering or speaking digits, etc.
phone up verb: To phone; to contact by telephone.
phone zombie noun: A distracted pedestrian who is only paying attention to their phone.
phoneaholic noun: One who uses their phone excessively.
phonebank noun, verb: Alternative form of phone bank.
phonebook noun, verb /ˈfoʊnˌbʊk/: A directory of all the phone numbers used in a district.
phonebooth noun: Alternative form of phone booth.
phonebox noun: Alternative spelling of phone box.
phonecall noun: Alternative form of phone call.
phonecam noun: A camera built into a mobile phone.
phonecard noun: A chargecard used to pay for telephone calls.
phonecase noun: Alternative form of phone case.
phoneful noun: A quantity loaded onto a phone.
phoneidoscope noun: An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across whose end is stretched a film of soap solution thin...
phoneidoscopic adjective: Relating to the phoneidoscope.
phonelescope noun: A device used in scientific research to visualize sound or electricity as waves.
phonelescopic adjective: Of or relating to the phonelescope.
phoneless adjective: Without a phone.
phonelessness noun: Absence of a telephone or telephones.
phonelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a phone, especially a cell phone.
phoneline noun: Alternative form of phone line.
phonemaker noun: A telephone manufacturer.
phonemal adjective: Synonym of phonemic.
phonemark noun, verb /ˈfəʊn.mɑːk/: A non-legislative designation by a telephone call from a legislator, of specific projects for funding as part of funding for more general programs.
phonematic adjective /ˌfəʊ.nəˈmæ.tɪk/: Pertaining to phonemes.
phonematically adverb: In a phonematic way.
phonematics noun /ˌfəʊ.nəˈmæ.tɪks/: phonemics
phoneme noun /ˈfəʊ.niːm/: An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
phonemehood noun: The property of being a phoneme.
phonemic adjective /fəˈniː.mɪk/: Relating to phonemes.
phonemic merger noun: The phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge and become replaced by a single phoneme.
phonemic split noun: The phenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges into two different phonemes.
phonemical adjective: phonemic
phonemically adverb: By means of, or in terms, of phonemes.
phonemicisation noun: Alternative form of phonemicization.
phonemicise verb: Alternative form of phonemicize.
phonemicist noun: A person who studies phonemics.
phonemicity noun: The state or quality of being phonemic.
phonemicization noun: The process by which speech sounds are analyzed or reorganized into distinct phonemes within a language; the act, process, or result of phonemicizing.
phonemicize verb /fəˈniːmɪsaɪz/: To represent as a phoneme or series of phonemes.
phonemicness noun: Synonym of phonemicity.
phonemics noun /fəˈniː.mɪks/: The study of phonemes and their written representations.
phonemisation noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of phonemization.
phonemise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of phonemize.
phonemization noun: The process of making or becoming phonemic.
phonemize verb: To make phonemic; to make (something) a distinct phoneme.
phonendoscope noun: A form of stethoscope used in auscultation
phoneography noun: The use of a mobile phone to take photographs.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.