English words: phonepost to phosphatidase

300 English words, part 74 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words phonepost to phosphatidase

phonepost noun, verb /foʊ̯npoʊst/: An online post made on a mobile phone, especially one which contains typographical or formatting errors.
phoneputer noun: A smartphone used for the tasks traditionally done by computer, rather than for telephone calls etc.
phoner noun: One who phones.
phones noun, verb /fəʊnz/: headphones
phonescoping noun: photography with a mobile phone that is connected to a spotting scope
phonesex noun: Alternative spelling of phone sex.
phonestheme noun: A sound that, because it appears in a number of words of similar meaning, has a recognizable semantic association.
phonesthemic adjective: Of or pertaining to a phonestheme.
phonesthesia noun: Alternative spelling of phonaesthesia.
phonesthetic adjective: Alternative spelling of phonaesthetic.
phonesthetics noun: Alternative form of phonaesthetics.
phonet. noun: Abbreviation of phonetics
phonetic adjective, noun /fəˈnɛt.ɪk/: Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
phonetic alphabet noun: A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
phonetic determinative noun: a type of hieroglyph that functions similarly to a phonogram, representing a series of consonants, but is unable to function autonomously and must follow...
phonetic erosion noun: The loss of phonemes from a spoken word (or of words in a phrase) over time, sometimes as a result of grammaticalization.
phonetic name noun: A name as it is thought to have been pronounced, rather than how it is commonly written. Used with languages such as Epigraphic Mayan where the conventional...
phonetic spelling alphabet noun: A group of words that are used to identify the letters of an alphabet.
phonetic symbol noun: A written symbol used systematically for denoting a phoneme or any other phonetic quality in utterance.
phonetic symbolism noun: The viewpoint that sounds themselves have meaning.
phonetical adjective: of, or pertaining to phonetics.
phonetically adverb /fəˈnɛtɪkli/: In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling.
phonetician noun /ˌfəʊ.nɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/: A person who specializes in the physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech.
phoneticisation noun: Alternative spelling of phoneticization
phoneticise verb: Alternative form of phoneticize.
phoneticism noun: The phonetic representation of sounds
phoneticist noun: An expert in phonetics.
phoneticization noun: The process or result of phoneticizing.
phoneticize verb: To spell by phonetic script.
phonetics noun /fəˈnɛt.ɪks/: The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological...
phonetisation noun: Alternative form of phonetization.
phonetise verb: To represent by phonetic signs.
phonetism noun: The science dealing with vocal sounds; phonetics.
phonetist noun: One versed in phonetics; a phonologist.
phonetization noun: The art or process of representing sounds by phonetic signs.
phonetize verb: To represent (something) by phonetic signs.
phoneward adverb: Towards a telephone.
phonewise adverb: In terms or by means of the telephone
phoneword noun: An alphanumeric word or phrase representing a telephone number, its letters corresponding to those on a telephone keypad.
phoney adjective, noun, verb: Alternative form of phony.
phoney-baloney adjective: Alternative spelling of phony-baloney.
phoney up verb: Alternative form of phony up.
phoneyness noun: Alternative form of phoniness.
Phong proper noun: A surname.
Phong illumination noun: Synonym of Phong lighting.
Phong interpolation noun: Synonym of Phong shading.
Phong lighting noun: A technique for the local illumination of points on a surface, approximating the way that light is reflected in reality.
Phong reflection noun: Synonym of Phong lighting.
Phong shading noun: A technique for shading three-dimensional surfaces by interpolating surface normals across rasterized polygons and computing pixel colors based on the...
phongee noun: Alternative form of phongyi.
phonghee noun: Alternative form of phongyi.
phonghi noun: Alternative form of phongyi.
phongi noun: Alternative form of phongyi.
phongyi noun: A Buddhist monk.
-phonia suffix: Forms nouns describing a condition related to production of voice or reaction to sound.
phoniatric adjective: Of or pertaining to phoniatrics.
phoniatrically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, phoniatrics.
phoniatrician noun: A practitioner of phoniatrics.
phoniatrics noun: The medical research and treatment of organs involved with speech production.
phoniatrist noun: One who studies phoniatrics.
phoniatry noun: phoniatrics
phonic adjective, suffix /ˈfɑn.ɪk/: Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.
phonic wheel noun: A synchronous motor driven by a tuning fork that used an electromagnet to rotate the cogwheel of the motor by one tooth for each vibration.
phonically adverb: In accordance with the principles of phonics.
phonicate verb: To have phone sex (with someone).
phonics noun, suffix /ˈfɒnɪks/: The study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling.
phonily adverb: In a phony way, or to a phony extent
phoniness noun: The condition or quality of being phony or fake.
phoning noun, verb /ˈfəʊnɪŋ/: The act of placing a telephone call.
phonino noun: A massless fermionic collective excitation in the form of sound described by supersymmetry
phonk noun /fɒŋk/: A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music, directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap.
phono noun, prefix /ˈfoʊnə-/: Relating to sound
phono cartridge noun: The component attached to the end of the tone arm of a phonograph turntable that holds the stylus.
phono-semantic adjective: Alternative form of phonosemantic.
phono-semantic compound noun: A Chinese character (CJKV character) composed of a component which is related to the meaning the character and another component which is related to the...
phono-semantic matching noun: The borrowing of a word into one language from another which completely or partially preserves both the original sound and meaning but does so via...
phonoabsorption noun: the absorption of sound
phonoaesthetic adjective: Relating to phonoaesthetics.
phonoaesthetics noun: Alternative form of phonaesthetics.
phonoarticulatory adjective: Relating to phonetic articulation
phonoaudiological adjective: Relating to phonoaudiology.
phonoaudiologist noun: One who studies phonoaudiology.
phonoaudiology noun: speech therapy
phonobreather noun: A non-linear wave that can transport energy in a coupled oscillator chain by means of a phase-torsion mechanism.
phonocamptic adjective: reflective of sound.
phonocardiogram noun: An image produced by a phonocardiograph.
phonocardiograph noun: A device that records and displays the sounds made by the heart.
phonocardiographic adjective: Relating to phonocardiography.
phonocardiographically adverb: By means of phonocardiography.
phonocardiography noun: The recording of the sounds of the heart.
phonocentric adjective: Supporting or relating to phonocentrism.
phonocentricity noun: The quality of being phonocentric.
phonocentrism noun: The idea that sounds and speech are inherently superior to (or more natural than) written language.
phonocentrist noun: A proponent of phonocentrism.
phonodeik noun: An early sound-recording apparatus that converted sound waves into visual images.
phonodisc noun: A disc (rather than a cylinder, etc.) on which sound has been recorded.
phonofiddle noun: A Stroh violin.
phonogenic adjective: Suited to audio recording, particularly to being on a phonograph record
phonogram noun /ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡɹæm/: A character or symbol (grapheme) that represents a sound, as opposed to logograms and determinatives.
phonogramic adjective: Alternative form of phonogrammic.
phonogramically adverb: In terms of or by means of an audio recording.
phonogrammatic adjective: Pertaining to or involving a phonogram.
phonogrammatical adjective: Synonym of phonogrammatic.
phonogramme noun: Rare spelling of phonogram.
phonogrammic adjective: Of or relating to phonograms.
phonograph noun, verb /ˈfəʊnəˌɡɹɑːf/: A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.
phonograph record noun: A disc, usually made of a polymer, used to record sound for playback on a phonograph.
phonographer noun: A person skilled at phonography.
phonographic adjective: of or relating to phonography or to a phonograph
phonographical adjective: Alternative form of phonographic.
phonographically adverb: By means of a phonograph.
phonographist noun: A phonographer.
phonography noun: The transcription of speech using symbols.
phonoideogram noun: A phono-semantic compound.
phonol noun: Abbreviation of phonology.
phonolexical adjective: Synonym of lexicophonological.
phonolite noun /ˈfoʊ.nəˌlaɪt/: A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.
phonolitic adjective: Relating to or composed of phonolite.
phonolocate verb: To move towards an attractive sound
phonologer noun: A phonologist.
phonologic adjective: Alternative form of phonological.
phonological adjective /ˌfɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/: Of or relating to phonology.
phonological hierarchy noun: A series of increasingly smaller regions of a phonological utterance, each nested within the next highest region.
phonological phrase noun: A unit of speech that groups together one or more clitic groups.
phonological word noun: A phonological item, higher in the phonological hierarchy than the syllable and the foot but lower than the intonational phrase and the phonological phrase.
phonologically adverb: In accordance with phonology.
phonologisation noun /fəˌnɒləd͡ʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of phonologization.
phonologise verb /fəˈnɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of phonologize.
phonologist noun /fəˈnɑləd͡ʒɪst/: A person who specializes in phonology, the functional use of sounds in language.
phonologization noun /fəˌnɒləd͡ʒaɪˈzeɪʃən/: The development of a phonetic feature into a phonemic one.
phonologize verb /fəˈnɒləˌd͡ʒaɪz/: To shift to a phonemic status by developing a phonetic feature.
phonology noun /fəˈnɒləd͡ʒi/: The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive...
phonomania noun: Homicidal mania.
phonomechanocardiographic adjective: Relating to phonomechanocardiography.
phonomechanocardiography noun: phonocardiography and mechanocardiography combined.
phonometer noun: A particular instrument for measuring the force of sounds.
phonometric adjective: Relating to the measurement of sound
phonometry noun: The measurement of sound.
phonomicrosurgery noun: microsurgery in order to improve the voice, typically of a professional singer
phonomicrosurgical adjective: Relating to phonomicrosurgery
phonomime noun: A word or phrase that mimics a sound.
phonomimesis noun: Synonym of onomatopoeia
phonomimetic adjective: That mimics a sound
phonomimic adjective: Being or relating to a form of deaf sign language in which the signs have semantic connection to the sounds, e.g. a cat-like clawing gesture for a hissing...
phonomotor noun: An instrument in which motion is produced by sound waves.
phonomyogram noun: The record produced by phonomyography.
phonomyography noun: A technique to measure the force of muscle contraction by recording the low-frequency sounds created during muscular activity.
phonon noun /ˈfoʊ.nɑn/: The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave.
phononic adjective: Relating to the study of phonons.
phononic crystal noun: A periodic nanostructure that exhibit periodicity in its structure that results in bandgaps where energy cannot propagate, as well as negative refraction...
phononics noun: The branch of physics concerned with phonons.
phononless adjective: That does not involve phonons
phonopathy noun: Any disease that affects a person's speech
phonophile noun: A collector of phonograph records.
phonophobe noun: An individual who suffers from phonophobia.
phonophobia noun: An unusual fear of sound, especially of speaking aloud or of one's own voice.
phonophobic adjective: Of or pertaining to phonophobia.
phonophore noun: The phonetic component of a character in Chinese and related writing systems.
phonophoresis noun: The use of ultrasound to enhance the delivery of topically applied drugs.
phonophoretic adjective: Relating to phonophoresis.
phonophoretically adverb: By means of phonophoresis.
phonophoric adjective: Sound-bearing; said of certain characters in otherwise ideographic languages.
phonophotogram noun: Synonym of phonophotograph.
phonophotograph noun: An image created by phonophotography.
phonophotographic adjective: Relating to phonophotography.
phonophotography noun: A technique for photographically recording sound vibrations, used in ethnomusicology.
phonophotophobia noun: Synonym of photophonophobia.
phonoplex noun: A railway telegraph system allowing multiple messages to be transmitted at the same time on a single wire.
phonopneumography noun: The recording and analysis of bronchopulmonary sounds
phonopore noun: An invention allowing telephonic voice communications to be transmitted over existing Morse code telegraph infrastructure.
phonoreception noun /ˌfəʊnə(ʊ)ɹɪˈsɛpʃn̩/: The perception of sound by animals through specialized sense organs; hearing.
phonoreceptive adjective: Relating to phonoreception.
phonoreceptor noun: A sensory receptor that detects and responds to sound stimuli.
phonorecord noun, verb: A physical object that contains a permanent record of a sound.
phonorecording noun: A recording of sound or music.
phonoresponse noun: The response of an organism to sound
phonoscène noun: A synchronized chronograph film and sound recording featuring lip syncing to simulate a recorded musical performance.
phonoscope noun: A device that shows images demonstrating the movement of a person's face as they speak.
phonosemantic adjective: Combining phonetic and semantic components, as with more than eighty percent of Chinese characters. (a way of creating Han characters by combining a...
phonosemantically adverb: In a phonosemantic sense.
phonosemantics noun: phonetic symbolism
phonostatistics noun: the application of statistical methods to phonology and phonetics
phonosurgery noun: Surgery to the voicebox or vocal cords.
phonosurgical adjective: Relating to phonosurgery.
phonotactic adjective: Pertaining to phonotactics.
phonotactical adjective: Synonym of phonotactic.
phonotactically adverb: By or from the point of view of phonotactics.
phonotactics noun /ˈfəʊnə(ʊ)ˌtaktɪks/: A branch of phonology that deals with the restrictions a language applies to combinations of phonemes.
phonotape noun: Synonym of audiotape.
phonotax noun /ˈfəʊnə(ʊ)taks/: The total sum of a language's phonological or phonotactic rules.
phonotaxic adjective: Relating to phonotaxis
phonotaxis noun: The ability to move in an orientation with respect to a source of sound.
phonotelemeter noun: An instrument used to determine the distance of a target etc. based on the elapsed time between firing and detonation.
phonotephrite noun: A strongly alkaline volcanic rock with a composition between phonolite and tephrite.
phonotephritic adjective: Relating to or composed of phonotephrite.
phonotopical adjective: In which each separate position is associated with a different sound
phonotrauma noun: Relatively benign trauma to the vocal cords, typically by nodules, lesions or callouses
phonotraumatic adjective: Relating to phonotrauma
phonotype noun: A phonetic symbol used in phonotypy.
phonotypic adjective: Of or relating to phonotypy.
phonotypical adjective: Alternative form of phonotypic.
phonotypically adverb: In a phonotypic manner
phonotypist noun: An expert in phonotypy.
phonotypy noun: The English Phonotypic Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet developed in the 1850s.
-phonous suffix: Of the sound, voice, or speech sound of the specified type.
phonovibrogram noun: A vibrogram produced by phonovibrography
phonovibrographic adjective: Relating to phonovibrography.
phonovibrography noun: The imaging of vocal fold vibrations
phonovision noun: An early technique for recording a mechanical television signal onto gramophone records.
phony adjective, noun, suffix, verb /ˈfoʊni/: Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
phony as a three-dollar bill adjective: Extremely phony; fake; dishonest; completely bogus.
phony-baloney adjective: fake; fraudulent
phony disease noun: Synonym of peach phony disease.
phony peach disease noun: Synonym of peach phony disease.
phony up verb: To create a false version of something.
phonyness noun: Alternative spelling of phoniness.
phonytail noun /ˈfoʊniˌteɪl/: A hair extension in the form of an artificial ponytail.
phoo interjection: An expression of rejection or disgust.
phooee interjection, noun: Alternative form of phooey.
phooey interjection, noun /ˈfuːi/: An expression of disgust, rejection, or disappointment.
phooie interjection: Alternative form of phooey.
phooka noun: Alternative form of pooka (“type of fairy”).
phoongy noun: Alternative form of phongyi.
phoorza noun: A custom house.
-phor suffix: Alternative spelling of -phore (carrier).
phorate noun: An organophosphorus compound with chemical formula C₈H₄O₃, used as a pesticide.
phoratoxin noun: Any of a class of toxic compounds in American mistletoe.
phorb noun: Alternative spelling of forb
phorbeia noun: A leather strap worn by an aulos player to avoid excessive strain on the lips and cheeks due to continuous blowing.
phorboid noun: Any of a class of phorbol esters
phorbol noun: A diterpene alcohol derived from croton oil
phorboxazole noun: Any of a group of complex organic compounds, containing oxazole rings, isolated from marine sponges of the genus Phorbas; some of these exhibit cytostatic...
-phore suffix: Bearer, carrier or conveyor.
-phoresis noun, suffix /fəˈɹiːsis/: Delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent.
phoresy noun /fəˈɹiː.si/: An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
-phoretic adjective, suffix /fəˈɹɛtɪk/: Of or pertaining to phoresy or to phoronts
phoretically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, phoresis.
phoria noun: Synonym of heterophoria.
phorid noun: Any fly of the family Phoridae.
phorid fly noun: phorid
phormiaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Phormiaceae.
phorminx noun: A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
phormium noun /ˈfɔ(ɹ)ˌmiəm/: Any plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax.
phorocyte noun: A mobile cell that transports the buds of doliolids
phorometer noun: A device for examining the equilibrium of the ocular muscles.
phorone noun: The unsaturated aliphatic ketone 2,6-dimethyl-2,5-heptadien-4-one obtained from camphor; diisopropylidene acetone
phoronid noun: Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animal of the phylum Phoronida.
phoronomic adjective: Relating to phoronomics.
phoronomically adverb: In terms of phoronomics.
phoronomics noun: The science of motion; kinematics.
phoronomy noun: A Kantian philosophical theory of motion; kinematics; dynamics.
phoront noun: Any organism that attaches itself to another in order to travel.
phorophyte noun: Any plant on which an epiphyte grows
phoropter noun: An instrument used in eye examinations to determine an individual's prescription, the patient looking through various lenses at a chart on the other side.
-phorous suffix: Carrying, bearing.
phorozooid noun: A zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually.
phorusrhacid noun: Any of the extinct flightless birds of the family Phorusrhacidae, which inhabited South America from the early Cenozoic era until about 0.1 million years ago.
phos noun /fɒs/: Clipping of phosphorus
phosacetim noun: A toxic organophosphate used as a rodenticide.
phosalone noun: An organophosphate chemical commonly used as an insecticide and acaricide.
phoscorite noun: A rare plutonic ultramafic rock composed of magnetite, apatite and olivine.
phosdiphen noun: A particular fungicide.
phosducin noun: A phosphoprotein found in the rod cells in the retina that modulates the phototransduction cascade by interacting with the beta and gamma subunits of the...
phosgenated adjective: Treated or reacted with phosgene
phosgenation noun: Reaction with phosgene (or with triphosgene)
phosgene noun /ˈfɒsd͡ʒɪn/: carbonyl chloride
phosgene oxime noun: A potent chemical weapon, specifically a nettle agent, with the chemical formula Cl₂CNOH.
phosgenic adjective: Of or relating to phosgene.
phosgenite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
phosichthyid noun: Any fish in the family Phosichthyidae.
PHOSITA noun: Abbreviation of person having ordinary skill in the art.
phosmet noun: A phthalimide-derived nonsystemic organophosphate insecticide used on plants and animals.
phosph- prefix: Alternative form of phospho-; used before a vowel.
phospha- prefix: indicating that phosphorus substitutes for another atom in the molecule name it prefixes.
phosphaadamantane noun: Any of a family of polycyclic heterocycles in which one or more carbon (and hydrogen) atoms of adamantane have been replaced by phosphorus; any derivative...
phosphaalkene noun: an organophosphorus compound with a double bond between carbon and phosphorus (R₂C=PR)
phosphaalkyne noun: An organic chemical compound with a phosphorus to carbon triple bond (R-C≡P).
phosphacyclic adjective: Describing any heterocycle having one or more phosphorus atoms in the ring
phosphagen noun: Any of a class of energy storage compounds, chiefly found in muscular tissue in animals, allowing a high-energy phosphate pool to be maintained in a...
phospham noun: A polymeric phosphorus nitride amide, of general formula [NPNH]ₙ, obtained by the reaction of phosphorus with ammonia.
phosphamide noun: Any amide of a phosphonic acid (i.e. in which one of more OH groups have been replaced by -NH₂ etc)
phosphamidon noun: A particular organophosphate insecticide, highly toxic to mammals.
phosphammite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
phosphane noun: phosphine, PH₃
phosphanthridine noun: A heterocycle formally derived from phenanthridine by replacing the nitrogen atom with phosphorus
phosphanylidene noun: any substituted phosphorus analogue of carbenes having general formula R-P
phosphaporphyrin noun: A phosphole-substituted porphyrin.
phosphat noun: A phosphate.
phosphatase noun: Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the...
phosphate noun, verb /ˈfɒsfeɪt/: Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
phosphate acetyltransferase noun: A transferase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction acetyl-CoA + phosphate ⇌ CoA + acetyl phosphate.
phosphate butyryltransferase noun: An enzyme that catalyzes the reversible conversion of butanoyl-CoA + phosphate to CoA butanoyl phosphate.
phosphated adjective: Containing phosphates.
phosphated distarch phosphate noun: Synonym of E1413
phosphatemia noun: The presence of phosphate in the blood.
phosphatian adjective: Containing phosphate anions.
phosphatic adjective: Of, relating to, or composed of phosphate.
phosphatic diathesis noun: The condition in which there is a tendency in the urine to deposit white gravel.
phosphatically adverb: In a phosphatic manner
phosphatidase noun: Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a lecithin or other phosphatide to a lysolecithin or other lysophospholipid

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.