English Words: P
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Of or relating to phenomenology, or consistent with the principles of phenomenology.
In the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) and his followers, a philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena independently of any considerations of the existence of those objects and without the influence of inferential knowledge.
A philosopher who practices, advocates, or specializes in the scholarly study of phenomenology.
The study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view.
A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
A sweet amorphous deliquescent substance obtained indirectly from benzene, and isometric with dextrose.
A polycyclic heterocycle consisting of two benzene rings fused to one of thiazine; thiodiphenylamine, dibenzothiazine
The tricyclic heterocycle that forms the basis of methylene blue and related dyes
The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
A drug that blocks the activity of alpha-receptors and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₈H₂₂ClNO·HCl especially to treat hypertension and sweating due to pheochromocytoma.
A crystalline nonhygroscopic acid that is a semisynthetic form of penicillin, used in the form of its sodium or potassium salt C₁₆H₁₇KN₂O₅S, and has antibacterial action similar to benzylpenicillin and is more resistant to inactivation by gastric acids; 6-phenoxyacetamidopenicillanic acid, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S.
Having a narrow cranium as compared with the width of the face, so that when the skull is viewed from above, the zygomatic arches are visible.
A physostigmine analog (N-phenylcarbamoyleseroline, 1,2,3,3a,8,8a-hexahydro-1,3a,8-trimethyl-pyrrolo[2,3-b]indol-5-ol phenylcarbamate) that inhibits acetylcholinesterase
An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₁NO₂ sometimes used in the treatment of absence seizures.
A synthetic compound used as a vasodilator, especially in certain cases of hypertension.
A univalent hydrocarbon radical, C₆H₅ (benzene minus one hydrogen atom), and the basis of an immense number of aromatic derivatives.
An aromatic compound found in buckwheat, chocolate, etc. responsible for the antibiotic activity of maggot therapy.
An organic compound, a clear oil used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and amphetamine.
An alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.
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