pheno-

comb. form 1 Chem. derived from benzene (phenol; phenyl).
2 showing (phenocryst).
Etymology: Gk phaino shine (with ref. to substances used for illumination), show

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— see phen-

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1. a combining form meaning "shining," "appearing, seeming," used in the formation of compound words: phenocryst.

2. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds that contain phenol or the phenyl group, are related to aromatic compounds, or derive from benzene: phenobarbital.

Also, esp. before a vowel, phen-.

[ < NL phaeno- < Gk phaino- shining, comb. form of phaínein to shine, appear; in chemical senses, used orig. with reference to products from the manufacture of illuminating gas]

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pheno-,

combining form. the form of phen- (Cf. ↑phen-) before consonants, as in phenobarbital.

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(also phen- before a vowel) comb. form

1) Chemistry derived from benzene

phenobarbital

2) showing

phenotype

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Origin:

sense 1 from French phényle ‘phenyl’, from Greek phaino- ‘shining’; both senses from Greek phainein ‘to show’

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pheno-

formative element: see phen-.