- phe|nol|o|gy
- phe|nol|o|gy «fih NOL uh jee», noun.the study of periodic occurrences in nature, such as the migration of birds and the ripening of fruit, and their relation to climate.
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phe|nol — «FEE nol, nohl», noun. 1. = carbolic acid. (Cf. ↑carbolic acid) 2. any one of a series of aromatic hydroxyl derivatives of benzene, of which carbolic acid is the first member … Useful english dictionary
phe|nol|o|gist — «fih NOL uh jihst», noun. a person who studies phenology … Useful english dictionary
phe|nol|phthal|ein — «FEE nohl THAL een, FTHAL », noun. a white or pale yellow powder used in testing acidity, making dyes, and as a laxative. Its solution is red when basic, colorless when acid. Formula: C20H14O4 … Useful english dictionary
di|ni|tro|phe|nol — «dy NY troh FEE nohl, nol», noun. a yellow crystalline compound, used in the manufacture of dyes, as a preservative for timber, and in explosives. Formula: C6H4N2O5 Abbr: DNP (no periods) … Useful english dictionary
in|do|phe|nol — «IHN doh FEE nohl, nol», noun. any one of various synthetic blue or green dyes derived from quinonimine. ╂[< ind(igo) + phenol] … Useful english dictionary
pen|ta|chlor|o|phe|nol — «PEHN tuh KLR uh FEE nohl, nol; KLOHR », noun. a chemical used as a wood preservative and fungicide: »Pentachlorophenol is sometimes used in swabbing decks of U.S. Navy vessels because it is a wood preservative (Science News Letter). Formula:… … Useful english dictionary
thi|o|phe|nol — «THY uh FEE nohl, nol», noun. a colorless mobile liquid with the odor of garlic, regarded as phenol with the oxygen replaced by sulfur. Formula: C6H6S ╂[< thio + phenol] … Useful english dictionary
phe — phe·nac·odus; phe·nac·o·mys; phe·nan·thri·din·i·um; phe·nan·thri·done; phe·nan·thro·line; phe·nan·thryl; phe·nate; phe·net·i·dine; phe·nic; phe·no·barbital; phe·no·contour; phe·no·cop·ic; phe·no·copy; phe·no·critical; phe·no·genesis;… … English syllables
nol — ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; Ac·et·am·i·nol; ace·tyl·car·bi·nol; ace·tyl·meth·yl·car·bi·nol; ac·ti·nol·o·gy; al·ka·nol; al·ka·nol·a·mine; am·i·nol·y·sis; ami·no·phe·nol; am·mo·nol·y·sis; an·thra·nol; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sin; an·ti·fi·bri·nol·y·sis;… … English syllables
phe|nom|e|nol|o|gist — «fuh NOM uh NOL uh jihst», noun. a person engaged in phenomenology … Useful english dictionary
