phonoscopeA device that shows images demonstrating the movement of a person's face as they speak.
phonosemanticCombining phonetic and semantic components, as with more than eighty percent of Chinese characters. (a way of creating Han characters by combining a component that indicates the meaning with a component that indicates the pronunciation)
phorbolA diterpene alcohol derived from croton oil
phorboxazoleAny of a group of complex organic compounds, containing oxazole rings, isolated from marine sponges of the genus Phorbas; some of these exhibit cytostatic activity.
PhorcidesSynonym of Graeae (“mythological sisters”).
PhorcysA primordial sea god, son of Pontus and Gaia, who by Ceto fathered numerous monsters including Echidna and the gorgons.
phoresisDelivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent.
phoresyAn association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
phoreticOf or pertaining to phoresy or to phoronts
phoreticallyIn terms of, or by means of, phoresis.
phoropterAn instrument used in eye examinations to determine an individual's prescription, the patient looking through various lenses at a chart on the other side.
phorozooidA zooid of the sexual generation of some free-swimming tunicates which though it becomes free-swimming does not mature sexually.
phorusrhacidAny 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.
phosacetimA toxic organophosphate used as a rodenticide.
phosaloneAn organophosphate chemical commonly used as an insecticide and acaricide.
phoscoriteA rare plutonic ultramafic rock composed of magnetite, apatite and olivine.
phosducinA phosphoprotein found in the rod cells in the retina that modulates the phototransduction cascade by interacting with the beta and gamma subunits of the retinal G-protein transducin.
phosgeniteA tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
phosichthyidAny fish in the family Phosichthyidae.
phosmetA phthalimide-derived nonsystemic organophosphate insecticide used on plants and animals.
phosphaadamantaneAny of a family of polycyclic heterocycles in which one or more carbon (and hydrogen) atoms of adamantane have been replaced by phosphorus; any derivative of these compounds
phosphaalkenean organophosphorus compound with a double bond between carbon and phosphorus (R₂C=PR)
phosphaalkyneAn organic chemical compound with a phosphorus to carbon triple bond (R-C≡P).
phosphacyclicDescribing any heterocycle having one or more phosphorus atoms in the ring
phosphagenAny 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 concentration range, which, if it all were ATP, would create problems due to the ATP consuming reactions in these tissues.
phosphamA polymeric phosphorus nitride amide, of general formula [NPNH]ₙ, obtained by the reaction of phosphorus with ammonia.
phosphamideAny amide of a phosphonic acid (i.e. in which one of more OH groups have been replaced by -NH₂ etc)
phosphamidonA particular organophosphate insecticide, highly toxic to mammals.
phosphammiteA monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
phosphataseAny of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism of carbohydrates, nucleotides and phospholipids, and in the formation of bone.
phosphatidylthreonineThe phospholipid phosphatidyl threonine that regulates calcium homeostasis
phosphatidyltransferaseAn enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphatidyl group from one molecule to another, involved in lipid metabolism and cell membrane synthesis.
phosphatingThe application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals (usually steels); various types exist; the coating is often black or gray.
phosphatocopidAny extinct arthropod of the order Phosphatocopida
phosphatomeThe complete set of phosphatases found in a biological sample; especially that found in a person's body under normal conditions, and when suffering from a disease
phosphatoninAny of a class of proteins that control phosphate homeostasis
phosphatraneAny atrane having phosphorus as the heteroatom
phosphaturiaThe presence of phosphate in the urine.
phosphazeneAny of a class of compounds in which a phosphorous atom is covalently linked to a nitrogen atom by a double bond, and to three other atoms or radicals by single bonds.
phosphazineThe six-membered aromatic heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen atom and one phosphorus atom
phospheneA sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.
phospheniumThe radical cation H₂P:⁺ derived from phosphine
phosphepaneA saturated seven-membered heterocycle containing six carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom
phosphepinA chemical substance with a seven-membered unsaturated ring molecule containing a phosphorus atom.
phosphepineA seven-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing six carbon atoms, one phosphorus atom and three double bonds; any derivative of this compound
phosphetaneA saturated four-membered heterocycle containing three carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom
phosphideAny binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.
phosphinimideAny of a class of organic compound of general formula R₃P=NH; any N-derivative of this type of compound
phosphinineAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅P.
phosphiniteAny organophosphorus compound of general formula P(OR)R₂
phosphinoThe chemical radical or group containing two hydrogen and one phosphorus atoms -PH₂
phosphinolineA heterocycle formally derived from quinoline by replacing the nitrogen atom with phosphorus