| philosophe |
any of the leading philosophical, political, and social writers of the eighteenth-century French Enlightenment. |
| philosopher |
one who studies the nature and principles of knowledge, truth, existence, and moral and aesthetic values. [3 definitions] |
| philosophers' stone |
an imaginary substance for which alchemists searched, believing it was capable of conferring wisdom, prolonging life, and transmuting any base metal, such as lead, into gold or silver. |
| philosophic |
calm and rational in difficult or distressing situations; stoic. |
| philosophical |
of, based on, or pertaining to philosophy or philosophers. [2 definitions] |
| philosophize |
to reason in the way of a philosopher. [2 definitions] |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature and principles of knowledge, truth, existence, and moral and aesthetic values. [3 definitions] |
| -philous |
having a strong affinity for or association with. |
| philter |
a magic potion, esp. one designed to make a person fall in love. |
| philtrum |
the vertical groove between the upper lip and the nose. |
| phimosis |
an abnormal condition in which the foreskin of the penis is so tight that the glans cannot be exposed. [2 definitions] |
| phish |
to attempt to fraudulently obtain sensitive data, such as credit card details and security passwords, through apparently official electronic communication, such as an e-mail or text message. |
| phishing |
attempts to fraudulently obtain sensitive data, such as credit card details and security passwords, through apparently official electronic communication, such as an e-mail or text message. |
| phlebitis |
inflammation of a vein. |
| phlebo- |
vein. |
| phlebotomy |
the therapeutic drawing of blood by opening a vein. |
| phlegm |
a thick mucus that is produced in the respiratory tract esp. during a cold, and discharged by coughing. [3 definitions] |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. [2 definitions] |
| phlegmy |
of, related to, or resembling phlegm. |
| phloem |
the soft tissue in vascular plants that contains tubes and other cellular and fibrous material used to conduct food. |
| phlogistic |
of or pertaining to fever or inflammation. [2 definitions] |