| phonic |
of or relating to speech sounds. |
| phonics |
(used with a sing. verb) a method of teaching spelling, pronunciation, and reading that uses a phonetic rendering of the standard spelling system. [2 definitions] |
| phono- |
voice; sound. |
| phonogram |
a sign or symbol in a phonetic writing system such as shorthand, that represents a word, phrase, syllable, or speech sound. |
| phonograph |
a machine that reproduces sound that has been recorded on a grooved disk; record player. |
| phonography |
the practice of transcribing speech sounds into symbols; phonetic spelling, writing, or transcription. [2 definitions] |
| phonolite |
a fine-grained volcanic rock that rings when it is struck. |
| phonology |
the study of speech sounds and their analysis in phonetics and phonemics. |
| phonon |
a quantum of sound or vibrational energy that is used to calculate the thermal and vibrational properties of solids. (Cf. photon.) |
| phonoscope |
a device that produces a visible representation of sound, used esp. to test the quality of the strings of musical instruments. |
| -phony |
sound (of a specified kind). |
| phony |
(informal) not real or genuine; fake. [2 definitions] |
| phooey |
used to express rejection, contempt, or disgust. |
| -phore |
one that bears or produces. |
| -phorous |
bearing or producing (used to form adjectives from certain nouns ending in -phore). |
| phosgene |
a highly volatile, colorless liquid or gas that is poisonous and is used as a chemical weapon and in the manufacture of products such as glass and plastics. |
| phosphate |
a salt or ester of a phosphoric acid. [3 definitions] |
| phosphate rock |
sedimentary rocks that contain large amounts of calcium phosphate, used in making fertilizer, phosphorous chemicals, and the like. |
| phosphatide |
a lipid compound, such as lecithin, that contains both phosphoric acid and glycerol and occurs in the fatty tissue of cellular organisms. |
| phosphide |
a chemical compound made of trivalent phosphorus and a radical or another element. |
| phosphite |
a salt of phosphorous acid. |