| 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. |
| phosphocreatine |
a form of creatine containing phosphate that supplies energy for muscle contraction. |
| phospholipid |
any of various phosphate-containing lipids that are commonly found in cell membranes. |
| phosphor |
any of a variety of substances that become luminescent from the absorption of radiation. |
| phosphorate |
to impregnate or combine with phosphorus. [2 definitions] |
| phosphoresce |
to display, produce, or undergo phosphorescence. |
| phosphorescence |
the emission of light with little heat that results from the absorption of radiation and persists after the radiation exposure has ceased. [2 definitions] |
| phosphoreted |
impregnated or combined with phosphorus. |
| phosphoric |
of, containing, or pertaining to phosphorus, esp. pentavalent phosphorus. |
| phosphoric acid |
any of several oxygen acids of phosphorus that are used in fertilizers, detergents, pharmaceuticals, and food flavorings. |
| phosphorous |
of, like, containing, or pertaining to phosphorus, esp. trivalent phosphorus. |
| phosphorous acid |
a white or yellowish crystalline acid that readily absorbs oxygen and is used as a chemical reducing agent and to produce phosphite salts. |