Phlegm

flem, n. One of the 4 humors (blood, choler phlegm, and gall) which the ancients supposed to determine the temperament. (Physiol.) The tenacious mucus of the respiratory and digestive pa ages. Dullne coldne sluggishne indifference. [F. phlegme, L. and Gr. phlegm a, a flame, inflammation, phlegm, fr. Gr. phlegein, to burn; s L. flag rare, to burn, flamm a = E. flame. 1— Phlegm at'ic, fleg-mat'ik, a. Abounding in, or generating, phlegm; cold; dull; heavy. — Phlegm at?icallv, arfw.-Phleg'mon, n (Med.) Circumscribed inflammation of the cellular ti ue, such as precedes an absce . [L. and Gr. }Megmone.~\ — Phlegmonous, -mon-us, a. Having the nature or properties °X a Phlegmon. — Phlogiston, flo-jis'ton, n. £0. t/iei".) ihe supposed principle of inflammability, or the matter of fire m composition with other bodies caloric. [Gr. phlogistos, burnt, phlogizem, to set on hre, p)hlegein^\ — Phlogis'tic, a. (Lhem.)(Chem.) Partaking Partaking of of phlogiston.phlogii (Med.) Inflammatorv. — Phlogo's is, n. (Pathol.)' External or erysipelatous erysipelatous inflammation inflammation of of the the body.body. [Gr., burning heat.] — Phlox, floks, n. A genus of Amer. flowering plants, having red, white, or purple flowers. [Gr., flame, — f its color.] Phleme. See under Phlebotomy. Phoenix. Same as Phentx. Phonetic, fo-net'ik, Phon'ic, fon'ik, a. Pert, to tha voice, or use; representing sounds. [Gx.phoneU tkos, pert, to speaking, phone in, to produce a sound, phone, a sound; Gr. phemi, I speak, E. ban, anthem.] — ThoneVics, n. Doctrine or science of sounds, esp. those of the human voice; phonology art of combining musical sounds. — Phon'- etist, n. One versed in phonology. — Pho'nocamp'- tic, a. Having the power to inflect sound, or turn from direction, and thus alter [Gr. phone and kamptikos, flexible.]—Pho 'nograph, -graf, n. A distinct symbol to represent a sound, and always one and the same sound, in w iting. (Physics.) An instrument for the mechanical registration and reproduction of audible sounds. [Gr. graphein, to write.] — PhoOogram, n. (Phonograpjhy.) A written letter or mark indicating a particular sound or modification of sound. The record made by a phonograph (instrument). — Phonog'rapher, -nog'ra-fgr, n. One skilled in phonography, or in using the phonograph (instrument). — Pho'nograph'ic, -ical, a. Pert, to, or based upon, "Be that you may be die." Phonographic Characters. phonography. — Phonog'raphy, n. A description of the laws of the human voice, or of sounds, uttered by the organs of speech; a representation of sounds by distinctive characters a system of short-hand; art of constructing or using the phonograph. — PhonolOgy, -o-ji, n. A treatise on sounds; science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech phonetics. [Gr. logos, discourse.] — Pho'nolog'ic, -ical, a. Pert. to phonology. — PhonolOgist, -oger, n. One versed in phonology a phonetist. — PhoOotype, -tip, n. A type or character used in phonotypy. [Gr. tujios, type, character.] — Pho'notyp'ic, -ical, -tTCp^ik-al. n. Of, or pert, to, phonotypy or a phonotype. — Phonot'ypy, -not'T-pl, n. Art of representing sounds by distinct characters or types; style of printing in accordance with this art. — Phonot ypist, n. One versed in, etc. Phosphorus, fos rfor-us, n. The morning star; Phosphor, q. v., below. (Chem.) An elementary nonmetallic, luminous, poisonous substance, very combustible, semi-transparent, resembling fine wax. [L.; Gr. phosjihoros, light-bringing, phos, photos (= phaos: see Phantasm), light, and pherein, to bring.] — Phos-'phuret, -fu-ret, -phide, ». (Chem.) A combination of phosphorus with another substance. — Phos'phuret'ed, a. Combined with phosphorus. — Phos'phate, -fat, n. A salt formed by a combination of phos-phoric acid with a salifiable base.— Phos'phite, n. A salt formed by combination of phosphorous acid with a able base. — Phos'phorate, v. To combine or impregnate with phosphorus. —Phos'phoresce', -es', [-esceb -escing.] To shine, as pb.03 eve, tSrm Tn Tee Sdd, tone, 6r 439 PHRASE 421 phorus, by exhibiting: a faint light without sensible neat. — Phos'phores'cence, -es's ens, n. State of being, etc. — Phos'phores'cent, a. Shining with a faint light.—Phosphoric, -ical, -forlk-al, a. Pert, to, or obtained from, phosphorus. — Phos'phorous, -for us, a. Pert, to, or obtained from, phosphorus — said of a certain acid formed bv combination of phosphorus with oxygen. — Phbs'phor, -fer, n. (Astron.) The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star Lucifer. — Photo-engraving, fo'to-en-gravlng, n. Proce of obtaining, from a photographic image, an etched or engraved plate for printing a print from such a plate. [Fr. photograph + engraving.] — Photogenic, -jenlc, a. Producing light suited for producing photographic pictures actinic. — Pho'to graph, -to-graf n. A picture produced or printed on chemically prepared paper, by the action of sunlight. — To take such a picture. [Gr. graphein, to write.]— Photog'- rapher, -ra-fer, n. One who practices photography. — Photographic, -ical, -graflk-al, a. Pert, to, or obtained by, photography.— Photoglaphy, -ra-f n Art of, etc. — Photochlomy, -tok'ro-mT, n. Art or proce of reproducing colors by photography. [Gr. chroma, color.] — Photol'ogy, -tol'o-jT, n. Doctrine or science of light, explaining its nature and phenomena. [Gr. Togos, discourse.] — Photometer, n. An instrument for measuring the relative intensities of light. [Gr. metron, measure.] — Photom'etry, -e-trl, n. Science of the measurement of the intensity of light. — Pho'to-eledric, a. Acting by the operation of both light and electricity, — said of ap- — paratus for taking photographs by electric light. Pho'to-lith^ograph,?i„ A picture printed from a lithographic stone which has been prepared by photographic proce , —v. To produce, etc. Phologen, -jen, (Chem.) A light hydrocarbon obtained by the distillation of coal, shale, peat, etc., and burned in lamps.