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- English Word Physiognomy Definition The face or countenance, with respect to the temper of the mind; particular configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as denoting character.
- English Word Physiognomy Definition The art telling fortunes by inspection of the features.
- English Word Physiognomy Definition The general appearance or aspect of a thing, without reference to its scientific characteristics; as, the physiognomy of a plant, or of a meteor.
- English Word Physiogony Definition The birth of nature.
- English Word Physiographic Definition Alt. of Physiographical
- English Word Physiographical Definition Of or pertaining to physiography.
- English Word Physiography Definition The science which treats of the earth's exterior physical features, climate, life, etc., and of the physical movements or changes on the earth's surface, as the currents of the atmosphere and ocean, the secular variations in heat, moisture, magnetism, etc.; physical geography.
- English Word Physiolatry Definition The worship of the powers or agencies of nature; materialism in religion; nature worship.
- English Word Physiologer Definition A physiologist.
- English Word Physiologic Definition Physiological.
- English Word Physiological Definition Of or pertaining to physiology; relating to the science of the functions of living organism; as, physiological botany or chemistry.
- English Word Physiologically Definition In a physiological manner.
- English Word Physiologies Definition of Physiology
- English Word Physiologist Definition One who is versed in the science of physiology; a student of the properties and functions of animal and vegetable organs and tissues.
- English Word Physiologize Definition To speculate in physiology; to make physiological investigations.
- English Word Physiology Definition The science which treats of the phenomena of living organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.
- English Word Physiology Definition A treatise on physiology.
- English Word Physiophyly Definition The tribal history of the functions, or the history of the paleontological development of vital activities, -- being a branch of phylogeny. See Morphophyly.
- English Word Physique Definition The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
- English Word Physnomy Definition Physiogmony.
- English Word Physoclist Definition One of the Physoclisti.
- English Word Physoclisti Definition An order of teleost in which the air bladder has no opening.
- English Word Physograde Definition Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float, as the Physalia.
- English Word Physophorae Definition An order of Siphonophora, furnished with an air sac, or float, and a series of nectocalyces. See Illust. under Nectocalyx.
- English Word Physopod Definition One of the Physopoda; a thrips.
- English Word Physopoda Definition Same as Thysanoptera.
- English Word Physostigmine Definition An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical.
- English Word Physostomi Definition An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others.
- English Word Physostomous Definition Having a duct to the air bladder.
- English Word Physostomous Definition Pertaining to the Physostomi.