| Phe | Symbol for phenylalanine or its radical. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pheasant | 1. <ornithology> Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianidae, found chiefly in Asia. The common, or English, pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) is now found over most of temperate Europe, but was introduced from Asia. The ring-necked pheasant (P. Torquatus) and the green pheasant (P. Versicolour) have been introduced into Oregon. The golden pheasant (Thaumalea picta) is one of the most beautiful species. The silver pheasant (Euplocamus nychthemerus) of China, and several related species from Southern Asia, are very beautiful. 2. <zoology> The ruffed grouse. Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc. Fireback pheasant. See Fireback. Gold, or Golden, pheasant, a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus Adelaidensis). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet. Pheasant's eye. <botany> The sheldrake. The hooded merganser. Origin: OE. Fesant, fesaunt, OF. Faisant, faisan, F. Faisan, L. Phasianus, Gr. (sc) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. A river in Colchis or Pontus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phebe | <zoology> See Phoebe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phelloderm | <pathology> Tissue containing parenchyma like cells, in the bark of tree roots and shoots. Produced by cell division in the phellogen. (18 Nov 1997) |
| phellogen | <plant biology> Meristematic tissue in plants, giving rise to cork (phellem) and phelloderm cells. Also termed cork cambium. (31 Dec 1997) |
| Phemister graft | An autogenous onlay bone graft used in treating delayed union of fractures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phemister, Dallas | <person> American surgeon, 1882-1951. See: Phemister graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenacaine hydrochloride | Bis-(p-ethoxyphyenyl)acetamidine hydrochloride;a potent local surface anaesthetic used in ophthalmology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenacemide | An anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy. Synonym: phenylacetylurea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenacetin | <chemical> A non-prostaglandin synthase inhibitor. It was utilised extensively in a wide variety of analgesic mixtures, but its causal role in analgesic-abuse nephropathy led to its withdrawal from the market. Chemical name: Acetamide, N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| phenacetolin | A red powder, (C16H12)2; used as an indicator. It has a pH range of 5 to 6; being yellow at 5 and red at 6. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenaceturic acid | C6H5CH2CO-NH-CH2COOH;an end product of the metabolism of phenylated fatty acids with even numbers of carbon atoms. Synonym: phenylaceturic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenacite | <chemical> A glassy colourless mineral occurring in rhombohedral crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of glucina, and receives its name from its deceptive similarity to quartz. Origin: Gr, impostor, deceiver. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phenacridane chloride | 9-[p-(Hexyloxy)phenyl]-10-methylacridinium chloride;topical antiseptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phenacyclamine | 2-(Cyclohexylbenzyl)N,N,N',N '-tetraethyl-1,3-propanediamine;an intestinal antispasmodic. Synonym: phenacyclamine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angiotensin I (Phe 8-His 9) hydrolase | <enzyme> Cleaves the cooh-terminal dipeptide his(9)-leu(10) from the decapeptide angiotensin i Registry number: EC 3.4.15.- Synonym: atypical angiotensin-converting enzyme (26 Jun 1999) |
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| RNA, transfer, phe | A transfer RNA which is specific for carrying phenylalanine to sites on the ribosomes in preparation for protein synthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |