| phial | A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for medicines; a vial. Origin: F. Fiole, L. Phiala a broad, flat, shallow cup or bowl, Gr. Cf. Vial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phialide | In fungi, a conidiogenous cell in which the meristematic end remains unchanged as successive conidia are extruded out to form chains. Origin: G. Phiale, a broad, flat vessel (05 Mar 2000) |
| phialoconidium | A conidium produced by a phialide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phialophora | A genus of fungi of which at least two species, Phialophora verrucosa and Phialophora dermatitidis, cause chromoblastomycosis. Origin: G. Phiale, a broad, flat vessel, + phoreo, to carry (05 Mar 2000) |
| leyden phial | <physics> A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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