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Acanthophorous
Acanthophorous Ac`an*thoph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? spine + ?
to bear.]
Spine-bearing. --Gray.
Actinophorous
Actinophorous Ac`ti*noph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + ? to
bear.]
Having straight projecting spines.
Adenophorous
Adenophorous Ad`e*noph"o*rous, a. [Adeno- + Gr. ? bearing.]
(Bot.)
Producing glands.
Anthophorous
Anthophorous An*thoph"o*rous, a.
Flower bearing; supporting the flower.
Ctenophorous
Ctenophoric Cten`o*phor"ic (t?n`?-f?r"?k), Ctenophorous
Cte*noph"o*rous (t?-n?f"?-r?s), a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.
DiscophorousDiscophora Dis*coph"o*ra, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? disk + ? to
bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of acalephs or jellyfishes, including most of the
large disklike species. -- Dis*coph"o*rous, a. Doryphoros
Doryphoros Do*ryph"o*ros, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., spear
bearing; ? a spear + ? to bear.] (Fine Arts)
A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the
attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of
this subject existed in antiquity, copies of which remain to
us.
GalactophorousGalactophorous Gal`ac*toph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, milk + ?
to bear: cf. F. galactophore. Cf. Lactiferous.] (Anat.)
Milk-carrying; lactiferous; -- applied to the ducts of
mammary glands. HypophosphorousHypophosphorous Hy`po*phos"phor*ous, a. [Pref. hypo- +
phosphorous.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of
oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphorous
acid.
Hypophosphorous acid (Chem.), an acid, H3PO2, whose salts
are produced by the action of barium hygrate on
phosphorus. It may be obtained from its water solution, by
exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline
substance. It is a powerful reducing agent. Hypophosphorous acidHypophosphorous Hy`po*phos"phor*ous, a. [Pref. hypo- +
phosphorous.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of
oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphorous
acid.
Hypophosphorous acid (Chem.), an acid, H3PO2, whose salts
are produced by the action of barium hygrate on
phosphorus. It may be obtained from its water solution, by
exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline
substance. It is a powerful reducing agent. Odontophorous
Odontophorous O`don*toph"o*rous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having an odontophore.
ParoophoronParoophoron Par`o*["o]ph"o*ron, n. [NL., from Gr. ? (see
Para-) + ? an egg + ? to bear.] (Anat.)
A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and
corresponding with the parepididymis of the male. Phorodon humuliHop Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.
hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.
humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a
long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its
fruit (hops).
2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
brewing to give a bitter taste.
3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads
like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and T.
procumbens).
Hop flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea beetle (Haltica
concinna), very injurious to hops.
Hop fly (Zo["o]l.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very
injurious to hop vines.
Hop froth fly (Zo["o]l.), an hemipterous insect
(Aphrophora interrupta), allied to the cockoo spits. It
often does great damage to hop vines.
Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya
(O. Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European
species (O. vulgaris).
Hop moth (Zo["o]l.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the
larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
Hop picker, one who picks hops.
Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree (Ptelia
trifoliata), having broad, flattened fruit in large
clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. Phorone
Phorone Phor"one, n. [Camphor + acetone.] (Chem.)
A yellow crystalline substance, having a geraniumlike odor,
regarded as a complex derivative of acetone, and obtained
from certain camphor compounds.
PhoronisPhoronis Pho*ro"nis, n. [NL., fr. L. Phoronis, a surname of
Io, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around
the mouth. It is usually classed with the gephyreans. Its
larva (Actinotrocha) undergoes a peculiar metamorphosis. PhoronomiaPhoronomia Phor`o*no"mi*a, n. [NL.]
See Phoronomics. Phoronomics
Phoronomics Phor`o*nom"ics, n. [Gr. ? a carrying, motion + ? a
law.]
The science of motion; kinematics. [R.] --Weisbach.
Phosphorogenic
Phosphorogenic Phos`phor*o*gen"ic, a. [Phosphorus + -gen +
-ic.]
Generating phosphorescence; as, phosphorogenic rays.
Phosphoroscope
Phosphoroscope Phos*phor"o*scope, n. [Phosphorus + -scope.]
(Physics)
An apparatus for observing the phosphorescence produced in
different bodies by the action of light, and for measuring
its duration.
PhosphorousPhosphorous Phos"phor*ous, a. [Cf. F. phosphoreux.] (Chem.)
Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling or containing
phosphorus; specifically, designating those compounds in
which phosphorus has a lower valence as contrasted with
phosphoric compounds; as, phosphorous acid, H3PO3. Phyllophorous
Phyllophorous Phyl*loph"o*rous, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. ? to bear.]
(Bot.)
Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.
PyrophorousPyrophoric Pyr`o*phor"ic, Pyrophorous Py*roph"o*rous, a.
[Pyro- + Gr. ? to bear.]
Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.
Pyrophoric iron (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites
spontaneously on contact with air. Rhizophorous
Rhizophorous Rhi*zoph"o*rous, a. [Gr. ??? a root + ???? to
bear.] (Bot.)
Bearing roots.
Spermatophorous
Spermatophorous Sper`ma*toph"o*rous, a. (Physiol.)
Producing seed, or sperm; seminiferous; as, the so-called
spermatophorous cells.
Stylommatophorous
Stylommatophorous Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*rous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to Stylommatophora.
Sulphophosphorous
Sulphophosphorous Sul`pho*phos"phor*ous, a. (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical acid of
phosphorus, analogous to phosphorous acid, and known in its
salts.
ZoophorousZoophorous o*["o]ph"o*rous, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See
Zo["o]phoric.] (Anc. Arch.)
The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; --
so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.
Meaning of Phoro from wikipedia
- In
Ancient Greece,
phoros (Gr****: φόρος) was the name for the
membership dues paid to
Athens by the
members of the
Delian League,
formed to
offer protection...
- 71146698. The word was
coined at that time for the
newest version of
their phoro-optometer.
DeZeng was
purchased in 1925 by
American Optical of M****achusetts...
- see
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
Lewis & Short. A
Latin Dictionary.
Phŏrō-nis, ĭdis, f. adj., Phoronean, poet. for
Argive [...] Subst.: Phorōnis,...
- the
Athenian tribute lists (454-409 BC), who
contributed the
symmachikos phoros ("allied tax") in money, and
further allies,
reported either in epigraphy...
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phorophytes are
plants on
which epiphytes grow. The term is
composed of
phoro,
meaning bearer or
carrier and phyte,
meaning plant. The
epiphytes benefit...
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Decree was a new
mandate for the
Delian League and for the
collection of "
phoros" (taxes). Remember, too, that if your
country has the
greatest name in all...
- signalling'; from
Ancient Gr**** σῆμα (sêma) 'mark, sign, token' and Gr**** -φόρος (-
phóros) 'bearer, carrier') is the use of an
apparatus to
create a
visual signal...
- view. DeZeng's
Phorometer Trial Frame of 1909. DeZeng's
Phoro-Optometer of 1917. DeZeng's
Phoro-Optometer of 1917 with wall mount. In the
middle of the...
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phobophobia pher-, phor- bear,
carry Gr**** φέρειν (phérein), φορά (phorá), φόρος (
phóros) adiaphora, adiaphorism, anaphor, metaphor, pheromone, p****sis, p****sy...
- and
Thesmophoros (θεσμός, thesmos:
divine order,
unwritten law; φόρος,
phoros: bringer, bearer), "giver of customs" or "legislator", in ****ociation with...
