a. Pertaining to adenology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Adeno- + -logy. ] The part of physiology that treats of the glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) See Carvacrol. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + &unr_; a gland + -logy. ] The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Eugenia + -ol. ] (Chem.) A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, C10H12O2 resembling the phenols, and hence also called eugenic acid. It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Indigo + phenol. ] (Chem.) Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper, the parent compound of the dye series, is a quinonimine derivative with the formula C12H9NO2. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. One versed in lichenology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Lichen + -logy. ] The science which treats of lichens. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n.; pl. L. Menologia E. Menologies [ NL. menologium, fr. Gr. mh`n month + lo`gos discourse : cf. F. ménologe. ] 1. A register of months. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gr. Church) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those whose lives are not written. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; wine + -logy. ] Knowledge of wine, scientific or practical. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A phenol, C6H4(OH)2, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also oxyphenic acid, and now pyrocatechin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to penology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in, or a student of, penology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. poinh`, or L. poena, punishment + -logy. ] The science or art of punishment. [ Written also pœnology. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fai`nein to show + -ol: cf. F. phénol. ] (Chem.) 1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It has a peculiar odor, somewhat resembling creosote, which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is of the type of alcohols, and is called also phenyl alcohol, but has acid properties, and hence is popularly called carbolic acid, and was formerly called phenic acid. It is a powerful caustic poison, and in dilute solution has been used as an antiseptic. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which phenol proper is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

Glacial phenol (Chem.), pure crystallized phenol or carbolic acid. --
Phenol acid (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds which are at once a derivative of phenol and an organic acid; thus, salicylic acid is a phenol acid. --
Phenol alcohol (Chem.), any one of series of derivatives of phenol and carbinol which have the properties of both combined; thus, saligenin is a phenol alcohol. --
Phenol aldehyde (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds having both phenol and aldehyde properties. --
Phenol phthalein. See phenolphthalein. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phenol + -ate. ] (Chem.) A compound of phenol analogous to a salt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Contracted from Phenomenology. ] (Biol.) The science of the relations between climate and periodic biological phenomena, as the migrations and breeding of birds, the flowering and fruiting of plants, etc. -- Phe`no*log"ic*al a. -- Phe`no*log"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Phe*nol"o*gist n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

or ., n. (Chem.) A white or yellowish white crystalline substance, C20H14O4, formed by condensation of the anhydride of phthalic acid and phenol. Its solution in alkalies is brilliant red, but is decolorized by acids. This reaction, being very delicate, is used as a pH indicator. It is sometimes used as a laxative in veterinary medicine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ Phenomenon + -logy: cf. F. phénoménologie. ] A description, history, or explanation of phenomena. “The phenomenology of the mind.” Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A phrenologist. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. phrénologique. ] Phrenological. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to phrenology. -- Phren`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. phrénologiste. ] One versed in phrenology; a craniologist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. frh`n, freno`s, the mind + -logy: cf. F. phrénologie. ] 1. The science of the special functions of the several parts of the brain, or of the supposed connection between the various faculties of the mind and particular organs in the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In popular usage, the obsolete physiological hypothesis of Gall, that the mental faculties, and traits of character, are shown on the surface of the head or skull; craniology. it is considered a pseudo-science by all reputable medical personnel, but is still believed by some people.
Syn. -- craniognomy. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

☞ Gall marked out on his model of the head the places of twenty-six organs, as round inclosures with vacant interspaces. Spurzheim and Combe divided the whole scalp into oblong and conterminous patches. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]

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n. See Penology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. selh`nh the moonn + -logy. ] That branch of astronomy which treats of the moon. -- Sel`e*no*log"i*cal a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. splh`n spleen + -logy. ] The branch of science which treats of the spleen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Tetra- + phenol. ] (Chem.) Furfuran. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Thio- + phenol. ] (Chem.) A colorless mobile liquid, C6H5.SH, of an offensive odor, and analogous to phenol; -- called also phenyl sulphydrate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after Dr. J. Thomsen of Copenhagen. See -lite. ] (Min.) A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with the cryolite of Greenland. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance (C6H3OBr3) prepared by the reaction of carbolic acid with bromine. The predominant isomer is 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol; -- called also bromol. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. (Chem.) Picric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Xylene + -ol. ] (Chem.) Any one of six metameric phenol derivatives of xylene, obtained as crystalline substances, (CH3)2.C6H3.OH. [ 1913 Webster ]