a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, phenyl or phenol. [ 1913 Webster ]

Phenic acid (Chem.), a phenol. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See Phœnician. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. foi^nix purple red: cf. F. phénicine. ] (Chem.) (a) A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of indigo is diluted with water. (b) A coloring matter produced by the action of a mixture of strong nitric and sulphuric acids on phenylic alcohol. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. phoeniceus, Gr. foini`keos, from foi^nix purple red. ] Of a red color with a slight mixture of gray. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. phoenicopterus, Gr. foiniko`pteros, i. e., red-feathered; foi^nix, foi`nikos, purple red + ptero`n feather: cf. F. phénicoptère. ] (Zool.) A flamingo. [ 1913 Webster ]