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pheno-

  1. a combining form meaning “shining,” “appearing, seeming,” used in the formation of compound words:

    phenocryst.

  2. a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds that contain phenol or the phenyl group, are related to aromatic compounds, or derive from benzene:

    phenobarbital.



pheno-

combining_form

  1. showing or manifesting

    phenotype

  2. indicating that a molecule contains benzene rings

    phenobarbital

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pheno-1

< New Latin phaeno- < Greek phaino- shining, combining form of phaínein to shine, appear; in chemical senses, used originally with reference to products from the manufacture of illuminating gas
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pheno-1

from Greek phaino- shining, from phainein to show; its use in a chemical sense is exemplified in phenol, so called because originally prepared from illuminating gas
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Example Sentences

The pseudoscientific synonym pheno-methylene-formate carries the idea that Pyo-Atoxin is a definite chemical substance.

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