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{ } a. [ Gr. 'alexifa`rmakos keeping off poison; 'alexein to keep off + fa`rmakon drug, poison: cf. F. alexipharmaque. ] (Med.) Of or relating to an alexipharmic or alexipharmac; warding off poison; antidotal; prophylactic. [ obsolescent ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. (Med.) An antidote against poison; a counterpoison. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; poison. ] (Med.) Antidotal; alexipharmic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; eyelid + -ilis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the eyelids. -- Bleph`a*rit"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

a. [ Pref. epi- + pharyngeal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the segments above the epibranchial in the branchial arches of fishes. -- n. An epipharyngeal bone or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Epi- + pharynx. ] (Zoöl.) A structure which overlaps the mouth of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. glw^ssa the tongue + E. pharyngeal. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Hypo-, and Pharynx. ] (Zool.) An appendage or fold on the lower side of the pharynx, in certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Alexipharmic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Naso- + pharyngeal. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a nasopharyngeal polypus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. nénufar: cf. Sp. nenúfar, It. nenufár; all fr. Per. nīlūfar. ] (Bot.) The great white water lily of Europe; the Nymphaea alba. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. acting upon or influencing nervous functions; -- of chemical substances.
Syn. -- neurergic. [ PJC ]

‖prop. n. [ Per. nūfar. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf. Nymphaea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mus.) An old instrument of the lute or cittern kind. [ Spelt also orpheoreon. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. See Pan-, and Pharmacon. ] A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Heb. parōh; of Egyptian origin: cf. L. pharao, Gr. faraw`. Cf. Faro. ] 1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. See Faro. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pharaoh's chicken (Zool.), the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color. --
Pharaoh's rat (Zool.), the common ichneumon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pharaoh, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. pharaonique. ] Of or pertaining to the Pharaohs, or kings of ancient Egypt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Pharos. ] 1. A beacon tower; a lighthouse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, a harbor. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. Pharisaicus, Gr. Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisaïque. See Pharisee. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the Pharisees. “The Pharisaic sect among the Jews.” Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial; formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. “Excess of outward and pharisaical holiness.” Bacon. “Pharisaical ostentation.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pharisaisme. ] 1. The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a sect. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. “A piece of pharisaism.” Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os. ] Following the practice of Pharisees; Pharisaic. [ Obs. ] “Pharisean disciples.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os, from Heb. pārash to separate. ] One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Pharisaism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. farmakeytiko`s, fr. farmakey`ein: cf. F. pharmaceutique. See Pharmacy. ] Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. -- Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances. [1913 Webster]

n. The science of preparing medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmacist; a druggist. See the Note under Apothecary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist; an apothecary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon medicine + E. dynamics. ] That branch of pharmacology which treats of the action and the effects of medicines in the body, and also their distribution in various bodily tissues over time, and their breakdown and excretion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon a drug + gnw^sis a knowing. ] That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared medicines or simples; -- usually called pharmacognosy, and also pharmacography, and pharmacomathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Pharmacognosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The study of the distribution of, methods for finding, and properties of medically useful agents in natural sources, especially plants. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon a drug + -graphy. ] See Pharmacognosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon drug, poisonous drug + -lite: cf. F. pharmacolithe. ] (Min.) A hydrous arsenate of lime, usually occurring in silky fibers of a white or grayish color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pharmacologiste. ] One skilled in pharmacology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon drug + -logy: cf. F. pharmacologie. ] 1. The science dealing with knowledge of the preparation, use, and effects of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon a drug + manqa`nein to learn. ] See Pharmacognosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. fa`rmakon. ] A medicine or drug; also, a poison. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from Gr. farmakopoii:`a the preparation of medicines; fa`rmakon medicine + poiei^n to make. ] 1. A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations, etc., used in medicine; especially, one that is issued by official authority and considered as an authoritative standard. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A chemical laboratory. [ Obs. ] Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pharmacopola, Gr. farmakopw`lhs; fa`rmakon medicine + pwlei^n to sell. ] One who sells medicines; an apothecary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon drug, poison + E. siderite. ] (Min.) A hydrous arsenate of iron occurring in green or yellowish green cubic crystals; cube ore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. fermacie, OF. farmacie, pharmacie, F. pharmacie, Gr. farmakei`a, fr. farmakey`ein to administer or use medicines, fr. fa`rmakon medicine. ] 1. The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A pharos; a lighthouse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. See Faro. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`ros a lighthouse + -logy. ] The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal lights. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. fa`ros, fr. Fa`ros an island in the Bay of Alexandria, where king Ptolemy Philadelphus built a famous lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. ] A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pharyngeal. H. Sweet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Pharynx. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the pharynx. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the lower pharyngeals, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial arch in many fishes, or one of the upper pharyngeals, or pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the complete branchial arches. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Pharynx, and -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the pharynx. [ 1913 Webster ]