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  • philosophers' wool  oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics…

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    • (n) oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
  • philosophic  /ˌfɪ lə ˈsɑ fɪk/ ?  of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
  • philosophical  /ˌfɪ lə ˈsɑ fɪ kəl/ ?  of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
  • philosophical doctrine  a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
  • philosophical system  a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by…
  • philosophical theory  a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
  • philosophically  /ˌfɪ lə ˈsɑ fɪ kə li/ ?  in a philosophic manner
  • philosophise  reason philosophically
  • philosophiser  someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view
  • philosophize  /fɪ ˈlɑ sə faɪz/ ?  reason philosophically
  • philosophizer  someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view
  • philosophizing  the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy
  • philosophy  /fə ˈlɑ sə fi/ ?  a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by…
  • philosophy department  the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
  • philter  /ˈfɪl tə/ ?  a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love…
  • philtre  /ˈfɪl tə/ ?  a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love…
  • phimosis  an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans
  • phineas taylor barnum  United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
  • phintias  friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius…
  • phiz  /fɪz/ ?  English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
  • phlebectomy  surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe…
  • phlebitis  /flə ˈbaɪ tɪs/ ?  inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
  • phlebodium  chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori
  • phlebodium aureum  tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for…
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