pheno- 或 phen-
pref.（前缀）
语源
pref.（前缀）
- Showing; displaying:
显示；呈现：
phenotype.
表现型 - Related to or derived from benzene:
苯的，或从苯中提炼的：
phenol.
苯酚 - Containing phenyl:
含苯基的：
phenothiazine.
吩噻嗪
语源
- Greek phaino-
希腊语 phaino- - from phainein [to show] * see bhā- 1
源自 phainein [显示，陈列] *参见 bhā- 1
pheno- or (before a vowel) phen-
combining form
showing or manifesting
⇒
phenotype
indicating that a molecule contains benzene rings
⇒
phenobarbital
Origin
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 gaspheno-
Word Origin
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.
Also, especially before a vowel, phen-.
Origin
< New Latin phaeno- < Greek phaino- shining, combining form of phaínein to shine, appear; in chemical senses, used orig. with reference to products from the manufacture of illuminating gas
Related Words
- phen-
- phenetic
- phenobarbital
- phenocryst
- phenogram
- phenoplast
pheno-variant of phen-, before consonants.
pheno-
combining form
⇨ see phen-
combining form
⇨ see phen-
pheno-
（元音前亦作phen-）
combining form
1.
- Chemistry derived from benzene【化】表示“苯酚”, “苯基”：
-
phenobarbitone.
2.
- showing表示“显出”, “表现”：
-
phenotype.
词源
sense 1 from French phényle 'phenyl', from Greek phaino- 'shining'; both senses from Greek phainein 'to show'.
pheno-
before vowels phen-, word-forming element in science meaning "pertaining to or derived from benzene," from phene.
ORIGIN: In sense 1 French phényle phenyl 2 Greek phainein to show: see -o-
pheno-
combining form. the form of phen- before consonants, as in phenobarbital.
pheno-
— see phen-
— see phen-
pheno-phen- (before a vowel)
Prefix
- biology Prefix indicating an observable characteristic. Example: phenotype.
- organic chemistry Used in IUPAC names to indicate the presence of a phenol group. Example: phenobarbital.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “I shine”).