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n. [ Gr. chlwro`s light green + &unr_; to show: cf. F. chlorophane. ] 1. (Min.) A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives a beautiful emerald green light. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See Chromophane. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + &unr_; to show. ] (Physiol.) A general name for the several coloring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chryso`s gold + &unr_; to show. ] (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; wave + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; To appear: cf. F. cymophane. So named in allusion to a peculiar opalescence often seen in it. ] (Min.) See Chrysoberyl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. diaphane diaphanous. See Diaphanous. ] A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. diaphaner to make transparent. See Diaphanous. ] Transparent or translucent. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. diaphanéité. See Diaphanous. ] The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. glayko`s silvery, gray + fai`nesqai to appear. ] (Min.) A mineral of a dark bluish color, related to amphibole. It is characteristic of certain crystalline rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Holo + Gr. &unr_; visible, fr. &unr_; to appear. ] (Zool.) Same as Holometabolic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "y`alos glass + &unr_; to appear.] (Min.) A species of the feldspar group containing barium. See Feldspar. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Hydro-, 1 + Gr. &unr_; to show, appear: cf. F. hydrophane. ] (Min.) A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or transparent on immersion in water. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. leykofanh`s appearing bright or white; leyko`s white + fai`nein to show: cf. G. leukophan. ] (Min.) A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine. Called also leucophanite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Litho- + Gr. fai`nein to show, reveal. ] Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, as in a lamp shade or when hung in a window. -- Lith`o*phan"ic a. -- Li*thoph"a*ny n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A little orphan. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Fane. [ Obs. ] Joye. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. fanero`s visible, from fai`nein to bring to light. ] Evident; visible. [ 1913 Webster ]

Phanerite series (Geol.), the uppermost part of the earth's crust, consisting of deposits produced by causes in obvious operation. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. fanero`s evident + karpo`s fruit (but taken to mean, ovary). ] (Zool.) Same as Acraspeda. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. fanero`s evident + kw`dwn a bell. ] (Zool.) Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; -- said of certain jellyfishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. fanero`s visible + E. crystalline. ] (Geol.) Distinctly crystalline; -- used of rocks. Opposed to cryptocrystalline. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. fanero`s evident + da`ktylos finger. ] (Zool.) Same as Saururæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. fanero`s visible (fr. fai`nein to bring to light) + ga`mos marriage. ] (Bot.) That one of the two primary divisions of the vegetable kingdom which contains the phanerogamic, or flowering, plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Phanerogamous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and pistils; -- said of plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. fanero`s evident + glw`ssa tongue. ] (Zool.) Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain reptiles and insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & v. t. See Profane. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Pyrophanous. ] (Min.) A mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said to change its color and become transparent by heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "ro`don the rose + fai`nein to show.] (Physiol.) The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones of the retina in animals. See Chromophane. W. Kühne. [1913 Webster]

n. Half or imperfect transparency; translucency. [ R. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; appearing three-fold; &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_; to appear cf. F. triphane. ] (Min.) Spodumene. [ 1913 Webster ]