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Darkoshi ([personal profile] darkoshi) wrote2026-03-22 01:33 pm

phthisicky; words starting with phth

phthisicky
(Adjective.) Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.

phthisis
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin phthisis, from Ancient Greek φθίσις (phthísis, “consumption, decline, wasting away”), from φθίω (phthíō, “to waste away”).
(Noun, archaic.) An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.


phthor
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “destruction”).
(Noun, obsolete, chemistry.) fluorine


phthongal
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound, voice”).
(Adjective, phonetics.) Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized.



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