- PHID
- Positive Hostile Identification (Governmental » Military)
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PHID
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Phid|i|an — «FIHD ee uhn», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the sculpture of Phidias. 2. like the work of Phidias. ╂[< Phidias, about 490 420 B.C., a Greek sculptor + English an] … Useful english dictionary
phid — am·phid; am·phid·i·al; am·phid·ro·mous; hem·i·ram·phid; myc·to·phid; phid·i·an; ra·phid·i·o·dea; rhi·nol·o·phid; than·a·to·phid·ia; xi·phid·io·cercaria; di·del·phid; psel·a·phid; ra·phid·i·an; ser·phid; sil·phid; syr·phid; ty·rog·ly·phid;… … English syllables
PhID — • Physical layer Interface Data … Maritime acronyms and abbreviations
a|phid|i|an — «uh FIHD ee uhn», adjective. Rare. of or having to do with an aphid or aphids … Useful english dictionary
a|phid — «AY fihd, AF ihd», noun. a very small insect that lives by sucking juices from plants; plant louse. ╂[< New Latin aphides, plural of aphis aphis] … Useful english dictionary
bi|sul|phid — bi|sul|fid or bi|sul|phid «by SUHL fihd», noun. = disulfide. (Cf. ↑disulfide) … Useful english dictionary
myc|to|phid — «MIHK tuh fihd», noun. = lantern fish. (Cf. ↑lantern fish) ╂[< New Latin Myctophidae the family name < Greek myktēr nose + óphis serpent] … Useful english dictionary
o|phid|i|an — «oh FIHD ee uhn», noun, adjective. –n. a snake. –adj. 1. like a snake: »the tremendous ophidian head…with glistening scales and symmetrical markings (W. H. Hudson). 2. of or having to do with snakes or serpents. ╂[< New Latin Ophidia, former… … Useful english dictionary
o|phid|i|ar|i|um — «oh FIHD ee AIR ee uhm», noun, plural i|ums, i|a « ee uh». a place where snakes are kept in confinement, for exhibition or for other purposes. ╂[< New Latin ophidiarium < Ophidia; see etym. under ophidian (Cf. ↑ophidian)] … Useful english dictionary
ox|y|sul|phid — ox|y|sul|fid or ox|y|sul|phid «OK sih SUHL fihd», noun. = oxysulfide. (Cf. ↑oxysulfide) … Useful english dictionary
