See Also:

rudite (iou) and phi (medicine)


rudite (iou)



rudite noun. E20.
[from Latin rudus: see RUDE adjective etc., -ITE1.]
Geology. A consolidated sedimentary rock, esp. breccia or conglomerate, consisting of particles coarser than sand grains. Cf. PSEPHITE.

phi (medicine)


phi


1. The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.

2. (Φ) Symbol for phenyl; potential energy; magnetic flux.

3. (φ) Symbol for plane angle; volume fraction; quantum yield; the dihedral angle of rotation about the N-Ca bond associated with a peptide bond.