- -philic
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adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek -philos -philous
having an affinity for ; loving <acidophilic>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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-philic — [fil′ik] combining form PHILOUS [lyophilic] … English World dictionary
philic — ex·trem·o·philic; tech·no·philic; … English syllables
-philic — |filik, lēk adjective combining form Etymology: phil + ic : having an affinity for : loving : attracted by : adapted to electrophilic heliophilic lyophilic opposed to phobic * * * … Useful english dictionary
-philic — 1. a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in phile: francophilic. 2. a combining form used to form adjectives that characterize classes of substances or organisms with an affinity for a chemical, environment, etc … Universalium
-philic — [Gr. philos loving] a word termination meaning having an affinity for … Medical dictionary
-philic — phil·ic … English syllables
-philic — or philous aff. a combining form occurring in adjectives that characterize classes of organisms having an affinity for or thriving in a given substance or environment (acidophilic; thermophilic); used also to form adjectives corresponding to… … From formal English to slang
-phil, -phile, -philic, -philia — Affinity for, craving for. SEE ALSO: philo . [G. philos, fond, loving; phileo, to love] … Medical dictionary
-phil- — Suffixes with the common part phil ( phile, philia, philic) are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something. They are antonymic to suffixes phob . Phil (Philo ) may also be… … Wikipedia
oleophilic — adjective having a strong affinity for oils rather than water (Freq. 3) • Ant: ↑oleophobic • Similar to: ↑lipophilic, ↑lipotropic • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science … Useful english dictionary
