| CHROMOPHILIC | • chromophilic adj. Readily stained with dyes. • CHROMOPHILIC adj. staining heavily in certain microscopic techniques, also CHROMOPHIL. |
| HELIOCHROMIC | • heliochromic adj. Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy. • HELIOCHROMIC adj. like a heliochrome, a photograph that reproduces the natural colours of the subject. |
| HELIOPHILOUS | • heliophilous adj. (Botany) That needs, or tolerates, a high level of direct sunlight. • HELIOPHILOUS adj. attracted by sunlight. |
| HEMOPHILIOID | • HEMOPHILIOID adj. relating to haemophilia, also HAEMOPHILIOID. |
| ICHTHYOLOGIC | • ichthyologic adj. Of or belonging to ichthyology or ichthyic. • ichthyologic adj. The ichthyological attributes or characteristics (of an area), the fishes (of a region) as the objects… • ICHTHYOLOGIC adj. relating to ichthyology, also ICHTHYOLOGICAL. |
| LITHOPHILOUS | • lithophilous adj. (Biology) That lives in stony or rocky environments. • LITHOPHILOUS adj. living among stones. |
| OPHIOPHILIST | • ophiophilist n. Synonym of ophiophile (“person who loves snakes”). • OPHIOPHILIST n. a snake-lover. |
| ORNITHOPHILY | • ornithophily n. Pollination by birds. • ORNITHOPHILY n. pollination by birds. |
| PHILOSOPHIES | • philosophies n. Plural of philosophy. • PHILOSOPHY n. all learning exclusive of technical precepts and practical arts. |
| PHILOSOPHISE | • philosophise v. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) Alternative spelling of philosophize. • PHILOSOPHISE v. to reason in the manner of a philosopher, also PHILOSOPHIZE. |
| PHILOSOPHISM | • philosophism n. Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry. • PHILOSOPHISM n. would-be philosophy. |
| PHILOSOPHIST | • philosophist n. A practitioner or adherent of philosophism. • philosophist n. (Rare) Synonym of philosopher. • PHILOSOPHIST n. a would-be philosopher. |
| PHILOSOPHIZE | • philosophize v. To ponder or reason out philosophically. • PHILOSOPHIZE v. to reason in the manner of a philosopher, also PHILOSOPHISE. |
| PHOSPHOLIPID | • phospholipid n. (Organic chemistry) Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with… • PHOSPHOLIPID n. a lipid which contains a phosphate group and also a nitrogenous group. |
| PHOTOPHILIES | • PHOTOPHILY n. the state of being photophilic, light-loving, turning towards the light. |
| RHIZOPHILOUS | • RHIZOPHILOUS adj. growing on roots. |