| HELIOPHILOUS | • heliophilous adj. (Botany) That needs, or tolerates, a high level of direct sunlight. • HELIOPHILOUS adj. attracted by sunlight. |
| HIEROPHOBIAS | • HIEROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of sacred things. |
| HIEROPHOBICS | • HIEROPHOBIC n. someone having a fear of sacred things. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PHOSPHORITIC | • phosphoritic adj. (Mineralogy) Pertaining to phosphorite; resembling, or of the nature of, phosphorite. • PHOSPHORITIC adj. of or like phosphorite. |
| PHOTOPHILIES | • PHOTOPHILY n. the state of being photophilic, light-loving, turning towards the light. |
| RHINOPHONIAS | • RHINOPHONIA n. a nasal tone to the voice which is caused by a defect in the nasal passages. |
| RHIZOPHILOUS | • RHIZOPHILOUS adj. growing on roots. |