| BAROPHILE | • barophile n. An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile. • BAROPHILE n. a bacterium able to tolerate high atmospheric pressure. |
| BASOPHILE | • basophile n. Alternative form of basophil. • BASOPHILE adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for basic stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILIC. • BASOPHILE n. such a cell. |
| CINEPHILE | • cinephile n. An enthusiast of films and the cinema; a cineast. • CINEPHILE n. a lover of the cinema. |
| EUROPHILE | • europhile n. Alternative form of Europhile. • Europhile n. One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture. • Europhile n. A political supporter of the European Union. |
| HALOPHILE | • halophile n. (Biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such… • HALOPHILE n. a plant that is adapted to survive in salty soil. |
| HEMOPHILE | • HEMOPHILE n. a person with hemophilia, also HAEMOPHILE. |
| HOMOPHILE | • homophile adj. (Dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one’s own… • homophile adj. (Chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement. • homophile n. (Dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons… |
| IODOPHILE | • iodophile n. An iodophilic cell. • IODOPHILE adj. esp. of bacteria containing compounds similar to starch, readily stained by iodine. |
| LOGOPHILE | • logophile n. One who loves words; a word buff. • LOGOPHILE n. a person who loves words. |
| MESOPHILE | • mesophile n. An organism, especially a microorganism, that lives and thrives at moderate temperatures. • MESOPHILE n. the ideal growth temperature of 20 to 45 degrees. |
| MYCOPHILE | • mycophile n. A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi. • MYCOPHILE n. one who loves fungi. |
| OENOPHILE | • oenophile n. A person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine. • œnophile n. Obsolete form of oenophile. • OENOPHILE n. a wine connoisseur, also ENOPHILE, OENOPHIL. |
| PEDOPHILE | • pedophile n. (Psychiatry, sexology) A person aged 16 years old or older who is mostly or only sexually attracted… • pedophile n. (By extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child. • PEDOPHILE n. one with a perverted sexual desire for children, also PAEDOPHILE. |
| RHEOPHILE | • rheophile n. Any organism that thrives in the presence of running water. • RHEOPHILE adj. living in flowing water, also RHEOPHIL. • RHEOPHILE n. a creature that lives in flowing water, also RHEOPHIL. |
| TUROPHILE | • turophile n. A gourmet/connoisseur of cheese. • TUROPHILE n. a connoisseur of cheese. |
| XENOPHILE | • xenophile n. A person who has a love of foreign people and culture. • xenophile n. A person with an interest in celebrating people’s differences. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • XENOPHILE n. one who loves foreigners. |
| XEROPHILE | • xerophile n. Any xerophilic organism. • XEROPHILE n. a plant adapted to dry conditions. |