| AILUROPHILIC | • ailurophilic adj. Of or relating to ailurophilia or ailurophiles. • AILUROPHILIC adj. loving cats, also AILOUROPHILIC. |
| BIBLIOPHILIC | • bibliophilic adj. Having, or pertaining to, bibliophilia (the love of books). • BIBLIOPHILIC adj. loving books. |
| BOROSILICATE | • borosilicate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric… • BOROSILICATE n. a salt of boric and silicic acids, used in making heat- and chemical-resistant glass. |
| CHROMOPHILIC | • chromophilic adj. Readily stained with dyes. • CHROMOPHILIC adj. staining heavily in certain microscopic techniques, also CHROMOPHIL. |
| EOSINOPHILIC | • eosinophilic adj. (Cytology) That is readily stained with eosin. • eosinophilic adj. (Medicine) Of, pertaining to an eosinophil or to eosinophilia. • EOSINOPHILIC adj. staining readily with eosin, also EOSINOPHILOUS. |
| FERROSILICON | • ferrosilicon n. An alloy of iron and silicon used in steelmaking. • FERROSILICON n. an alloy of iron and silicon, used in making cast iron and steel. |
| INOSILICATES | • inosilicates n. Plural of inosilicate. • INOSILICATE n. a class of polymeric silicates. |
| METASILICATE | • metasilicate n. (Inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of silicon SiO32- or any salt or mineral containing this ion. • METASILICATE n. a salt of metasilicic acid. |
| NEUTROPHILIC | • neutrophilic adj. Of or pertaining to neutrophils. • neutrophilic adj. In microscopy and chemistry, not staining strongly with acidic or alkaline stains, but staining strongly… • NEUTROPHILIC adj. of leukophytes, easily stained. |
| NUCLEOPHILIC | • nucleophilic adj. (Chemistry) of, or relating to a nucleophile. • NUCLEOPHILIC adj. having an affinity for atomic nuclei. |
| ORTHOSILICIC | • orthosilicic adj. (Chemistry) Of, relating to or derived from orthosilicic acid. • ORTHOSILICIC adj. as in orthosilicic acid, a weak acid made in solution by acidifying solutions of silicates. |
| PAEDOPHILICS | • PAEDOPHILIC n. a paedophile, also PEDOPHILIC. |
| SIDEROPHILIC | • siderophilic adj. Being or relating to a siderophile. • SIDEROPHILIC adj. of or like a siderophile, an element with an affinity for iron. |
| SILICICOLOUS | • silicicolous adj. (Biology) That lives in a siliceous environment. • SILICICOLOUS adj. growing in silicate or sandy soil. |
| SILICIFEROUS | • siliciferous adj. Yielding or bearing silica. • SILICIFEROUS adj. bearing or containing silica. |
| THERMOPHILIC | • thermophilic adj. (Biology) of, or relating to a thermophile; living and thriving at relatively high temperatures. • THERMOPHILIC adj. of plants etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHIL, THERMOPHILE, THERMOPHILOUS. |
| UMBILICATION | • umbilication n. A slight, navel-like depression, or dimpling, of the centre of a rounded body. • UMBILICATION n. the state of being umbilicate. |