| AILUROPHILE | • ailurophile n. A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover. • AILUROPHILE n. a cat-lover, also AILOUROPHILE. |
| COPROPHILIA | • coprophilia n. (Psychiatry) A marked interest in excrement; especially the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and… • COPROPHILIA n. an abnormal liking for excrement. |
| COPROPHILIC | • coprophilic adj. (Chiefly ecology) Enjoying contact with excrement. • COPROPHILIC adj. relating to coprophilia, an abnormal liking for excrement. |
| EUROPHILIAS | • EUROPHILIA n. the love of Europe and things European. |
| HETEROPHILE | • heterophile adj. Able to react immunologically with material from another species. • heterophile n. (Immunology) A heterophilic antibody. • HETEROPHILE n. a polymorphonuclear leukocyte in humans that may be stained with dyes, also HETEROPHIL. |
| HETEROPHILS | • heterophils n. Plural of heterophil. • HETEROPHIL n. a polymorphonuclear leukocyte in humans that may be stained with dyes, also HETEROPHILE. |
| HYDROPHILES | • hydrophiles n. Plural of hydrophile. • HYDROPHILE n. a plant loving moist places, also HYGROPHILE. |
| HYDROPHILIC | • hydrophilic adj. (Physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving. • HYDROPHILIC adj. of, relating to, or having a strong affinity for water. |
| HYGROPHILES | • HYGROPHILE n. a plant loving moist places, also HYDROPHILE. |
| NECROPHILES | • necrophiles n. Plural of necrophile. • NECROPHILE n. someone who is morbidly attracted to corpses, also NECROPHIL. |
| NECROPHILIA | • necrophilia n. (Sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse. • necrophilia n. (Medicine) Pathological fascination with death. • NECROPHILIA n. the erotic love of corpses, also NECROMANIA, NECROPHILISM, NECROPHILY. |
| NECROPHILIC | • necrophilic adj. Of or relating to necrophilia. • NECROPHILIC adj. relating to necrophilia. |
| NEUTROPHILE | • neutrophile n. (Biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH. • NEUTROPHILE n. a leukophyte that is easily stained, also NEUTROPHIL. |
| NEUTROPHILS | • neutrophils n. Plural of neutrophil. • NEUTROPHIL n. a leukophyte that is easily stained, also NEUTROPHILE. |
| OMBROPHILES | • ombrophiles n. Plural of ombrophile. • OMBROPHILE n. a plant flourishing in extremely rainy conditions, also OMBROPHIL. |
| RETROPHILIA | • retrophilia n. The attraction to and preference for that which is from or characteristic of the past. • RETROPHILIA n. love of things of the past. |
| SIDEROPHILE | • siderophile n. (Chemistry, geology) In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron… • siderophile n. A siderophile element, tissue, or cell. • siderophile adj. (Of a cell or tissue) Having an affinity for iron. |
| TIMBROPHILY | • timbrophily n. (Dated) philately (the study or collection of stamps). • TIMBROPHILY n. the love of stamps. |
| XEROPHILIES | • XEROPHILY n. adaptation to very dry conditions. |
| XEROPHILOUS | • xerophilous adj. Able to thrive in dry weather. • XEROPHILOUS adj. drought loving, particularly pertaining to plants. |