-philic

Word Origin

a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -phile:

francophilic.

a combining form used to form adjectives that characterize classes of substances or organisms with an affinity for a chemical, environment, etc., as specified by the initial element:

acidophilic; cryophilic.

Origin

-phile + -ic

Related Words

-philia
-philous
cryophilic
electrophilic
hydrophilic
lipophilic

-philic
adjective combining form

ETYMOLOGY Greek -philos -philous

: having an affinity for : loving
acidophilic

-philic|ˈfɪlɪk|f. -phil, -phile + -ic (cf. Gr. ϕιλικός), used to form adjs. with the sense ‘having an affinity for, attracted by, liking’, as in lyophilic, mesophilic s.v. meso-, neutrophilic s.v. neutro-. Cf. -philous.

-philic /ˈfɪlɪk/ suffix.

ORIGIN: from -phile + -ic.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘having an affinity for, attracted by, liking’, as in acidophilic, hydrophilic, mesophilic, oenophilic, etc. Cf. -phile, -philous.

-phil·ic
\|filik, -lēk\ adjective combining form
Etymology: phil- + -ic
: having an affinity for : loving : attracted by : adapted to
< electrophilic >
< heliophilic >
< lyophilic >
— opposed to -phobic

-philic

Suffix

a variant of -philous

Derived terms

acidophilic

amphiphilic

basophilic

bibliophilic

chromatophilic

cryophilic

cytophilic

haemophilic, hemophilic

hydrophilic

lipophilic

lyophilic

photophilic

psychrophilic

thermophilic

词汇	-philic
词根词缀	AHD Dictionary.com MWCD OED SOED Webster Wiktionary -philic suff.（后缀） Variant of -philous -philous的变体 -philic Word Origin 1 a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -phile: francophilic. 2 a combining form used to form adjectives that characterize classes of substances or organisms with an affinity for a chemical, environment, etc., as specified by the initial element: acidophilic; cryophilic. Origin -phile + -ic Related Words -philia -philous cryophilic electrophilic hydrophilic lipophilic -philic adjective combining form ETYMOLOGY Greek -philos -philous : having an affinity for : loving acidophilic -philic\|ˈfɪlɪk\|f. -phil, -phile + -ic (cf. Gr. ϕιλικός), used to form adjs. with the sense ‘having an affinity for, attracted by, liking’, as in lyophilic, mesophilic s.v. meso-, neutrophilic s.v. neutro-. Cf. -philous. -philic /ˈfɪlɪk/ suffix. ORIGIN: from -phile + -ic. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘having an affinity for, attracted by, liking’, as in acidophilic, hydrophilic, mesophilic, oenophilic, etc. Cf. -phile, -philous. -phil·ic \\|filik, -lēk\ adjective combining form Etymology: phil- + -ic : having an affinity for : loving : attracted by : adapted to < electrophilic > < heliophilic > < lyophilic > — opposed to -phobic -philic Suffix a variant of -philous Derived terms acidophilic amphiphilic basophilic bibliophilic chromatophilic cryophilic cytophilic haemophilic, hemophilic hydrophilic lipophilic lyophilic photophilic psychrophilic thermophilic
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