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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
-philic, 
    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.
    • -phile + -ic

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
-philous, 
  1. a combining form meaning "liking,'' "having an affinity for'' that specified by the initial element:dendrophilous.Cf. -philic. 
  • Greek -philos. See -phile, -ous
  • Latin -philus

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-philous, -philic adj combining form
  1. indicating love of or fondness for: heliophilous
Etymology: from Latin -philus, from Greek -philos; see -phile
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