philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism +

(Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to; strong tendency toward, affinity for; no hate, hatred, dislike, or negative responses)


luciphilous, luciphile, luciphily
In biology, thriving in open, well-lit habitats.
manakophilist
One who collects almanacs.
marmorophilist
A collector of marbles.
mazophilous
Pertaining to mammary mania or an excessive interest in breasts.
melcryptovestimentaphilia
A reference to a desire or fondness for women's black undergarments.
melittophilous, melittophile, melittophily
1. Thriving in association with bees; a reference to an organism that spends part of its life cycle in association with bees.
2. Pollinated by bees.
mellitophilous, mellitophile, mellitophily
In biology, attractive to bumble bees.
membullaphilist, membullaphile
A collector of bowling-club badges.
memophilist
A collector of bookmarks.
merophilous
Sexual arousal caused by legs and/or thighs.
mesophilous, mesophilic, mesophile, mesophily
1. Thriving under intermediate or moderate environmental conditions; sometimes restricted to conditions of moderate moisture, or to moderate temperature.
2. A reference to micro-organisms having an optimum for growth between 20 and 45 degrees Centigrade.
3. Organisms, such as bacteria, that thrive at human-body temperature and of organisms preferring moderate moisture.
mesothermophilous, mesothermophile, mesothermophily
A reference to organisms that favor or prefer to live in temperate zones.
metartephilist
A collector of metalwork.
methanophile
An organism capable of oxidizing methane.
microaerophilic, microaerophile, microaerophily
1. Thriving in a free oxygen concentration significantly less than that of the atmosphere.
2. A reference to an environment in which the partial pressure of oxygen is significantly below normal atmospheric levels but which is not fully anaerobic.
3. A tiny organism; such as, a bacterium, which is capable of living in an environment where there is not much oxygen.

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Related "love, fondness" units: agape-; amat-; vener-; venus.


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