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)
necrocoleopterophilous, necrocoleopterophily
The process of pollinating done by carrion beetles.
necroentomophilous, necroentomophily
In biology, fertilized by carrion beetles.
necrophile, necrophilic, necrophilist, necrophilism
In psychiatry, a person who is morbidly attracted to corpses; also attributed and figuratively, a morbid fancy for the dead, or for contact with dead bodies.
An obsessive fascination with death and corpses.
necrophilia
In psychiatry, a paraphilia whose condition is that the love object, whether heterosexual or homosexual, must be dead before orgasm can be achieved.
Although a rare perversion overall, it is claimed by some that morticians, undertakers, etc., contribute a relatively high proportion of subjects who have the perversion in either a grossly overt or an attenuated (reduced) form.
Although usually thought of as a condition limited to males, necrophilia was described in a female in 1976.
necrophilism
In psychiatry, a morbid desire to be in the presence of dead bodies.
nepiophilia
In psychiatry, a sexual perversion in which sexual arousal and orgasm are possible only if the partner is a baby.
neutrophile, neutrophil, neutrophilic
Not stained strongly or definitely by either acid or basic dyes but stained readily by neutral dyes. Used especially of white blood cells.
nomophilous, nomophile, nomophily
In biology, thriving in pastures.
—As found in The Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Natural History; but in no other source;
by R.J. Lincoln and G.A. Boxshall; Cambridge University Press;
Cambridge, England; 1987; page 259.
nosophile
A person who is morbidly attracted by sickness or disease.
notaphilist
A collector of bank notes.
noterophilous, noterophile, noterophily
In biology, thriving in mesic [conditions of moderate moisture or water supply] habitats.
nucleophile
A chemical compound or group that is attracted to nuclei and tends to donate or share electrons.
nyctophilia, nyctophile, nyctophily
A fondness for night or darkness.
oceanophilous, oceanophile, oceanophily
In biology, dwelling and thriving in oceanic habitats.
ochthophilous, ochthophile, ochthophily
In biology, thriving on banks.
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Related "love, fondness" units:
agape-;
amat-;
vener-;
venus.
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