Acidophilia , acidophile: preference of acidic conditions. Antonyms: Acidophobia and acidophobe Alkaliphilia , alkaliphile: preference of alkaline environments Anthophilia , anthophile, anthophilic: attraction to flowers Anthrophile, anthrophilic: attracted to humans (e.g., parasites) Anemophily: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind Capnophile: microorganism that thrives in the presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide Cryophilia , cryophilic, cryophile: preference for cold environments, climates, objects and low temperatures; e.g., Protea cryophila (Snow Protea) Dacryphilia: attraction to tears Dendrophilia , dendrophilic, dendrophile: preference of trees or other plants Entomophilous: adapted for pollination by insects Extremophilia , extremophile: preference of living extremal conditions for some microorganisms Geophilia , geophilic, geophile: preferring to organisms that prefer the soil Halophilia , halophile: attraction to salt or salt-water Heliophilia , heliophile: attraction to sunlight Hydrophilia: attraction to water Hyperthermophilia , hyperthermophile, hyperthermophilic: organisms that thrive in extremely hot environments Limnophilia , limnophile, limnophilic: preference of ponds or marshes Lithophilia , lithophile, litophilic: preference or affinity to stones Mesophilia , mesophile: preference of moderate temperatures in microorganisms Microaerophilia , microaerophile, microaerophilic: organisms that can tolerate or require environments containing low levels of oxygen Myrmecophilia: The names of orchids of genus myrmecophila, "love of ants " Nemophilia: love of the woods and forests , in the name of the genus Nemophilia of flowers Necrophilia , necrophiliac: an attraction to the dead Neutrophile: organism that thrives in a neutral pH environment Nyctophilia: an attraction to darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness. Preferring nighttime activities to daytime activities. Ombrophilia , ombrophile: affinity to large amounts of rainfall Petrophilia , petrophile, petrophilic: preference of living or spending time in rocky areas Photophilia , photophile, photophilic: preference of living or spending time in lighted conditions Pluviophilia , pluviophile, pluviophilic: affinity to rain Psammophile , psammophyte: a plant loving sandy areas Psychrophilia , psychrophile: preference of cold temperatures Rheophilia: preference of living in running water Rhizophilia: preference of living on roots Sciaphilia , skiaphilia: preference of living in shady or dark areas (as opposed to photophilia) Thermophilia: love of high temperatures; thriving in high temperatures (e.g. microbes) Tropophilia , tropophile, tropophilous: preference of seasonal extremes of climate Trichophilia: an attraction to hair or fur Vorarephilia: sexual attraction to being eaten by or eating humans Xenophilia: an affection for unknown, foreign objects, or people. Antonym: Xenophobia Xerophilia: love of living or spending time in very dry conditions Xylophilia: love of wood Zoophily: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by animals Chemistry and physics Chromophilous: staining easily Electrophile: a chemical species that forms bonds with nucleophiles by accepting a pair of electrons Hydrophilic: (of a substance) having a tendency to interact with or be dissolved by water and other polar substances Lipophilic: solubility or solvability of a substance with lipids Litophilic : (of a substance) in microfluidics, enriching on channel walls instead of in the middle of the channels (e.g. air bubbles) Nucleophile: a chemical species that donates an electron pair to form a chemical bond. Antonym: electrophile
Acidophilia - preference of acidic conditions. Alkaliphilia - preference of alkaline environments Anthophilia - attraction to flowers Anthropophile - attracted to humans (e.g., parasites) Anemophily: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind Capnophile: microorganism that thrives in the presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide Cryophilia - preference for cold environments, climates, objects and low temperatures; e.g., Protea cryophila (Snow Protea) Dacryphilia: attraction to tears Dendrophilia - preference of trees or other plants Entomophilous: adapted for pollination by insects Extremophilia - preference of living extremal conditions for some microorganisms Geophilia - preferring to organisms that prefer the soil Halophilia - attraction to salt or salt-water Heliophilia - attraction to sunlight Hydrophilia: attraction to water Hyperthermophilia - organisms that thrive in extremely hot environments Limnophilia - preference of ponds or marshes Lithophilia - preference or affinity to stones Mesophilia - preference of moderate temperatures in microorganisms Microaerophilia - organisms that can tolerate or require environments containing low levels of oxygen Myrmecophilia: love for the ants Nemophilia: love of the woods and forests Necrophilia - an attraction to the dead Neutrophile: organism that thrives in a neutral pH environment Nyctophilia: an attraction to darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness. Preferring nighttime activities to daytime activities. Ombrophilia - affinity to large amounts of rainfall Petrophilia - preference of living or spending time in rocky areas Photophilia - preference of living or spending time in lighted conditions Pluviophilia - affinity to rain Psammophile - a plant loving sandy areas Psychrophilia - preference of cold temperatures Rheophilia: preference of living in running water Rhizophilia: preference of living on roots Sciaphilia - preference of living in shady or dark areas (as opposed to photophilia) Thermophilia: love of high temperatures; thriving in high temperatures (e.g. microbes) Tropophilia - preference of seasonal extremes of climate Trichophilia: an attraction to hair or fur Vorarephilia: sexual attraction to being eaten by or eating humans Xenophilia: an affection for unknown, foreign objects, or people. Xerophilia: love of living or spending time in very dry conditions Xylophilia: love of wood Zoophily: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by animals Chemistry and physics Chromophilous: staining easily Electrophile: a chemical species that forms bonds with nucleophiles by accepting a pair of electrons Hydrophilic: (of a substance) having a tendency to interact with or be dissolved by water and other polar substances Lipophilic: solubility or solvability of a substance with lipids Lipophilic : (of a substance) in microfluidics, enriching on channel walls instead of in the middle of the channels (e.g. air bubbles) Nucleophile: a chemical species that donates an electron pair to form a chemical bond. Antonym: electrophile
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