-philic

\\|filik, -lēk\ adjective combining form

Etymology: phil- + -ic

: having an affinity for : loving : attracted by : adapted to

electrophilic

heliophilic

lyophilic

— opposed to -phobic

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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]

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-philiac or -philic (also, as n sfx lover of) or -philous suffix

Loving

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Main Entry: ↑phil-

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comb. form in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -philia (such as paraphilic corresponding to paraphilia)

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-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.