aerophilic etymology

English word aerophilic comes from English aero- (Air or aircraft.), English -philic

Detailed word origin of aerophilic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
aero- English (eng) Air or aircraft.
-philic English (eng)
aerophilic English (eng) (biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen.

Words with the same origin as aerophilic

Descendants of aero-
aeradio aeroatelectasis aerobatic aerobiosis aerobrake aerodrome aerodynamics aerogen aerogenerator aerograph aerogun aeromancy aeronautical aeropause aerophore aerosiderite aerosiderolite aerosol aerospace aerotherapeutic aerotherapy aerothermal aerotowing aerotropism aerovane
Descendants of -philic
Americophilic Israelophilic Italophilic Sinophilic androphilic anthropophilic azophilic biastophilic bibliophilic congophilic cytophilic fluorophilic halophilic iodophilic lipophilicity metallophilic metallophilicity neutrinophilic nyctophilic oleophilic rheophilic scatophilic theophilic thermophilic