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neurophilic

neurophilic adjective: having an affinity for nervous tissue.

Adjective

neurophilic (comparative more neurophilic, superlative most neurophilic)

  1. Having an affinity for nervous tissue.

Forms of neurophilic

comparativemore neurophilic
superlativemost neurophilic

Origin of neurophilic

From neuro- + -philic.

Questions about neurophilic

What does neurophilic mean?
Neurophilic means having an affinity for nervous tissue.
What part of speech is neurophilic?
Neurophilic is an adjective.

Words near neurophilic in the dictionary

  1. neurophenomenology
  2. neurophenotype
  3. neurophenotypes
  4. neurophenotyping
  5. neurophilament
  6. neurophilic
  7. neurophilosopher
  8. neurophilosophers
  9. neurophilosophical
  10. neurophilosophy
  11. neurophobia

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