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oxyphilic

oxyphilic adjective: having an affinity for oxygen.

Adjective

oxyphilic (not comparable)

  1. Having an affinity for oxygen.

Origin of oxyphilic

From oxy- + -philic.

Questions about oxyphilic

What does oxyphilic mean?
Oxyphilic means having an affinity for oxygen.
What part of speech is oxyphilic?
Oxyphilic is an adjective.

Words near oxyphilic in the dictionary

  1. oxyphenisatine
  2. oxyphenol
  3. oxyphenols
  4. oxyphenonium bromide
  5. oxyphile
  6. oxyphilic
  7. oxyphonia
  8. oxyphotobacteria
  9. oxyphotobacterium
  10. oxyphototrophic
  11. oxypnictide

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