-philitecomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. natrophilite n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ϕίλος , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕίλος loving (see philo- comb. form) + -ite suffix¹.Combining chiefly with first elements of Greek origin, although compare corundophilite n. In sense 1 attested in toxophilite n., chrysophilite n. at chryso- comb. form 1, and other 19th-cent. formations. In sense 2 attested in corundophilite n. and other 19th-cent. formations.

1. Forming nouns with the sense ‘lover of’ a thing specified by the first element.

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2. Mineralogy. Forming nouns denoting certain minerals with an affinity for or association with particular substances.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	-philite
释义	-philitecomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the syllable immediately preceding this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. natrophilite n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ϕίλος , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕίλος loving (see philo- comb. form) + -ite suffix¹.Combining chiefly with first elements of Greek origin, although compare corundophilite n. In sense 1 attested in toxophilite n., chrysophilite n. at chryso- comb. form 1, and other 19th-cent. formations. In sense 2 attested in corundophilite n. and other 19th-cent. formations. 1. Forming nouns with the sense ‘lover of’ a thing specified by the first element. Categories » 2. Mineralogy. Forming nouns denoting certain minerals with an affinity for or association with particular substances. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < comb. form
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