10-letter words containing hil
- homophilic — (immunology) that reacts only with a specific antigen.
- hydrophile — (chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
- iconophile — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- in a while — a short time from now
- italophile — a person who admires Italian customs, traditions, etc.
- kerry hill — a breed of sturdy sheep having black-and-white markings on the head and legs and a dense fleece, originating from Powys, on the English-Welsh borders
- ki-swahili — Swahili (def 2).
- lauderhill — a city in SE Florida: suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
- lipophilic — having a strong affinity for lipids.
- lithophile — (of a chemical element) concentrated in the earth's crust, rather than in the core or mantle.
- logophilia — The love of words and word games.
- love child — a child born out of wedlock.
- lygophilia — The love of darkness.
- lyophilise — Alternative spelling of lyophilize.
- lyophilize — (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- moon child — a person born under the zodiacal sign of Cancer.
- museophile — One who loves museums.
- mysophilia — a pathological attraction to dirt or filth.
- naga hills — a region in NE India and NW Myanmar (Burma), on the India-Myanmar border.
- necrophile — (sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- negrophile — a white or other nonblack person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of black people.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- nihilistic — of or believing in nihilism, or the total rejection of established laws and institutions: An exhibition of nihilistic art—now there's an oxymoron!
- notaphilic — of or pertaining to notaphily
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- oenophiles — Plural form of oenophile.
- oenophilia — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophilic — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oleophilic — of or relating to a substance that has an affinity for oils and not for water. Compare hydrophobic (def 2).
- ombrophile — a plant which survives well or flourishes in rainy conditions
- only child — sb without siblings
- otherwhile — at another time or other times.
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- paraphilia — a type of mental disorder characterized by a preference for or obsession with unusual sexual practices, as pedophilia, sadomasochism, or exhibitionism.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- penn hills — a town in W Pennsylvania.
- philatelic — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philip iii — 1578–1621, king of Spain 1598–1621 (son of Philip II of Spain).
- philippian — a ruined city in NE Greece, in Macedonia: Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius here, 42 b.c.; the site of one of the first Christian churches in Europe, founded by St. Paul.
- philippics — any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
- philippina — a German custom in which nuts containing two kernels are saved and one of these double kernels (called a philippina) is given to a person of the opposite sex. The next time the two people meet, the first one who calls 'philippina' must be bought a present (also called a philippina) by the other
- philippine — of or relating to the Philippines or their inhabitants; Filipino.
- philistian — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philosophe — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
- philosophy — the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.