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philogyny love of or fondness for women.
philology the study of the historical development of the sounds, words, and other grammatical structures of a language or language group.
philomath a person who loves to acquire knowledge.
philoprogenitive characterized by or relating to love of one's offspring. [2 definitions]
philoprogenitiveness love of one's offspring.
philosophe any of the leading philosophical, political, and social writers of the eighteenth-century French Enlightenment.
philosopher one who studies the nature and principles of knowledge, truth, existence, and moral and aesthetic values. [3 definitions]
philosophers' stone an imaginary substance for which alchemists searched, believing it was capable of conferring wisdom, prolonging life, and transmuting any base metal, such as lead, into gold or silver.
philosophic calm and rational in difficult or distressing situations; stoic.
philosophical of, based on, or pertaining to philosophy or philosophers. [2 definitions]
philosophize to reason in the way of a philosopher. [2 definitions]
philosophy the study of the nature and principles of knowledge, truth, existence, and moral and aesthetic values. [3 definitions]
-philous having a strong affinity for or association with.
philter a magic potion, esp. one designed to make a person fall in love.
philtrum the vertical groove between the upper lip and the nose.
phimosis an abnormal condition in which the foreskin of the penis is so tight that the glans cannot be exposed. [2 definitions]
phish to attempt to fraudulently obtain sensitive data, such as credit card details and security passwords, through apparently official electronic communication, such as an e-mail or text message.
phishing attempts to fraudulently obtain sensitive data, such as credit card details and security passwords, through apparently official electronic communication, such as an e-mail or text message.
phlebitis inflammation of a vein.
phlebo- vein.
phlebotomy the therapeutic drawing of blood by opening a vein.