Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Thermophilic” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• therm

  heat

  Forms: therm

• phil

  loving, love of -phile: one that loves, likes, or is attracted to -philia: friendship, fondness, tendency toward

  Forms: phil, phile, philia

• -ic

  to form adjectives, and sometimes nouns - having the characteristics of, relating to - describing acids and compounds in chemistry - relating to people or groups

  Forms: ic