"chrysophile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chrysophiles [plural]
Etymology: From chryso- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|chryso|phile}} chryso- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} chrysophile (plural chrysophiles)
  1. A person who loves gold. Translations (person who loves gold): crisófilo [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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