"siderophile" meaning in English

See siderophile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more siderophile [comparative], most siderophile [superlative]
Etymology: From sidero- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sidero|phile}} sidero- + -phile Head templates: {{en-adj}} siderophile (comparative more siderophile, superlative most siderophile)
  1. (of a cell or tissue) Having an affinity for iron.
    Sense id: en-siderophile-en-adj-YQwp3uni Categories (other): Cytology, Iron Disambiguation of Cytology: 18 27 33 21 Disambiguation of Iron: 37 34 27 2
  2. (geology) Having an affinity for metallic iron.
    Sense id: en-siderophile-en-adj-XggK9vDE Categories (other): Geology, Cytology, Iron Disambiguation of Cytology: 18 27 33 21 Disambiguation of Iron: 37 34 27 2 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: atmophile, lithophile, chalcophile

Noun

Forms: siderophiles [plural]
Etymology: From sidero- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|sidero|phile}} sidero- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} siderophile (plural siderophiles)
  1. (chemistry, geology) In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the Earth's core. Categories (place): Earth
    Sense id: en-siderophile-en-noun-SO6QmZR4 Disambiguation of Earth: 0 8 92 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sidero-, English terms suffixed with -phile, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cytology, Iron, Physical chemistry, Types of chemical element Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 71 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sidero-: 21 23 34 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 11 18 62 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 13 81 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 13 81 3 Disambiguation of Cytology: 18 27 33 21 Disambiguation of Iron: 37 34 27 2 Disambiguation of Physical chemistry: 4 9 85 1 Disambiguation of Types of chemical element: 11 15 57 17 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. A siderophile element, tissue, or cell.
    Sense id: en-siderophile-en-noun-I7r~0Lzb Categories (other): Cytology Disambiguation of Cytology: 18 27 33 21

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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