Definitions For Siderophile

Adjective

(of a cell or tissue) Having an affinity for iron. (geology) Having an affinity for metallic iron.

Related terms

atmophile lithophile chalcophile

Noun

SIDEROPHILE (plural SIDEROPHILEs) (chemistry, geology) In the goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the earth's core. A siderophile element, tissue, or cell.

Etymology

Is Siderophile a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
18

The word Siderophile is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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