siderophile
[sid-er-uh-fahyl]
- (of a cell or tissue) having an affinity for iron.
- Geology. (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for metallic iron.
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- a siderophile element, tissue, or cell.
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Origin of siderophile
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