SIDEROPHILE


Meaning of SIDEROPHILE in English

/sid"euhr euh fuyl'/ , adj.

1. (of a cell or tissue) having an affinity for iron.

2. Geol. (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for metallic iron.

n.

3. a siderophile element, tissue, or cell.

[ SIDERO- 1 + -PHILE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .