lithophile
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
lithophile (plural lithophiles)
- (chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms silicates or oxides and is concentrated in the minerals of the Earth's crust.
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Adjective[edit]
lithophile
- inflection of lithophil: