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chalcophile

chalcophile noun: in the Goldschmidt classification, an element such as copper that forms sulfide minerals if enough sulfur is available.

Noun

chalcophile (plural chalcophiles)

  1. (physical) In the Goldschmidt classification, an element such as copper that forms sulfide minerals if enough sulfur is available.

Forms of chalcophile

pluralchalcophiles

Origin of chalcophile

From chalco- + -phile.

Questions about chalcophile

What does chalcophile mean?
Chalcophile means in the Goldschmidt classification, an element such as copper that forms sulfide minerals if enough sulfur is available.
What part of speech is chalcophile?
Chalcophile is a noun.
What is the plural of chalcophile?
The plural of chalcophile is chalcophiles.

Words near chalcophile in the dictionary

  1. chalcones
  2. chalconoid
  3. chalconoids
  4. chalcononaringenin
  5. chalcophanite
  6. chalcophile
  7. chalcophiles
  8. chalcophilic
  9. chalcophyllite
  10. chalcopyrite
  11. chalcopyrites

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