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chalcophilic

chalcophilic adjective: having a strong affinity for sulfur.

Adjective

chalcophilic (comparative more chalcophilic, superlative most chalcophilic)

  1. (geochemistry) Having a strong affinity for sulfur.

Forms of chalcophilic

comparativemore chalcophilic
superlativemost chalcophilic

Origin of chalcophilic

From chalco- + -phile + -ic.

Questions about chalcophilic

What does chalcophilic mean?
Chalcophilic means having a strong affinity for sulfur.
What part of speech is chalcophilic?
Chalcophilic is an adjective.

Words near chalcophilic in the dictionary

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

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