lithophile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms silicates or oxides and is concentrated in the minerals of the Earth's crust.

Word forms

lithophile lithophiles

Etymology

From litho- + -phile.

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