siderophile

siderophile
/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]

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