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English word siderophile comes from English -phile, English sidero-
-phile (English)
Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
sidero- (English)
Related to stars or constellations, as sidereal relationships. Related to iron or steel, as in siderosis (fibrosis caused by iron deposits).
siderophile (English)
(geology) Having an affinity for metallic iron.. (of a cell or tissue) Having an affinity for iron. (chemistry, geology) In the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the Earth's core.. A siderophile element, tissue, or cell.