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chalcophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chal-cophile
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From chalco- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chalcophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

atmophile lithophile siderophile

Questions

What does chalcophile mean?
In the Goldschmidt classification, an element such as copper that forms sulfide minerals if enough sulfur is available.
Where does chalcophile come from?
From chalco- + -phile.

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