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lithophile

[ lith-uh-fahyl ]

adjective

  1. (of a chemical element) concentrated in the earth's crust, rather than in the core or mantle.


noun

  1. a lithophile element.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lithophile1

First recorded in 1920–25; litho- + -phile

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