What is "siderophile"

n. (context chemistry geology English) in the Goldschmidt classification, an element that forms alloys easily with iron and is concentrated in the Earth's core.

Siderophile means " iron- loving". This can refer to:

• Siderophilic bacteria, bacteria that require or are facilitated by free iron
• Siderophile elements, chemical elements such as iridium or gold that tend to bond with metallic iron, as described by the Goldschmidt classification
• Siderophilia, another name for haemochromatosis, a disease in which the body accumulates too much iron