親しん鉄てつ元げん素そ

Meanings

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siderophile element

Technical term in geology and chemistry for elements that tend to bond with metallic iron and are often found in Earth's core.

金きんや白はっ金きんは親しん鉄てつ元げん素そに分ぶん類るいされる。
Gold and platinum are classified as siderophile elements.

親しん石せき元げん素そ
Lithophile element; tends to bond with oxygen and is concentrated in Earth's crust and mantle, contrasting with siderophile elements that prefer iron.
親しん銅どう元げん素そ
Chalcophile element; tends to bond with sulfur and is often found in sulfide minerals, distinct from siderophile elements.

Etymology

Compound of 親 (しん, 'affinity for') + 鉄 (てつ, 'iron') + 元素 (げんそ, 'element'). The term is a calque of English 'siderophile', from Greek 'sideros' (iron) + 'philos' (loving).