metallophilic

English

Etymology

metallo +‎ -philic

Adjective

metallophilic (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Characterized by attraction between metal ions
   • 1994, P. Pyykkö, J. Li, N. Runeberg, Chemical Physics Letters, volume 218, page 133:

     A good general name might be metallophilic attraction.

   • 2004, Ramon Vilar, “Anion-Directed Assembly”, in Jerry L. Atwood, Jonathan W. Steed, editors, Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry‎^[1], →ISBN, page 83:

     The silver atoms are held together by the bridging alkynyls and a combination of metallophilic attractions between the silver centers and Lewis-acid-base interactions between the silver atoms and the encapsulated halide.

2. (cytology) Tending to adsorb metal ions

   the metallophilic cytoplasm

Hyponyms

• (attraction between metal ions): aurophilic, argentophilic

Derived terms

• metallophilic macrophage
• metallophilicity

Related terms

• hydrophilic
• organophilic