selenophilic

English

Etymology

From selenophile +‎ -ic.

Adjective

selenophilic (comparative more selenophilic, superlative most selenophilic)

1. (botany, chemistry) Tending to absorb selenium.
   • 1998 March 23, Robert Alan Lewis, Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology, CRC-Press, →ISBN, page 931:

     In some cases, soil concentrations are such that selenophilic plants can accumulate selenium to toxic concentrations.

   • 2015 October 26, Molecular Rearrangements in Organic Synthesis, Wiley, →ISBN, page 614:

     Nevertheless, the addition of a selenophilic trap is often beneficial as highlighted in a number of the examples in this section.