selenophile noun2 •(informal) One who is fond of or interested in the Moon.A selenophile, that's me. Are you a selenophile or a heliophile? A lunar lover or a solar lover? — 2008 •Something which tends to absorb selenium.Accordingly, it seemed probable that by having X in Scheme 1 as SeR, then a selenophile such as copper(1) would promote the C-C bond formation as in Scheme 2 to yield the required systems. — 1991 formsselenophiles