lyophobe

lyophobe in Medicine

lyophobe ly·o·phobe (lī'ə-fōb')
adj.
Lyophobic. n.
A lyophobic substance.

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Broadly speaking, the lyophile colloids correspond to the emulsoids, and the lyophobe colloids to the suspensoids.

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