hydrophobic
of or relating to hydrophobia.
Chemistry. having little or no affinity for water.
Origin of hydrophobic
1Other words from hydrophobic
- hy·dro·pho·bic·i·ty [hahy-druh-foh-bis-i-tee], /ˌhaɪ drə foʊˈbɪs ɪ ti/, noun
- non·hy·dro·pho·bic, adjective
- Compare oleophilic.
Words Nearby hydrophobic
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How to use hydrophobic in a sentence
Membranes that have rough, hydrophobic surfaces have been shown to clog more easily, so the researchers thought the LFM would be more susceptible to biofouling than the commercial membranes.
Turns out kombucha SCOBYs could make good water filters | Maggie Galloway | January 26, 2022 | Popular-ScienceSo when a droplet hits the hydrophobic layer, it beads instead of getting absorbed.
The insulation even has an eco-friendly hydrophobic treatment that reduces clumping when it is wet and also speeds drying time.
Capsaicin is hydrophobic—it hates water—but it will hang out with oils, helping it chill out.
The chemist noted that in industrial processes, additives called hydrotropes are used to increase the solubility of hydrophobic molecules.
A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life | Viviane Callier | January 7, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
Smothering hydrophobic patients is still spoken of in Somerset as so practised.
It is not impossible, since Jenner found the vaccine virus, Pasteur the hydrophobic lymph and now Koch the tubercle lymph.
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated | Max BirnbaumHe detached himself from the tilting control panel and sailed wildly about like a hydrophobic goldfish in a bowl of water.
Master of the Moondog | Stanley MullenOn the contrary, the English nation is remarkable for an almost hydrophobic dislike to it.
Every Man his own Doctor | R. T. ClaridgeMr. Kraus was excused in a state of hydrophobic rage and Teed withdrew in all meekness.
In a Little Town | Rupert Hughes
British Dictionary definitions for hydrophobic
/ (ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk) /
of or relating to hydrophobia
chem tending not to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water: a hydrophobic colloid Compare hydrophilic
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