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lyophobic

[ lahy-uh-foh-bik, -fob-ik ]

adjective

, Physical Chemistry.
  1. noting a colloid the particles of which have little or no affinity for the liquid in which they are dispersed.


lyophobic

/ ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk /

adjective

  1. chem (of a colloid) having a dispersed phase with little or no affinity for the continuous phase Compare lyophilic

    a lyophobic sol

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lyophobic1

1910–15; lyo- ( lyophilic ) + -phobic

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