lyophobic

American

[lahy-uh-foh-bik, -fob-ik] / ˌlaɪ əˈfoʊ bɪk, -ˈfɒb ɪk /

adjective

Physical Chemistry.

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

lyophobic British

/ ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk /

adjective

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

a lyophobic sol

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Etymology

Origin of lyophobic

1910–15; lyo- ( see lyophilic) + -phobic

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