lyophobic

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

/ ˌlaɪ əˈfoʊ bɪk, -ˈfɒb ɪk /

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adjective Physical Chemistry.

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

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Origin of lyophobic

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

Words nearby lyophobic

Lyonnesse, Lyon Office of Arms, Lyons, lyophilic, lyophilize, lyophobic, lyosorption, lyotropic, Lyra, lyrate, lyra viol

British Dictionary definitions for lyophobic

lyophobic

/ (ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk) /

adjective

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

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