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hy⋅dro⋅phil⋅ic

  [hahy-druh-fil-ik]
–adjective Chemistry.
1. having a strong affinity for water.
–noun
2. soft lens.
Use hydrophilic in a Sentence
Origin:
1900–05; hydro- 1 + -philic
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soft lens

 
–noun
a nonrigid contact lens made of porous plastic, having a high water content that is replenished from eye surface moisture.
Also called hydrophilic.
Compare hard lens.
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hy·dro·phil·ic   (hī'drə-fĭl'ĭk)   
adj.  Having an affinity for water; readily absorbing or dissolving in water.
hy'dro·phile' (-fīl') n., hy'dro·phi·lic'i·ty (-fə-lĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: 1hy·dro·phil·ic
Pronunciation: -'fil-ik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or having a strong affinity forwater <hydrophilic colloids swell in water and are relatively stable> hydrophilic plastic, which absorbs water> —compare LIPOPHILIC, LYOPHILIC, OLEOPHILIC —hy·dro·phi·lic·i·ty /-fi-'lis-&t-E/ noun plural -ties

Main Entry: 2hydrophilic
Function: noun
: HYDROPHILE

Main Entry: soft lens
Function: noun
: SOFT CONTACT LENS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hydrophilic hy·dro·phil·ic (hī'drə-fĭl'ĭk)
adj.
Having an affinity for water; readily absorbing or dissolving in water.

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