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hy⋅dro⋅pho⋅bic

  [hahy-druh-foh-bik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to hydrophobia.
2. Chemistry. having little or no affinity for water.
Compare oleophilic.

Origin:
1640–50; hydrophobe + -ic

Related forms:
hy⋅dro⋅pho⋅bic⋅i⋅ty  [hahy-druh-foh-bis-i-tee] , noun
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hy·dro·pho·bic   (hī'drə-fō'bĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Repelling, tending not to combine with, or incapable of dissolving in water.

  2. Of or exhibiting hydrophobia.

hy'dro·pho·bic'i·ty (-bĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: hy·dro·pho·bic
Pronunciation: -'fO-bik
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or suffering from hydrophobia
2 : resistant to or avoiding wetting hydrophobic lens>
3 : of, relating to, or having a lack of affinity for water <hydrophobic colloidsare relatively unstable> —compare LYOPHOBIC, OLEOPHOBIC —hy·dro·pho·bi·cal·ly /-bi-k(&-)lE/ adverb —hy·dro·pho·bic·i·ty /-"fO-'bis-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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hydrophobic hy·dro·pho·bic (hī'drə-fō'bĭk, -fŏb'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Repelling, tending not to combine with, or unable to dissolve in water.

  2. Of or exhibiting hydrophobia.

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