lyophobic

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

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

Origin of lyophobic

1
1910–15; lyo- (see lyophilic) + -phobic

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British Dictionary definitions for lyophobic

lyophobic

/ (ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk) /


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

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