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hydrophobe, n. and a.|ˈhaɪdrəfəʊb|
[a. F. hydrophobe, ad. L. hydrophob-us, Gr. ὑδροϕόβος having a horror of water, f. ὑδρο- water + ϕόβος fear, dread.]
A. n.
1. One suffering from, or affected with, hydrophobia.
2. A hydrophobic substance.
1924H. Freundlich in R. H. Bogue Theory & Applic. Colloidal Behavior I. xii. 320 The dyestuff sols..are so little affected by alkali salts that they cannot be classed as true hydrophobes. 1970R. D. Swisher Surfactant Biodegradation ii. 31 As an example of hydrophobes which are not derived from hydrocarbons we can cite the polyoxypropylenes.
B. adj. = hydrophobic a. 2.
1915,1930[see hydrophil, -phile a.]. 1970R. D. Swisher Surfactant Biodegradation vi. 207 Increased distance between the sulfonate group and the far end of the hydrophobe group increases the speed of primary biodegradation of ABS and possibly of other surfactant types. |