hydrophobic

[ hahy-druh-foh-bik ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈfoʊ bɪk /

adjective

of or relating to hydrophobia.

Chemistry. having little or no affinity for water.

Compare oleophilic.

Origin of hydrophobic

First recorded in 1640–50; hydrophobe + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrophobic

hy·dro·pho·bic·i·ty

[hahy-druh-foh-bis-i-tee], /ˌhaɪ drə foʊˈbɪs ɪ ti/, nounnon·hy·dro·pho·bic, adjective

Words nearby hydrophobic

hydrophilia, hydrophilic, hydrophilous, hydrophobe, hydrophobia, hydrophobic, hydrophone, hydrophyllaceous, hydrophyte, hydropic, hydropic degeneration

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Example sentences from the Web for hydrophobic

Mr. Kraus was excused in a state of hydrophobic rage and Teed withdrew in all meekness.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes
I never was so disappointed in my life because it wasn't a Hydrophobic Skunk at all.
The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories|Various
He detached himself from the tilting control panel and sailed wildly about like a hydrophobic goldfish in a bowl of water.
Master of the Moondog|Stanley Mullen
It is not impossible, since Jenner found the vaccine virus, Pasteur the hydrophobic lymph and now Koch the tubercle lymph.
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated|Max Birnbaum

Associated words: rabid, rabietic, hydrophobic, antihydrophobic.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming

British Dictionary definitions for hydrophobic

hydrophobic

/ (ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to hydrophobia

chem tending not to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by watera hydrophobic colloid Compare hydrophilic

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Medical definitions for hydrophobic

hydrophobic

[ hī′drə-fō′bĭk, -fŏb′ĭk ]

adj.

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

Of or exhibiting hydrophobia.

单词	hydrophobic
释义	hydrophobic [ hahy-druh-foh-bik ] / ˌhaɪ drəˈfoʊ bɪk / adjective of or relating to hydrophobia. Chemistry. having little or no affinity for water. Compare oleophilic. Origin of hydrophobic First recorded in 1640–50; hydrophobe + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM hydrophobic hy·dro·pho·bic·i·ty [hahy-druh-foh-bis-i-tee], /ˌhaɪ drə foʊˈbɪs ɪ ti/, nounnon·hy·dro·pho·bic, adjective Words nearby hydrophobic hydrophilia, hydrophilic, hydrophilous, hydrophobe, hydrophobia, hydrophobic, hydrophone, hydrophyllaceous, hydrophyte, hydropic, hydropic degeneration Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hydrophobic Mr. Kraus was excused in a state of hydrophobic rage and Teed withdrew in all meekness. In a Little Town\|Rupert Hughes I never was so disappointed in my life because it wasn't a Hydrophobic Skunk at all. The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories\|Various He detached himself from the tilting control panel and sailed wildly about like a hydrophobic goldfish in a bowl of water. Master of the Moondog\|Stanley Mullen It is not impossible, since Jenner found the vaccine virus, Pasteur the hydrophobic lymph and now Koch the tubercle lymph. Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated\|Max Birnbaum Associated words: rabid, rabietic, hydrophobic, antihydrophobic. Putnam's Word Book\|Louis A. Flemming British Dictionary definitions for hydrophobic hydrophobic / (ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk) / adjective of or relating to hydrophobia chem tending not to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by watera hydrophobic colloid Compare hydrophilic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hydrophobic hydrophobic [ hī′drə-fō′bĭk, -fŏb′ĭk ] adj. Repelling, tending not to combine with, or unable to dissolve in water. Of or exhibiting hydrophobia. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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