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Hydrophobic

Hydrophobic Meaning & Definition
Hydrophobic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hydrophobic?

[adj] abnormally afraid of water
[adj] (chemistry) lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hydrophobic: afraid(p) | aquaphobic

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Hydrophobic In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy`dro*phob"ic\, a. [L. hydrophobicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hydrophobique.] Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison.

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