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HYDROPHOBIC
hydrophobic, aquaphobic
(adjective) abnormally afraid of water
hydrophobic
(adjective) lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
hydrophobic (not comparable)
Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies).
Etymology 2
Adjective
hydrophobic (comparative more hydrophobic, superlative most hydrophobic)
(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb, or be wetted by water.
Antonyms
• (lacking an affinity for water): hydrophilic
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`dro*phob"ic, a. Etym: [L. hydrophobicus, Gr. hydrophobique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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