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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