hydrophobic
pronunciation
How to pronounce hydrophobic in British English:
UK [ˌhaɪdrə'fəʊbɪk]
How to pronounce hydrophobic in American English:
US [ˌhaɪdrə'foʊbɪk]
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- 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
- abnormally afraid of water
Word Origin
- hydrophobic (adj.)
- 1807, from hydrophobia + -ic.
Example
- 1. The interaction of hydrophobic associating polymer and surfactant .
- 2. Suffer catch animal saliva embedded hydrophobic poison .
- 3. Aside from being horrendous and uncivilized behaviour per se , this is also dangerous to those hydrophobic species here in the galactic community .
- 4. Methane is said to be hydrophobic .
- 5. Lining material hydrophobic synthetic suede leather .