HYDROPHOBE


Meaning of HYDROPHOBE in English

ˈhīdrəˌfōb noun

( -s )

Etymology: Late Latin hydrophobus one that has hydrophobia, from hydrophobus, adjective having hydrophobia, from Greek hydrophobos, from hydr- + -phobos -phobous

: one that is averse to or sheds water

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